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

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Growing at Home: Health and Safety Concerns for Personal Cannabis Cultivation

Topics: Built Environment, Cannabis, Indoor Air
This presentation is based on an NCCEH Evidence Review titled Growing at Home: Health and Safety Concerns for Personal Cannabis Cultivation, which you can access here. A two page factsheet was also…
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Indoor environmental quality of sustainable building designs and occupant health

Topics: Built Environment, Indoor Air
The NCCEH Environmental Health Seminar Series provides an opportunity for learning and knowledge exchange on a variety of environmental health topics. The seminars can be attended in-person or online…
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Inuit and Metis radon research across the country

Topics: Built Environment, Indigenous Environmental Health, Radiation, Radon
Radon, an odorless, colourless, radioactive gas, is an established carcinogen and the leading cause of lung cancer for non-smokers. Radon poses a health risk for indoor environments, particularly in…
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Public Health Surveillance of Housing Conditions: Recent Data From Montreal and Thoughts on Improving Impacts on Policy

Topics: Built Environment, Practices and Procedures, Surveillance
The BCCDC/NCCEH Environmental Health Seminar Series provides an opportunity for learning and knowledge exchange on a variety of environmental health topics. The seminars can be attended in-person or…
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Radon: Public Health and Cancer Prevention

Topics: Radon, Built Environment, Indoor Air, Radiation
In Canada, radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer but what is radon and what can public health do about it? Radon is a radioactive gas that occurs naturally when uranium and soils break…
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