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Mpox in personal service establishments: Low risk, but know the signs
November 23, 2022
Photo credit: US CDC. This digitally-colorized electron microscopic (EM) image depicted a mpox virion, obtained from a clinical sample associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. It was a thin…
Infection prevention and control infractions and Ontario personal service settings
December 16, 2021
Through annual inspections of Personal Service Settings (PSS), public health units in Ontario aim to ensure compliance of PSS operators with the recently enacted PSS Regulation (2018) and with the…
COVID-19 management in personal services settings: Lessons learned from a nail salon outbreak
November 10, 2020
Between June 20 and July 3, 2020 a COVID-19 outbreak associated with a personal service setting (PSS) was detected in the Kingston, Ontario and managed by the local public health unit (KFL&APH…
When hand washing is not handy: Cautions for hand sanitizer use
April 27, 2020
Washing hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds is the most effective strategy for removing the COVID-19 virus from hands. In some situations, hand sanitizers can be used as a substitute if…
Personal Service or Medical Procedure?
September 12, 2018
A growing number of personal services present challenges to environmental health practitioners (EHP) involved in inspection and oversight of operators. Recently a number of procedures have come…
Meat-packing pads as tattoo dressings
January 25, 2018
Primary inquiry: Is there evidence for or against the use of clean vs. sterile dressings in the care of tattoos?
Adverse effects after medical, commercial, or self-administered colon cleansing procedures
January 16, 2018
Primary inquiry: What information is available regarding the environmental health-related risks of colonics in the academic literature, and how can environmental health practitioners help reduce…
Infection control for Tebori tattooing
January 16, 2018
Primary inquiry: Information regarding tebori, a traditional form of Japanese “hand-poke” tattooing; requesting information regarding infection control and inspection.
Floatation tanks
June 1, 2017
Floatation or float tanks have resurged in popularity since their initial commercialization in the 1970s. These tanks, pods, or chambers are intended to help users achieve certain physical and mental…
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…