Summary: Animals as sentinels for public health risks from oil and gas development

May 20, 2015

This document was based on a contracted review: Animals as Sentinels for Public Health Risks Associated with Oil and Gas Development by Craig Stephen and Tyler Stitt, March 2014.

Hydraulic fracturing for the production of shale gas

December 15, 2016

Hydraulic fracturing (also termed “fracking”) is the process used, along with horizontal drilling, to extract unconventional natural gas (shale gas, tight gas or coalbed methane) and tight oil from…

Climate change and Indigenous peoples’ health in Canada

June 8, 2022

This presentation will highlight the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health’s (NCCIH) collaboration on the 2022 national assessment titled the Health of Canadians in a changing climate:…

Scoping Population Health in Impact Assessment (ScopHIA)

February 24, 2021

Identifying Best Practices for Scoping Major Natural Resource and Large-Scale Infrastructure Projects under Canada's Impact Assessment Act Canada’s Impact Assessment Act provides new opportunities…

Growing Cannabis Safely at Home

October 2, 2019

As of 2018, it became legal for Canadians to grow up to 4 cannabis plants per household. Having cannabis plants in a home poses risks but there are ways to grow more safely. Children, pets, and even…

[ARCHIVED] Pepper spray in the indoor environment and in the vicinity of food products and preparation surfaces

August 1, 2010

[This content has been archived. We archive content that is dated 10 years or older or content with rapidly evolving evidence or guidance that is now out of date (e.g., COVID-19).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…

When hand washing is not handy: Cautions for hand sanitizer use

April 27, 2020

Washing hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds is the most effective strategy for removing the COVID-19 virus from hands. In some situations, hand sanitizers can be used as a substitute if…

Pepper spray in the indoor environment and in the vicinity of food products and preparation surfaces

Pepper spray is discharged during an attempted robbery of a jewellery store in a large urban mall.  The robbery site is located next to the mall’s food court.  For several days, mall patrons continue…

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Environmental noise

April 20, 2022

Environmental noise refers to unwanted sounds caused by human activity, such as road noise, aircraft, rail traffic, construction noise, building systems (e.g., ventilation or cooling), or…