Emergency Response
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…
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COVID-19, Emergency Preparedness, Emergency Response
The goal of any public health emergency is to help as many people as quickly as possible. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a new dimension to emergency management. Not only has COVID-19 made it…
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Emergency Preparedness, Emergency Response
Floods, fires, and severe climate are becoming increasingly more common. As the owners and operators of local infrastructure, municipalities have much to lose from the damaging effects - not only…
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According to Environment Canada, a heat wave is a period of more than 3 days when temperatures are more than 32°C (Health Canada, 2012); the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines excessive…
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Canada is experiencing more extremely hot days and longer periods of heat than during the late 20th century and it is going to get worse. Every year, about 120 people die from heat related causes in…
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Canada is experiencing more extremely hot days and longer periods of heat than during the late 20th century and it is going to get worse. Every year, about 120 people die from heat related causes in…
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Disasters can cause disruption to water supplies affecting homes, businesses and public services. Are you prepared for a water emergency? This video will teach you how to access safe drinking water…
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Emergency Preparedness, Emergency Response, Flooding
A number of extreme flooding events have occurred in Canada over the last few decades, and as a result of climate change, are growing in both frequency and magnitude. Manitoba experienced intense…
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Crude oil spills/releases, alone or in combination with combustion/explosion of the oil, have been the cause of several major disasters in Canada and around the world including the 2010 Deepwater…
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Indigenous communities may be disproportionately impacted by a variety of emergencies and disasters, including floods, wildfires, and crude oil spills in their traditional territories. This may be…
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Emergency Response
Over the past year, responses to natural disasters have been complicated by the need to incorporate public health measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. In the wake of recent deadly winter…
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NCCDH Conversation 2: From risk to resilience: A health equity approach to pandemic preparedness, response and recovery
Topics:
Emergency Preparedness, Emergency Response, Equity
From risk to resilience: Report from the chief public health officer of Canada
Released in October 2020, the annual report of the chief public health officer of Canada reviews how the COVID-19…
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NCCDH Conversation series: From risk to resilience: A health equity approach to pandemic preparedness, response and recovery
Topics:
Emergency Preparedness, Emergency Response, Equity
Addressing the social determinants of health during COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the cracks in our health, economic and social systems that have disproportionately harmed the most…
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Emergency Preparedness, Emergency Response
All disasters - natural or technological - can adversely affect the health and well-being of community members and response workers involved. Because of local and global transformations (climate…
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Emergency Preparedness, Emergency Response, Flooding, Wildfire
Disasters in Canada
Disasters are driven by the complex interactions of global phenomena such as extreme weather events, population growth, globalization, industrialization, urbanization,…
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Topics:
Indigenous Environmental Health, Built Environment, Biological Agents, Cannabis, Children's Environmental Health, Contaminants and Hazards, Drinking Water, Emergency Preparedness, Emergency Response, Surveillance, Equity, Food, Indoor Air, Personal Service Establishments, Practices and Procedures, Radiation, Recreational Water, Tobacco Reduction, Water
The frequency and intensity of Canadian wildfires is increasing as a consequence of the changing global climate, as well as long-standing forest management practices (Flannigan et al., 2013). Fires…
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