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We have resources on dozens of important environmental health topics presented in various forms including Evidence Reviews, Evidence Briefs and Research Scans, Subject Guides, Blogs, Webinar Recordings, and Videos and Tools. Please see this page for more information concerning these document types. Browse the topics and discover what is available.
Environmental health surveys
January 25, 2024
Thank you to everyone who completed the NCCEH surveys. The winners for the gift cards will be drawn and winners contacted by February 20th, 2024. If you have any additional comments regarding Food…
Reflections on supporting community psychosocial well-being after a flood
May 10, 2023
Helping with childcare. Spending time building trust. Facilitating connections between provinces and local groups. Deploying volunteers to provide psychological first aid. Organizing a knowledge…
Do-it-yourself air cleaners: FAQs and additional resources
February 2, 2023
On January 26th, the NCCEH held a webinar highlighting our new evidence review entitled Do-it-yourself (DIY) air cleaners: Evidence on effectiveness and considerations for safe operation. Over the…
Climate change in the Arctic and radon gas: a rising threat from the ground up
March 11, 2022
Temperature trends in the sub-Arctic and Arctic have been notably rising in recent decades. Data collected over last half century shows that the annual mean temperature in Alaska has increased 3 to 4…
Two approaches, one shared learning journey to support climate-health adaptation planning
June 11, 2021
Adapting to a changing climate Canada’s climate is changing. On average, Canada is warming at about twice the global rate, with the north warming even more. Public health authorities have a…
Climate Atlas of Canada: A resource for environmental public health
July 29, 2020
Overview of the Climate Atlas of Canada Climate determines almost everything about how we live. With our climate changing, many systems that we rely on (ecological, economic, social) will be…
Responding to climate change as public health professionals
June 16, 2020
While COVID-19 will continue to demand our attention as public health professionals, we cannot ignore the looming public health crisis presented by climate change. The 2016 Director-General of the…
The CanDR2 Network: Improving Disaster Health Outcomes and Resilience through Data and Research
September 18, 2019
Disasters in Canada Disasters are driven by the complex interactions of global phenomena such as extreme weather events, population growth, globalization, industrialization, urbanization,…
eTick.ca: A public platform for image-based identification and population monitoring of ticks in Canada
August 21, 2019
Lyme disease and the rapid geographical range expansion of tick species in Canada are important issues for public health. A new citizen science project called eTick.ca invites the public to…
Rising concern of tick-borne diseases in Canada
June 26, 2019
The public health threat posed by tick populations in Canada is clearly increasing. Tick populations are expanding in terms of species types and their geographic range of spread. Researchers have…