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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.
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…
Climate change and opportunistic pathogens (OPs) in the built environment
October 13, 2022
Journal Articles
Abstract Climate change is predicted to have diverse impacts on the natural and built environment, including the aquatic habitats that exist in towns and cities. Within built infrastructure,…
We don’t need a better rat trap: Reconceptualising municipal rat management
October 05, 2022
Webinar Recordings
Urban rats are an important issue globally. Despite ongoing efforts to manage rats, they continue to flourish in cities, indicating that municipalities have not been able to find or widely implement…
Putting environmental equity on the map
September 22, 2022
Webinar Recordings
During intense heat waves, like those seen across the world over recent months, the most vulnerable members of communities often suffer the biggest impacts. Cities can reduce this burden by targeting…