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Environmental health surveys
January 25, 2024
Thank you to everyone who completed the NCCEH surveys. The winners for the gift cards will be drawn and winners contacted by February 20th, 2024. If you have any additional comments regarding Food…
Post-disaster emergency response: Supporting people who use substances
November 3, 2022
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 Canada that…
Water storage and emerging challenges in a changing climate
March 8, 2024
Key Messages Water storage allows public water systems to function by helping to maintain pressure in distribution pipes, balancing demand, and ensuring continuous potable water access…
COVID-19 management during public health emergencies
April 15, 2021
The goal of any public health emergency is to help as many people as quickly as possible. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a new dimension to emergency management. Not only has COVID-19 made it…
Floods: Prevention, preparedness, response and recovery
April 26, 2023
Climate change is driving an increase in daily extreme precipitation in Canada, which when combined with other landscape factors, such as urbanization, deforestation, and loss of wetlands, can result…
Finding Safe Drinking Water in an Emergency
September 24, 2019
Disasters can cause disruption to water supplies affecting homes, businesses and public services. Are you prepared for a water emergency? This video will teach you how to access safe drinking water…
Earthquake resources for environmental public health professionals
May 31, 2023
Earthquakes result when tectonic forces cause sections of the crust to move suddenly against each other, sending out seismic waves that cause imperceptible to violent shaking on the surface. This…
Guidance for the environmental public health management of crude oil incidents
August 20, 2018
Crude oil spills/releases, alone or in combination with combustion/explosion of the oil, have been the cause of several major disasters in Canada and around the world including the 2010 Deepwater…
Indigenous disaster response
September 25, 2019
Indigenous communities may be disproportionately impacted by a variety of emergencies and disasters, including floods, wildfires, and crude oil spills in their traditional territories. This may be…
Psychosocial impacts of disasters: Resources for mitigation, response and recovery
April 26, 2023
Global change due to factors such as climate change, conflict, migration, urbanization, and aging are expected to amplify the public health impacts of disasters. Psychosocial impacts refer to the…