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Canadian Databases for Ticks and Mosquitoes
June 24, 2022
The NCCID and NCCEH have compiled a list of provincial and territorial mosquito and tick datasets including what information the databases contain and who to contact to access the data. This dataset…
Growing at home: Health and safety concerns for personal cannabis cultivation
March 20, 2018
Personal cultivation as described by the proposed Cannabis Act (2017) will permit adults to cultivate up to four cannabis plants per household. This provision is intended to both promote equity by…
Food deserts and food swamps: A primer
October 18, 2017
Our food environments, which include the food that is available to us in our day-to-day environments, is a determinant of what we eat as individuals. This document is intended for environmental…
Identifying and addressing the public health risks of splash parks
August 15, 2017
Splash parks, also known as splash pads, spray parks, or wet decks, have gained in popularity over the last decade. These interactive parks are artificially created depressions or basins into which…
Float tanks: Review of current guidance and considerations for public health inspectors
July 14, 2016
The growing popularity of “floatation” and the ways in which this practice differs from the use of pools and spas have raised interesting questions in environmental public health. Public health…
Float tanks: Considerations for environmental public health
July 14, 2016
Floatation refers to a meditative activity in which users float in a high-density Epsom salt solution in a dark, quiet environment. Because float tanks are distinct from swimming pools and other…
Understanding the public health implications concerning shale gas production and hydraulic fracturing
January 19, 2016
The intent of this document is to synthesize scientific information related to public health concerns of relevance to Canada about shale gas production (including the pre-production stages of…
Food environments: An introduction for public health practice
December 16, 2015
This document was written for environmental public health practitioners (environmental health officers and public health inspectors), as well as other public health professionals whose work relates…
Green Space and Mental Health: Pathways, Impacts and Gaps
March 25, 2015
Around the globe, mental health disorders are a significant and growing cause of ill health and early death, with the burden of such diseases increasing by more than a third between 1990 and 2010.…
Environmental risk factors for community-acquired MRSA
April 2, 2015
Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is endemic in North America. In contrast to MRSA acquired in hospital settings, CA-MRSA is present in a wide variety of…