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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…
Incorporating Health in Urban Planning: Quebec City Case Study
November 19, 2019
For over 50 years the importance of protecting health has been recognized in many areas of public policy. Concepts and approaches for actually including health considerations in assessment processes…
Pesticide exposure in the urban environment
June 5, 2018
Pesticides are chemicals developed to prevent or destroy unwanted species including insects (insecticides) and weeds (herbicides). Organochlorines and organophosphates, developed prior to the 1960s…
[ARCHIVED] Raising Chickens in City Backyards: The Public Health Role
June 14, 2010
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NCCEH Student Project Award 2012 - Z Leung
One Health and EcoHealth in Ontario: A qualitative study exploring how holistic and integrative approaches are shaping public health practice in OntarioZ LeungUniversity of Guelph: Master of Public…
Rising concern of tick-borne diseases in Canada
June 26, 2019
The public health threat posed by tick populations in Canada is clearly increasing. Tick populations are expanding in terms of species types and their geographic range of spread. Researchers have…
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…