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Accessibility for persons with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic

Topics: COVID-19
Financial challenges, loss of jobs, inequity in accessing medical care and food, and exclusion in policies, have disproportionately impacted the mental and physical health of persons with…
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Air cleaning technologies for indoor spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic

Topics: COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented public health with many challenges including how best to reduce transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in indoor spaces, where most transmission events occur. Layering of…
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April Research Scan with COVID-19 Sections

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This monthly Research Scan highlights recent environmental health publications by topic and provides easy access to article abstracts and report summaries to support public health professionals,…
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Are temperature scanners just a lot of hot air?

Topics: COVID-19
During SARS, H1N1 influenza, Ebola virus disease (EVD) and now the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been widespread uptake of temperature scanners to detect persons affected by these viral infections and…
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August Research Scan with COVID-19 Sections

Topics: COVID-19
This monthly Research Scan highlights recent environmental health publications by topic and provides easy access to article abstracts and report summaries to support public health professionals,…
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August Research Scan with COVID-19 Sections

Topics: COVID-19
This monthly Research Scan highlights recent environmental health publications by topic and provides easy access to article abstracts and report summaries to support public health professionals,…
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Bike sharing during COVID-19

Topics: Built Environment, COVID-19
Bicycle-sharing services (bike shares) allow individuals to use bicycles on membership or fee-per-trip bases and can be a convenient, inexpensive alternative to owning a bicycle. These services may…
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Can CO2 sensors be used to assess COVID-19 transmission risk?

Topics: COVID-19
Ventilation and air cleaning are now recognized as important tools for mitigating the risk of COVID-19 indoors. However, many public spaces are either inadequately ventilated, or their ventilation…
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Carpooling precautions during COVID-19

Topics: COVID-19
Introduction Carpools are informal arrangements for transporting commuters to work or students to school, university, and extracurricular activities. Approximately 12% of Canadian commuters…
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Cities for all seasons – Considerations for using outdoor urban spaces during the winter

Topics: COVID-19
At the start of autumn 2020 following months of the global pandemic, speculation abounded as to how Canadians would fare during the long winter months under ongoing COVID-19 restrictions. During the…
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Community refrigerators in the time of a pandemic: food-sharing safety

Topics: COVID-19, Food
Food insecurity has been an increasing global issue well before the current pandemic. Grassroot activists have started initiatives in their communities to help combat food insecurity and food waste…
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COVID-19 and indoor air: Risk mitigating measures and future-proofing

Topics: COVID-19, Indoor Air
Humans spend approximately 80-90% of their time indoors and indoor air quality (IAQ) is a key determinant of individual and population health. The COVID-19 pandemic has sharpened the urgency around…
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COVID-19 and use of disinfectants and sanitizers in food premises

Topics: Contaminants and Hazards, COVID-19, Food
This blog is based on the NCCEH guidance document Disinfectants and Sanitizers for Use on Food Contact Surfaces to reflect recent developments due to COVID-19. SARS-CoV-2 is the coronavirus…
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COVID-19 Research Scan (Apr 23-May 8, 2020)

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The NCCEH has compiled a list of valuable scientific resources related to COVID-19.  They are broken into categories relevant to environmental health professionals.  Complete Scan The complete…
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COVID-19 Research Scan (April 2 - April 20, 2020)

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The NCCEH has compiled a list of valuable scientific resources related to Covid-19 for the dates April 2-20, 2020.  They are broken into categories relevant to environmental health professionals. …
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COVID-19 Research Scan (March 1-April 1, 2020)

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The NCCEH has compiled a list of valuable scientific resources related to Covid-19.  They are broken into categories relevant to environmental health professionals.  Complete Scan The complete…
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COVID-19 Research Scan (May 9 - June 3, 2020)

Topics: COVID-19
The NCCEH has compiled a list of valuable scientific resources related to COVID-19.  They are broken into categories relevant to environmental health professionals.  Complete Scan The complete…
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December Research Scan with COVID-19 Sections

Topics: COVID-19
This monthly Research Scan highlights recent environmental health publications by topic and provides easy access to article abstracts and report summaries to support public health professionals,…
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Environmental public health professionals can support health equity in the time of COVID-19

Topics: COVID-19, Equity, Infectious Diseases
The world has changed dramatically in recent weeks. COVID-19 has disrupted economies, social interactions, and how (or whether) we do our jobs. Environmental public health (EPH) professionals are…
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Face shields in public: better than nothing, but not good enough

Topics: COVID-19
Given that close quarters are sometimes unavoidable during the pandemic, the use of equipment to both limit the emission of infectious particles (source control) and avoid contacting other’s…
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