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Welcome to the National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health (NCCEH) website—bringing together practitioners, policy-makers, and researchers for evidence-based practice and policy. To learn about the NCCEH, please visit our About Us page.

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Major Projects: Understanding microbial indicators for drinking water assessment
Evidence Reviews:
- Perceived and potential human health risks associated with consumption of genetically modified animals
- Wind turbines and health – revised
- Prevention, identification, and treatment options for bed bug infestations
Ethical Dilemmas:
- First Nations Drinking Water Policies
- Health Inequities in First Nations Communities and Canada’s Response to the H1N1 Influenza Pandemic
Practice Questions: PBDEs – revised
Additional Resources:
- arsenic in drinking water and diabetes by James et al.
- tattoo-associated complications by Juhas and English
- blood lead concentrations by Statistics Canada
- housing improvements for health by Thomson et al.
- bed bug detection by Vaidyanathan and Feldlaufer
- food safety issues in fresh produce by Van Boxstael et al.
- health impact assessment and natural gas development by Witter et al.
Recently updated:
- NCCEH Workshops: EH Surveillance Workshop
- NCCEH Presentations
- Continuing Education

Reminders

Student Project Award 2013 - submissions due May 31
Conference: Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors, National Educational Conference, Winnipeg, June 23-26 - Congratulations CIPHI on 100 years of distinction in public health protection!
NCCEH workshop: Indoor Air Quality: Interpreting assessment results, CIPHI National Educational Conference, Winnipeg, June 23 - registration deadline: June 14
NCCEH and CIPHI presentation: Who's Who in the Zoo: How environmental health is organized in Canada, CIPHI National Educational Conference, Winnipeg, June 24
Online course: Risk-based inspection of food premises, NCCEH and BC Centre for Disease Control - contact us if you're interested in future offerings
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