1. You are here
  2. » Home
  3. » topics
  4. » Seniors' Environmental Health

Seniors' Environmental Health

April 2018 Environmental Health Research Scan

Topics: Indigenous Environmental Health, Agriculture, Built Environment, Biological Agents, Cannabis, Chemical Agents, Climate Change, Infectious Diseases, Contaminants and Hazards, Drinking Water, Emergency Preparedness, Surveillance, Equity, Food, Wildfire, Health Impact Assessment, Indoor Air, Nuisance Control, Outdoor Air, Personal Service Establishments, Pest Control, Physical Agents, Practices and Procedures, Public Facilities, Radiation, Recreational Water, Risk Analysis, Seniors' Environmental Health, Tobacco Reduction, Waste, Water, Zoonoses
Full ScanThe attached PDF version of the Research Scan has over 100 references and is broken into over 30 categories.Editor’s PicksAfter searching through the dozens of articles referenced in the…
View Full Article

Carbon Monoxide in Long-Term Care Facilities

Topics: Indoor Air, Practices and Procedures, Seniors' Environmental Health
Carbon monoxide (CO) is an odourless, colourless, and non-irritating gas that is harmful to humans. As a by-product of incomplete combustion, CO is produced by fuel-burning appliances including…
View Full Article

Carbon Monoxide Monitoring in Long Term Care Facilities and Hospitals

Topics: Indoor Air, Seniors' Environmental Health
Saskatoon 2013 Presentations:Carbon monoxide exposures in long-term care facilities and hospitals: Developing a monitoring frameworkPrabjit Barn & Tom Kosatsky, BCCDC/NCCEHModeling of the…
View Full Article

Evaluating a Novel Carbon Monoxide Monitoring Framework in Long-Term Care Facilities

Topics: Indoor Air, Practices and Procedures, Seniors' Environmental Health
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…
View Full Article

Evaluating the Carbon Monoxide Monitoring and Response Framework in Long-term Care Facilities: A Brief Guide

Topics: Indoor Air, Practices and Procedures, Seniors' Environmental Health
This guide is intended for public health practitioners, facility/property maintenance managers, risk managers, occupational hygienists, clinicians, or other persons working at long-term care…
View Full Article

Extreme Heat can be a Killer

Topics: Climate Change, Emergency Response, Outdoor Air, Public Facilities, Seniors' Environmental Health
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…
View Full Article

Extreme Heat can be a Killer

Topics: Climate Change, Outdoor Air, Public Facilities, Seniors' Environmental Health, Emergency Response, Emergency Preparedness
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…
View Full Article

February 2018 Environmental Health Research Scan

Topics: Indigenous Environmental Health, Agriculture, Built Environment, Biological Agents, Cannabis, Chemical Agents, Climate Change, Infectious Diseases, Contaminants and Hazards, Drinking Water, Emergency Preparedness, Surveillance, Equity, Food, Wildfire, Health Impact Assessment, Indoor Air, Nuisance Control, Outdoor Air, Personal Service Establishments, Pest Control, Physical Agents, Practices and Procedures, Public Facilities, Radiation, Recreational Water, Risk Analysis, Seniors' Environmental Health, Shale Gas, Tobacco Reduction, Waste, Water, Zoonoses
Full ScanThe attached PDF version of the Research Scan has over 100 references and is broken into over 30 categories.Editor’s PicksAfter searching through the dozens of articles referenced in the…
View Full Article

Healthy Built Environment

Topics: Built Environment, Outdoor Air, Seniors' Environmental Health
BackgroundAspects of the built environment, including man-made and natural features, impact human health directly and indirectly through air quality, traffic injuries, and toxic substances. These…
View Full Article

Integrating the Science of Aging and Environmental Health Research

Topics: Microplastics, Seniors' Environmental Health
With the global population living longer—the number of people worldwide aged 80 years or over is projected to triple by 2050—understanding the factors that influence healthy aging throughout our…
View Full Article

Intersection between the Built and Social Environments and Older Adults’ Mobility

Topics: Built Environment, Seniors' Environmental Health
Inevitably, an aging population will demand significant health and economic costs at personal and societal levels. Emerging evidence highlights that built and social environments both play a role in…
View Full Article