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Food security and climate change impacts in remote and Indigenous communities in British Columbia
August 14, 2024
Blog Post
Introduction The BC Centre for Disease Control – Prevention and Health Promotion’s Food Security team recently released the findings of the project, Food Costs and Climate Change Impact Stories…
Scoping the public health response to drought
August 07, 2024
Webinar Recordings
Abstract Climate-driven changes in annual maximum temperatures, precipitation patterns, snow accumulation, and glacier loss have elevated the risk of drought across Canada. Although drought…
Designing sun safety: Shade Lookbook
July 24, 2024
Webinar Recordings
Abstract Outdoor play is critical to healthy child development, but with more frequent extreme temperatures and heat events, climate change is negatively impacting children outdoor play…
Odor, air quality, and well-being: understanding the urban smellscape using crowd-sourced science
July 24, 2024
Journal Articles
Abstract Odour exposure is associated with adverse and inequitable impacts on health and quality of life. Unfortunately, variability in individual sensitivity and perception, mixtures of odorous…
Oil spills and health
July 17, 2024
Subject Guide
Oil spills are very complex events that, depending on where they occur, may result in acute exposures to nearby human populations. Regardless of the presence of humans, however, oil spills have the…
Storyline of a silent killer: Extreme heat and media communication
July 12, 2024
Evidence Brief and Research Scan
Key messages Media professionals such as journalists, reporters, and editors can play pivotal roles in communicating about the risks of extreme heat events (EHEs…
Newly launched Food Safety Community of Practice
June 05, 2024
Blog Post
Food safety is an expansive field that covers the processes and practices to ensure the safety of food during growing, harvesting, storing, transporting, handling, preparing, and serving to prevent…
Indoor overheating: A review of vulnerabilities, causes, and strategies to prevent adverse human health outcomes during extreme heat events
June 04, 2024
Journal Articles
Abstract The likelihood of exposure to overheated indoor environments is increasing as climate change is exacerbating the frequency and severity of hot weather and extreme heat events (EHE).…
Food costs and climate change impact stories from remote BC communities
May 30, 2024
Webinar Recordings
Abstract A special supplement report to the Food Costing in BC 2022 report Food sovereignty and food security, including accessibility, affordability and availability, are critical issues affecting…
Cyanobacteria in recreational freshwaters: Understanding exposures and health effects
May 24, 2024
Evidence Review
Key Messages Health effects from recreational exposure Most reports of human illness following recreational exposure to cyanobacteria are mild and self-limiting…