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Growing resilience and promoting health through urban agriculture
June 16, 2021
During the COVID-19 pandemic, people around the world turned to growing food at home or within their communities. Almost one in five Canadians started food gardening in the past year, with two-thirds…
Growing resilience and promoting health through urban agriculture
June 16, 2021
During the COVID-19 pandemic, people around the world turned to growing food at home or within their communities. Almost one in five Canadians started food gardening in the past year, with two-thirds…
Measuring success in food systems planning
April 12, 2022
Food systems are the complex web of activities and interactions that include food production, transportation, processing, retailing, preparation, and finally disposal. While these food systems are…
Neonicotinoid pesticides
January 21, 2020
Neonicotinoids (also referred to as “neonics”) are insecticides derived from nicotine. They act by binding strongly to nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the central nervous system of insects,…
Antimicrobial resistance in the food chain
February 10, 2022
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is the ability of microorganisms to survive in the presence of drugs meant to inhibit or kill them. AMR poses a serious threat to human health, and risks the emergence…
Food resources
November 19, 2014
Public health is affected by the food choices people make, the quality and quantity of food available, and the ways food is produced. The modernization of food systems has resulted in complex…
One Health Approach to Risk Assessment (OHARA)
December 6, 2023
Abstract Canada needs the capability for early detection, understanding and action to address One Health threats and reduce their potential wide-reaching impact. To fill this need, the Public Health…
NCCEH Student Project Award 2015 - C Friesen
July 15, 2015
Agricultural runoff, cyanobacterial blooms in Lake Erie and public health: A knowledge synthesisC FriesenUniversity of Guelph: Master of Science in EpidemiologyFreshwater lakes around the world are…
Mink farming and SARS-CoV-2: staying vigilant at the human-animal interface
January 18, 2021
[Last Updated: February 2, 2021] SARS-CoV-2 and mink farming SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, emerged in the human population from an animal reservoir (believed to be bats) in early…
[ARCHIVED] Specified Risk Material: Public Health Implications
June 18, 2009
[This content has been archived. We archive content that is dated 10 years or older or content with rapidly evolving evidence or guidance that is now out of date (e.g., COVID-19). If you have…