Practices and Procedures
Preventing harm through emergency preparedness, surveillance, health impact assessments and risk management and communication.

Addressing health inequities and the social determinants of health in environmental health practice: Findings of a pilot study
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Equity, Practices and Procedures
Canadian Public Health Association Public Health 2015Presenters: Karen Rideout, Dianne Oickle
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Food, Practices and Procedures
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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Practices and Procedures, Risk Analysis
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A changing climate brings the threat of emerging, new infectious diseases and the resurgence of old infectious outbreaks. To ensure that public health professionals and policy makers receive timely…
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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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Practices and Procedures
This presentation covers Intro to the NCCEHStrategic prioritiesKT product typesCurrent project highlights (Healthy Built Environment, Cannabis)What is evidence–informed decision making (EIDM)?…
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Practices and Procedures
Evidence-informed decision-making seeks to incorporate both scientific or academic knowledge, as well as the practical knowledge of public health professionals. However, the use of scientific…
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Equity, Practices and Procedures
In September 2016, the National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health (NCCEH) and the National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (NCCDH), in collaboration with the BC Centre for…
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Equity, Practices and Procedures
CIPHI Manitoba Branch Continuing Professional Competencies (CPC) Fall 2015 WorkshopThe National Collaborating Centres for Environmental Health and Determinants of Health (NCCEH and NCCDH) co-hosted a…
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Practices and Procedures
Presentations:An overview of private law conceptsDawn HouseOverviews of constitutional law and administrative lawAngela Westmacott, Lovett Westmacott Barristers and SolicitorsContinuing Education…
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Equity, Practices and Procedures
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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Practices and Procedures, Surveillance
Presentations:IntroductionTom Kosatsky, BCCDCEnvironmental Health Surveillance in Canada NowEric Lavigne, PHACNational Environmental Public Health Tracking: Environmental Health Surveillance in the U…
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Practices and Procedures
Presentations:Public Health Ethics: Theory, practice, and policy implications for environmental public health professionalsChristopher McDougall, National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public…
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The Ontario Public Health Convention (TOPHC) 2016This poster highlights the findings from our evaluation of Saskatoon Health Region’s carbon monoxide (CO) monitoring policy in 10 long-term care…
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Practices and Procedures, Risk Analysis
Presentation:Evidence-Informed Decision-Making in Environmental HealthDonna Ciliska, National Collaborating Centre for Methods and ToolsChristina Chociolko, NCCEH
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Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors (CIPHI) 82nd Annual National Educational ConferenceIn January 2016 a US federal state of emergency was declared in Flint Michigan due to elevated lead…
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Guidance for the Characterization and Management of Public Health Risks from the Acute Release of Chemicals of Concern: Crude Oil
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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Abstract:Health impact assessment (HIA) is usually defined as a combination of procedures, methods and tools by which a policy, a program or a project can be judged or evaluated on the basis of its…
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Equity, Food, Practices and Procedures, Tobacco Reduction
Presentations:Introductions and purpose of the workshopMona Shum, NCCEHWhat is Health Promotion in the context of Health Protection?Audrey Campbell, University of British ColumbiaA Collaborative…
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This presentation, originally delivered at the 2017 CIPHI Annual Education Conference in Richmond, BC, provides an overview of some basic risk communication principles as they pertain to cannabis…
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