[ARCHIVED] Infections Associated with Personal Service Establishments: Aesthetics

December 16, 2011

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Infection prevention and control infractions and Ontario personal service settings

December 16, 2021

Through annual inspections of Personal Service Settings (PSS), public health units in Ontario aim to ensure compliance of PSS operators with the recently enacted PSS Regulation (2018) and with the…

Appreciating and applying metal in drinking water guidelines

September 16, 2015

Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors (CIPHI) 81st Annual National Educational Conference National and International agencies establish drinking water guidelines based on objectives which…

NCCEH Student Project Award 2015 - I Chhay

July 15, 2015

Role of the built environment on older adults’ physical activity: An evidence reviewI ChhayUniversity of Guelph: Master of Public HealthCanada’s population is aging and chronic diseases are expected…

Personal Service Establishments

We are developing a list of federal, provincial, and territorial guidelines related to the delivery of environmental health services and programs at local and regional levels in Canada. This is a…

Wildfires and drinking water safety: Understanding the risks and building resilience

September 12, 2024

The 2023 wildfire season was the worst on record in Canada, and while the 2024 season was not as severe, communities from Labrador City, to First Nations communities in northern Manitoba, to Jasper,…

[ARCHIVED] Waxing Promising Practices Fact Sheet

September 15, 2010

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Staying current with Canadian drinking water guidelines

May 31, 2023

Staying up to date with changes to Canadian Drinking Water Guidelines (CDWG) can be challenging for those involved in the assessment of drinking water quality and management of drinking water…

Cities for all seasons – Considerations for using outdoor urban spaces during the winter

December 15, 2021

At the start of autumn 2020 following months of the global pandemic, speculation abounded as to how Canadians would fare during the long winter months under ongoing COVID-19 restrictions. During the…

Face shields in public: Better than nothing, but not good enough

December 4, 2020

Given that close quarters are sometimes unavoidable during the pandemic, the use of equipment to both limit the emission of infectious particles (source control) and avoid contacting other’s…