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Addressing health inequities and the social determinants of health in environmental health practice: Findings of a pilot study

Topics: Equity, Practices and Procedures
Canadian Public Health Association Public Health 2015Presenters: Karen Rideout, Dianne Oickle
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BCIT Environmental Health Student Presentations 2015

Topics: 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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Communicating Health Risk Uncertainty: Busting the myths

Topics: Practices and Procedures, Risk Analysis
Presentation with audio available upon request
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Communicating the Risk of Infectious Diseases in a Changing Climate

Topics: Biological Agents, Climate Change, Infectious Diseases, Contaminants and Hazards, Practices and Procedures, Risk Analysis
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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Community Impacts of Fuel Spills: a Case Study from BC’s Northern Coast

Topics: Chemical Agents, Contaminants and Hazards, Health Impact Assessment, Indigenous Environmental Health, Practices and Procedures, Risk Analysis
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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Creating Space: Enabling Organizational Capacity for Action on Health Equity

Topics: 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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Determinants of health and environmental health practice: Opportunities for Action

Topics: 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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Environmental health equity: From the molecular to the global

Topics: 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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Evidence-Informed Decision-Making in Environmental Health

Topics: 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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Flint Water Crisis: Can It Happen in Canada?

Topics: Contaminants and Hazards, Chemical Agents, Drinking Water, Surveillance, Practices and Procedures, Risk Analysis, Water
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

Topics: Chemical Agents, Contaminants and Hazards, Practices and Procedures, Risk Analysis
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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Health Impact Assessment in Environmental Health: Methods, Tools and Policy Change

Topics: Practices and Procedures, Surveillance, Risk Analysis
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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Health Promotion in the Context of Health Protection

Topics: 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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Policy options for healthier retail food environments in city-regions: The case for a solid measurement foundation

Topics: 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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Public Health Inspectors Taking Action on Health Equity and the Social Determinants of Health

Topics: Equity, Practices and Procedures
Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors (CIPHI) 81st Annual National Educational ConferenceThe National Collaborating Centres for Environmental Health and Determinants of Health (NCCEH and…
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Quantitative Risk Assessment: An Overview and Discussion of Emerging Issues

Topics: Practices and Procedures, Risk Analysis
Presentation with audio available upon request
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Risk Communication (2009)

Topics: Practices and Procedures, Risk Analysis
Presentations:Risk Communication Theories and Principles, with Examples*Timothy Sly, Ryerson UniversityRisk Communication in Practice from One Health Department's PerspectiveNelson Fok, Alberta…
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Risk Communication (2011)

Topics: Practices and Procedures, Risk Analysis
AgendaPresentations:Risk Communication FundamentalsHelen Mersereau, Cape Breton UniversityMedia PerspectivesPauline Dakin, CBCRisk Communication in PracticeNelson Fok, Alberta Health ServicesCase…
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The 2013 Lac-Mégantic tragedy: The public health response then and now

Topics: Chemical Agents, Contaminants and Hazards, Emergency Preparedness, Practices and Procedures, Risk Analysis
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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Using Comparative Analysis as a Tool for Evidence-based Policy

Topics: Practices and Procedures, Risk Analysis
AgendaPresentation:Using Comparative Analysis as a Tool for Evidence-Based PolicyKaren Rideout, NCCEHChristina Chociolko, NCCEHMona Shum, NCCEHTim Lambert, BC Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport
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