Built Environment


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

Building Safe & Inclusive Communities: The Public Health Approach

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…
Built EnvironmentChildren's Environmental HealthDrinking WaterEquityFoodIndoor AirPublic FacilitiesRadiationRecreational Water

Conversation series: From risk to resilience: A health equity approach to pandemic preparedness, response and recovery

National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (NCCDH), Office of the Chief PHO of Canada This 5-part conversation series is anchored in findings from the chief public health officer (CPHO…
Built EnvironmentCOVID-19Emergency PreparednessEmergency ResponseEquity

COVID-19 Precautions for Multi-unit Residential Buildings

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…
Built EnvironmentContaminants and HazardsCOVID-19Indoor AirInfectious DiseasesPractices and Procedures

Impact of Prolonged Shutdown on Buildings from a Water Quality Perspective

The COVID-19 pandemic brought a new set of challenges to our society. To help slow down the spread of COVID-19, businesses, schools, universities, and other facilities were shut down or are sparsely…
Built EnvironmentDrinking WaterWater

The Ontario Public Health Convention (TOPHC)

Indigenous Environmental HealthBuilt EnvironmentBiological AgentsCannabisChildren's Environmental HealthContaminants and HazardsDrinking WaterEmergency PreparednessEmergency ResponseSurveillanceEquityFoodIndoor AirPersonal Service EstablishmentsPractices and ProceduresRadiationRecreational WaterTobacco ReductionWater

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