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Recognizing the health impacts of the natural and human-made surroundings in which we live, work, and play.

Bed Bugs

Topics: Built Environment, Pest Control
Bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) are small, elusive, and resilient insects that live by feeding on the blood of mammals, including humans. Bed bug infestations have become prominent worldwide, generating…
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Building Safe & Inclusive Communities: The Public Health Approach

Topics: Built Environment, Children's Environmental Health, Drinking Water, Equity, Food, Indoor Air, Public Facilities, Radiation, Recreational Water
The annual conference is designed to help attendees learn new methods of fostering safe, healthy and inclusive communities by showcasing the latest work and research within the realm of public health…
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Building Shutdown and Re-opening during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Topics: Built Environment, Contaminants and Hazards, COVID-19, Indoor Air, Infectious Diseases, Legionella, Mould
[Last Updated: Feb 11, 2021] During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it may be necessary to periodically close public buildings and facilities, followed by re-opening when safe again. Periods of low…
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COVID-19 Precautions for Multi-unit Residential Buildings

Topics: Built Environment, Contaminants and Hazards, COVID-19, Indoor Air, Infectious Diseases, Practices and Procedures
The transmission of COVID-19, which occurs primarily through close contact with an infected person, has made it necessary for large proportions of the world’s population to self-isolate in their…
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Decolonizing the City: The Future of Indigenous Planning in Vancouver

Topics: Built Environment, Indigenous Environmental Health
While Vancouver has made many great strides on Indigenous planning practices and reconciliation, there are too many impasses that uphold the colonial status quo. This panel will examine the present…
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Environmental Health Resources for the COVID-19 Pandemic

Topics: Built Environment, Contaminants and Hazards, COVID-19, Infectious Diseases
The transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, occurs primarily via direct contact with or respiratory droplets from an infected person. However, there is evidence to suggest that…
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Indigenous Food Safety and Security: Community Adaptations in the Wake of Climate Pressures

Topics: Indigenous Environmental Health, Built Environment, Food
Indigenous people have long relied on traditional foods, as they are nutritionally, culturally, and economically important to individuals and communities, and are an important aspect of food…
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Legionella

Topics: Built Environment, Contaminants and Hazards, Drinking Water, Indoor Air, Infectious Diseases, Legionella, Recreational Water, Water
[Last Updated: Feb 24, 2021] Legionella bacteria are opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens (OPPP) that can cause illnesses collectively referred to as legionellosis. Legionellosis includes…
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The Indigenous Healthy Built and Social Environment: A Framework to Address Health Disparities of Indigenous Peoples

Topics: Indigenous Environmental Health, Built Environment
For over a century, through the advancement and investment into the colonial built environment, Canada has progressed and achieved status as one of the greatest developed countries in the world.…
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The Ontario Public Health Convention (TOPHC)

Topics: Indigenous Environmental Health, Built Environment, Biological Agents, Cannabis, Children's Environmental Health, Contaminants and Hazards, Drinking Water, Emergency Preparedness, Emergency Response, Surveillance, Equity, Food, Indoor Air, Personal Service Establishments, Practices and Procedures, Radiation, Recreational Water, Tobacco Reduction, Water
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