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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.
Housing as a determinant of health equity
November 30, 2022
Webinar Recordings
Housing is a major pathway through which health disparities emerge and are sustained over time. In this presentation, we’ll offer a holistic conceptual model of the impact of housing on health…
The impacts of climate and land use change on tick-related risks
November 23, 2022
Evidence Review
Key Messages Ticks can be found in any environment. They are most commonly found in wooded areas with leaf litter, tall grassy areas, and shrub layers as well as…
Focus on health in the balance of energy retrofits and indoor air quality
November 23, 2022
Evidence Brief and Research Scan
In Canada, the building sector contributes to 18% of annual greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and transforming our building stock is now a well-recognized priority for meeting globally agreed…
Mpox in personal service establishments: Low risk, but know the signs
November 23, 2022
Evidence Brief and Research Scan
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…
Post-flooding community-level psychosocial impacts and priorities in Canada: A preliminary report
November 22, 2022
Evidence Review
Key Messages Decision makers can support communities to recover from flooding by understanding community psychosocial and mental health impacts. The…
Impacts of Canada’s changing climate on West Nile Virus vectors
November 10, 2022
Evidence Review
Key Messages Habitat suitability for the WNV vectors Cx. pipiens, Cx. restuans, Cx. tarsalis and Ae. albopictus is predicted to expand…
Post-disaster emergency response: Supporting people who use substances
November 03, 2022
Blog Post
Introduction There have been over 30,000 recorded deaths attributed to toxic substances across Canada since 2016. The toxic drug supply has had a devastating impact on communities across…
Climate change and opportunistic pathogens (OPs) in the built environment
October 26, 2022
Webinar Recordings
Water distribution lines, premise plumbing in homes and large buildings, and recreational waters (pools, spas, splash-parks), can harbour a range of opportunistic pathogens (OPs), like Legionella spp…
Pandemic experiences with manual ventilation and carbon dioxide (CO2) sensing in schools
October 19, 2022
Evidence Review
Key Messages Schools employed a variety of different manual ventilation protocols to increase air exchange in naturally and mechanically ventilated buildings or…
Supporting foodborne outbreak investigations: A review of the use of whole genome sequencing and emerging technologies
October 14, 2022
Evidence Review
Key Messages A paradigm shift in foodborne outbreak investigations has occurred with the emergence of whole genome sequencing (WGS). WGS provides these improvements over…