Events
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Jan 28 2021
Reducing the Health Impacts of the Nitrogen Problem (5 session workshop)
at 02:30 EST Topics: Location Type: OnlineNitrogen is a widely-used, essential input to crop production. In many regions of the United States, nitrogen from farms has leaked into drinking water and caused adverse health impacts. These health impacts include methemoglobinemia, a condition that inhibits the blood’s ability to carry oxygen around the body. This workshop hosted by the Environmental Health Matters Initiative (EHMI) will…
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Jan 29 2021
UBC SPPH Webinar - Determining hazard management changes in workplaces following workplace safety inspections by WorkSafeBC
at 12:30 PST Topics: Location Type: OnlineWorkplace safety inspections are an important tool for occupational health and safety agencies to ensure compliance with regulation and promote safer workplaces. This presentation will explore the latest findings from the WorkSafeBC Inspection Experience and Impact Survey to identify what factors best determine hazard management changes Robert Macpherson Research Associate Partnership for Work…
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Jan 29 2021
NCCDH Webinar - The health equity impacts of a changing climate Part 2: Communicating and change-making
at 01:00 EST Topics: Climate Change, Equity Location Type: OnlineThis English-language webinar, presented in partnership with the Ontario Public Health Association, explores opportunities for public health staff to engage in a larger movement for a just and sustainable future. Speakers will reflect on how to communicate about climate change as a significant health and health equity issue. Who should attend this webinar? Health equity–focused staff…
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Jan 29 2021
NCCID Webinar - COVID-19 Testing Technologies
at 02:00 EST Topics: COVID-19 Location Type:Presentation Description The objective of this webinar is to provide up-to-date information to health professionals on the latest COVID-19 testing technologies, to share local experiences with tests at the ground level, and to provide an opportunity for questions and answers related to COVID-19 testing and testing technologies. The webinar will consist of two parts: The first will focus on…
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Feb 02 2021
ESEHD Workshop - The Interplay Between Environmental Exposures and Mental Health Outcomes
at 07:00 PST Topics: Location Type: OnlineThere is growing evidence that the environment can play an important role in mental health—yet research into the effects of environmental stressors rarely focuses on behavioral and mental health outcomes. This virtual workshop will bring together experts in mental health and environmental health research to explore emerging research on the relationship, harmful or beneficial, between…
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Feb 03 2021
NCCID Webinar - Innovative public health messaging on COVID-19 and Indigenous Peoples
at 10:00 PST Topics: COVID-19 Location Type:This session, Innovative public health messaging on COVID-19 and Indigenous Peoples, brings together expert speakers who work in regional and national Indigenous organizations across Canada, including: Regional Chief Marlene Poitras and Regional Chief Kevin Hart, Assembly of First Nations Patricia D'Souza, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami Tanya Davoren, Métis National Council Jocelyn Formsma,…
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Feb 04 2021
EPA Science Training Webinar: ECOTOX Knowledgebase
at 12:00 PST Topics: Location Type: OnlineThe ECOTOXicology Knowledgebase (ECOTOX) is a publicly available web-based database providing curated single-chemical toxicity data for aquatic life, terrestrial plants, and wildlife. For over 30 years, ECOTOX has curated ecologically-relevant toxicity data to meet the systematic review and data transparency needs of the U.S. EPA for risk assessments and regulatory decisions. Relevant toxicity…
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Feb 17 2021
Metro Vancouver Webinar - Managing Emissions from Cannabis Production and Processing
at 11:30 PST Topics: Cannabis Location Type: OnlineIn 2019, Metro Vancouver engaged with stakeholders on the potential regulatory proposals described in the Proposed Emission Regulation for Cannabis Production and Processing Operations Discussion Paper. The feedback received to date has been compiled to inform the development of efficient management strategies for cannabis production and processing operations. From December 2020 to February 2021…
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Feb 24 2021
CCNDS Webinare - L’Outil d’appréciation des effets de l’action intersectorielle locale
at 02:00 EST Topics: Location Type: OnlineA propos de ce webinaire L’Outil d’appréciation des effets de l’action intersectorielle locale (https://chairecacis-outilinteractif.org/) est un outil interactif en ligne qui génère de l’information pour apprécier les effets de l’action intersectorielle locale dans les milieux de vie. Écoutez Angèle Bilodeau (École de santé publique de l’Université de Montréal), Marie-Pier St-Louis (Chaire de…
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Feb 25 2021
NCCMT Webinar - The Tool for Assessing the Effects of Local Intersectoral Action
at 02:00 EST Topics: Location Type: OnlineAbout This Webinar The Tool for Assessing the Effects of Local Intersectoral Action (https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/library/assessing-effects-local-intersectoral-action-tool-cacis) is an interactive online tool that uses timeline mapping to support assessment of the impacts of local intersectoral action in living environments. Join Angèle Bilodeau, from the School of Public Health at the…