Events

NCCIH Webinar on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias in Indigenous Populations

Alzheimer's disease and related dementias are an emerging health issue in Indigenous populations, particularly as they are an aging population and experience complex health conditions that place them at greater risk for this disease. This webinar is being held on World Alzheimer's Awareness Day and will highlight how First Nations, Inuit and Métis individuals are impacted by Alzheimer's or…

PHO Rounds: Slowing the spread: A risk-based case prioritization model to manage surging cases of COVID-19

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, surges in case counts have strained public health resources. Maintaining comprehensive case and contact management, including rapid isolation of cases and their close contacts, required York Region Public Health to develop and implement innovative strategies to avoid disrupting core outbreak management work. Detailed operational-level analysis of data obtained…

CPHA - Emerging vector-borne diseases in Eastern Ontario: eco-epidemiological research in action

In this webinar, researchers from the Interdisciplinary Spatial Informatics for Global Health (INSIGHT) Research Lab at the University of Ottawa’s School of Epidemiology and Public Health, led by Dr. Manisha Kulkarni, will present on their research investigating the social and ecological determinants and drivers of vector-borne disease emergence and risk in Eastern Ontario. INSIGHT’s research…

Influenza, Pneumonia, and Vaccine Hesitancy

CANUE - Extreme Heat, Forest Fires and the Role of the Built Environment

This summer, record-breaking hot temperatures in British Columbia were met with a higher-than-average number of wildfires across the province. Extremely hot days caused by climate change are expected to lead to longer wildfire seasons which will burn larger areas, and public health officials will need to adapt their existing advice for prolonged smoky periods. This webinar will: Review trends…

NCCMT Webinar - Equity and Knowledge Translation: Insights from the 2021 Knowledge Translation Student Award Recipients

Join the winners of the National Collaborating Centre for Public Health (NCCPH) Knowledge Translation (KT) Student Awards and get a first-hand look at their crucial work in bridging the gap between research and practice. These students and recent graduates are leading innovative, equity-focused knowledge translation strategies. This session highlights their academic excellence and features unique…

NCCMT Webinar - Focus on Students: Resources to Prepare you for your Public Health Career

The National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools (NCCMT) looks forward to hosting its popular student-led webinar on evidence-informed decision making (EIDM) in public health programs, where students and recent graduates will showcase how they have used EIDM tools and resources. EIDM skills are in demand in the workforce: join this webinar to learn how the NCCMT’s accessible and…

Public Health 2021

Public Health 2021 is the national conference where public health professionals, researchers, policy-makers, academics, students and trainees come together to strengthen efforts to improve health and well-being, to share the latest research and information, to promote best practices and to advocate for public health issues and policies grounded in research. CPHA will embrace technology and…

SPPH OEH Seminar - Be glad you’re not a barnacle: impacts of the 2021 heat dome on seashore life and beyond

The extreme temperatures at the end of June, 2021, triggered an unprecedented die-off of seashore life along the coast of British Columbia. All told, billions of animals – crabs, sea stars, snails, mussels, barnacles – died during the heatwave, and the ecological consequences are still unfolding. Chris will discuss the future outlook for the marine environment, and draw parallels between how…

Communities, Climate Change, and Health Equity – A New Vision

This virtual workshop, the first in a four-part series, is hosted by the Environmental Health Matters Initiative at the National Academies. As the climate crisis intensifies extreme weather events, increases global temperatures, and accelerates sea level rise, communities least able to respond are bearing the largest burden. This two-day virtual workshop will bring together people with lived…