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COVID-19 Research Scan (March 1-April 1, 2020)
April 03, 2020
Blog Post
The NCCEH has compiled a list of valuable scientific resources related to Covid-19. They are broken into categories relevant to environmental health professionals. Complete Scan…
COVID-19 precautions for multi-unit residential buildings
March 31, 2020
Evidence Review
Introduction Multi-unit residential buildings bring together tens to hundreds of people within the same building envelope and in contact with the same common areas. In contrast to those living in…
Using shared laundry facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic
March 31, 2020
Evidence Review
Although COVID-19 is primarily spread by direct contact with an infected person or their respiratory droplets, it may also be possible to transmit the virus by touching a contaminated surface, and…
Crematoria and air quality fact sheet
March 30, 2020
Evidence Brief and Research Scan
In Canada, preference for cremation is increasing. The Cremation Association of North America (CANA) estimates that about 80% of human remains in Canada will be cremated by 2020. The increased…
Crematoria emissions and air quality impacts
March 24, 2020
Evidence Review
Primary inquiry A municipality received an application from a funeral home to install a cremator within their facility. Objections were received from nearby residents who were concerned about…
Lead sampling protocols for school drinking water
March 11, 2020
Evidence Review
This presentation was delivered at the 12th Annual CIPHI Saskatchewan Annual Professional and Development Seminar in Saskatoon (October 29-30, 2019) and a version of it was presented at the 85th…
Extreme heat can be a killer [Video]
February 26, 2020
Video and Tools
Canada is experiencing more extremely hot days and longer periods of heat than during the late 20th century and it is going to get worse. Every year, about 120 people die from heat related causes in…
Sex dolls: Taking an educational approach to hygiene for home rentals
February 26, 2020
Evidence Brief and Research Scan
The age of social media, online commerce, and to-your-door service have resulted in many novel services being performed outside typical commercial settings. Recently, the media highlighted a business…
Contaminants in black market cannabis: Consumers need answers
February 19, 2020
Blog Post
Legalization of cannabis in 2018 was intended, among other things, to cut off funding to organized crime by removing revenue streams from the sale of illicit cannabis. Public health broadly supported…
FNHA and the NCCEH: supporting Indigenous communities through a knowledge translation partnership
February 12, 2020
Blog Post
In October 2013, the First Nations communities in British Columbia took a historic step forward in self-determination of health services, when programs were transferred from Health Canada’s First…