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  • Jun 21 2021

    NCCDH Webinar - Rethinking vaccine confidence: Supporting uptake through equitable community responses

    at 12:00 ET Topics: Location Type: Online

    Canadians’ COVID-19 vaccine confidence has improved over time, but significant inequities in vaccine uptake remain. Communities with the highest health and social burden of COVID-19 are also those with the lowest levels of vaccine access and uptake. This highlights the continuing impacts of the social and structural determinants of health and the importance of an equity-based response. Where…

  • Jun 22 2021

    The Climate Atlas of Canada: Educational tools on infectious diseases and climate change

    at 12:00 ET Topics: Climate Change Location Type: Online

    The Climate Atlas of Canada (www.climateatlas.ca) is a leading research and educational resource on climate change in Canada, which is the flagship project of the Prairie Climate Centre (PCC), based at the University of Winnipeg. PCC follows an evidence-based approach to developing content for the Climate Atlas and, with support from the Public Health Agency of Canada, has engaged health experts…

  • Jun 23 2021

    HBE Forum - Seeking sustainability in the pandemic adaptations of public transit

    at 11:00 PT Topics: Built Environment Location Type: Online

    During the COVID-19 pandemic, urban public transportation has been disrupted with different effects in cities around the world. This presentation will explore some of these differences through analyzing urban mobility data in Auckland and Wellington in New Zealand and Portland and Bellingham in the United States, to explore the relationship between public transit ridership both with external…

  • Jun 24 2021

    Public Health Summer Institute 2021: Fake or Fact?

    at 08:45 PT Topics: Location Type:

    The Public Health Association of BC, Saskatchewan Public Health Association, Yukon Public Health Community of Practice, and the Public Health Agency of Canada is proud to announce our 12th annual public health summer institute, “Fake or Fact? Promoting Digital Health Literacy in an Era of New Media and Misinformation,” happening Thursday June 24th and Friday June 25th, 2021. Due to the ongoing…

  • Jun 25 2021

    CAREX Canada webinar on occupational and environmental pesticide exposure

    at 10:00 PT Topics: Pesticides Location Type: Online

    Join us for a webinar on pesticide exposure in Canada, taking place on Friday, June 25th, 2021. This webinar will focus on exposure to three commonly used pesticides in Canada – glyphosate, 2,4-D, and chlorothalonil – among agricultural workers and residents living near agricultural areas. The goals of this webinar are to explore pesticide use in Canada, summarize the health outcomes associated…

  • Jun 28 2021

    NIH - Exposure Pathways & Environmental Health Disparities

    at 03:00 EST Topics: Location Type: Online

    Black Carbon Content in Airway Macrophages Is Associated With Reduced CD80 Expression and Increased Exacerbations in Former Smokers With COPD Center Affiliation: Comparing Urban and Rural Effects of Poverty on COPD (CURE COPD) Presenter: Vickram Tejwani, Research & Clinical Fellow, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Investigating the Impact of Microbial Processes on Arsenic…

  • Jun 29 2021

    Choral Canada webinar - We can sing safely!

    at 12:00 ET Topics: COVID-19 Location Type:

    ​Join Choral Canada on Tuesday, June 29, 12pm - 1:30pm Eastern (note the time zone) for a webinar discussing updates on the latest research for safe group singing, the use of ventilation in your rehearsal space, and the current legalities around vaccinations for choirs and singing groups. Our presenters include Dr. Juliette O’Keeffe,  Environmental Health Scientist at the NCCEH, Allison Tremblay…

  • Jun 30 2021

    PHO Webinar - The Role of IPAC in Construction, Renovation, Maintenance and Design in Long-term Care Settings

    at 10:00 ET Topics: Location Type: Online

    The Ontario Ministry of Long-Term Care recently provided funding incentives for physical infrastructure projects related to heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems for long-term care (LTC) homes. In light of this funding allocation, this webinar will discuss the infection prevention and control (IPAC) implications of construction, renovation, maintenance and design (CRMD) work in…