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Monitoring health impacts of climate change: A GIS application to display real-time surveillance of environmental data and health outcomes combined with demographic information
April 26, 2018
The BCCDC/NCCEH Environmental Health Seminar Series provides an opportunity for learning and knowledge exchange on a variety of environmental health topics. The seminars can be attended in-person or…
Mapping the built environment: Peel Public Health’s Healthy Development Mapping and Monitoring Project
October 3, 2018
The BCCDC/NCCEH Environmental Health Seminar Series provides an opportunity for learning and knowledge exchange on a variety of environmental health topics. The seminars can be attended in-…
Putting environmental equity on the map
September 22, 2022
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…
Spatially exploring COVID-19 risks in BC’s neighbourhoods
January 25, 2022
The risk of contracting coronavirus varies among people and places, making some British Columbians more likely to be exposed to COVID-19 than others, due to socio-economic factors, occupational…
Mobilizing environmental data to build healthier cities for all - CANUE
September 29, 2021
Whether you live in a walkable community with access to green space or in a car-dependent community close to pollution emitters can have an outsize influence on your health outcomes, and maps…
Monitoring healthy growth: Community design and perception baseline indicators
July 19, 2022
This webinar will provide an overview of The Healthy Community Design (HCD) Baseline Project developed by Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health and published in the Canadian Journal…
The British Columbia Radon Data Repository – What is it and how can we use it?
November 25, 2021
Indoor radon is an important cause of lung cancer in British Columbia (BC), responsible for about 15% of lung cancer deaths. The risk of radon-attributable lung cancers varies across the province,…
Policy options for healthier retail food environments in city-regions: The case for a solid measurement foundation
November 3, 2017
The BCCDC/NCCEH Environmental Health Seminar Series provides an opportunity for learning and knowledge exchange on a variety of environmental health topics. The seminars can be attended in-…
Climate Atlas of Canada: A resource for environmental public health
July 29, 2020
Overview of the Climate Atlas of Canada Climate determines almost everything about how we live. With our climate changing, many systems that we rely on (ecological, economic, social) will be…
Putting radon on the map: A new and interactive tool for British Columbia
November 16, 2021
Although there are approximately 3,000 lung cancer deaths in Canada attributable to indoor radon exposure each year,1 there is limited awareness of radon as a health hazard and how exposure to…