The NCCEH was recently involved in the following events:  

UBC School of Environmental Health Seminar Series

Presentation:

• Urban Agriculture: Issues for Public and Environmental Health  (PDF 1.7 MB)

University of Washington/UBC/Simon Fraser University Occupational and Environmental Health Conference

Presentations:

• Lead in School Drinking Water: Approaching a Public Health Issue from an Occupational Hygiene Perspective  (PDF 330 KB)
• Factors that affect RF Exposure from Mobile Phones  (PDF 854 KB)

Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors,  Saskatchewan, 2009 Annual Educational Conference

Presentation:

• Mould and Health Effects  (PDF 1.15 MB)

Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors, Newfoundland and Labrador Branch, Annual Branch Conference 2009

Presentation:

• NCCPH Small Drinking Water Systems Project  (PDF 447 KB)

Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors, New Brunswick Branch, 2009 Annual Educational Conference

Presentations:

• Overview of the National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health (NCCEH)  (PDF 1.42 MB)
• Power Lines and Health: The Evidence and Public Policy  (PDF 926 KB)
  (previous version presented at the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Expo '09)

British Columbia Food Protection Association - BC's Premier Food Safety Conference 2009

Presentation:

• Food Security 101: What is Food Security and What Does It Have To Do With Food Protection?  (PDF 861 KB)

Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors 2009 Ontario Branch Educational Conference

Presentation:

• Specified Risk Material: Public Health Implications  (PDF 903.44 KB)

Workshop on Risk Communication - 2009

Presentations:

• Risk Communication in Practice from One Health Department's Perspective
  Nelson Fok  (PDF 2.41 MB)
• Risk Communication Theories and Principles, with Examples*
  Timothy Sly

Handout:

• *The Perception and Communication of Risk: A Guide for the Local Health Agency

Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors, Manitoba Branch, 2009 Annual Educational Conference

Presentation:

• Efficacy of some sanitizers or alternatives on food contact surfaces?   (PDF 678 KB)

International Union for Circumpolar Health (IUCH) 14th International Congress on Circumpolar Health

Presentations:

• Indoor Air Quality Issues in First Nations and Inuit Communities in Canada  (PDF 200 KB)
• Warmer Day Mortality in Yellowknife and Whitehorse:  Are There Already Demonstrable Climate Change Impacts?  (PDF 853 KB)
  

Western Medical Officers of Health Meeting June 2009

Presentation:

• Wind Turbines and Environmental Assessment  (PDF 1.24 MB) (previous versions presented at the May 2009 Atlantic Medical Officers of Health meeting and the CIPHI NS/PEI Branch 2009 Annual Educational Session) 
  

Canadian Public Health Association 2009 Annual Conference

Presentation:

• Bridging the Evidence-Practice Divide: The Science and Policy of Bisphenol-A  (PDF 426 KB)

American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Expo '09

Presentations:

• Intervention Strategies to Reduce Residential Pesticide Exposures  (PDF 363 KB)
• Cell Phone Technology - Is the Research Representative of Today's Exposures?  (PDF 731 KB)

Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors (CIPHI) 75th Annual Educational Conference

Presentation:

• Raw Milk: Clarifying the Debate and Moving Towards Healthier Public Policy  (PDF 394 KB)

Safe Drinking Water Course - 2009

Agenda (PDF 644 KB)

Presentations:

• Groundwater Under the Direct Influence of Surface Water*
  Steve Wallace (PDF 2 MB)  View videos
• Ground Water Wells - Construction, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting
  Twyla Legault (PDF 2.8 MB)  View videos
• Cross Connection Control and Backflow Prevention
  Roland Tomuschat (PDF 600 KB)  View videos
• Cost Effective Treatment of Small Ground Water Systems**
  Garry Drachenberg (PDF 2.7 MB)  View videos
• Active Surveillance - PHI’s Role with Drinking Water
  Nelson Fok (PDF 2.7 MB)  View videos
  

Handouts:

• *AENV GWUDI Guideline  (PDF 200 KB)
• *Provincial Water Wells (PDF 6.1 MB)
• **Treatment Technologies for Small Drinking Water Systems (PDF 200 KB)

Group photo (PDF 535 KB)

Presented at the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors (CIPHI) 2009 National Conference. If you're interested in having such a course at your regional conference, please contact us.

Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors, Ontario Branch, Small Drinking Water Systems Symposium

Presentation:

• Retrospective Investigation of Drinking Water-related Illnesses in Canada (PDF 642 KB)

Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors, NS/PEI Branch, 2009 Annual Educational Session

Presentation:

• Urban Agriculture: Issues for Public and Environmental Health  (PDF 463 KB)

Health Canada, Heat Health Community Sharing Network Webinar

Preventing Heat-Related Deaths: What We Know, What We Can Do

Recording

Presentation (PDF 1.94 MB)

Safe Drinking Water Course - 2008

Agenda (PDF 3.6 MB)

Presentations:

• Advances in Water Treatment - Graham Gagnon (PDF 2 MB)
• Role of Public Health in Preventing Waterborne Outbreaks - Nelson Fok (PDF 915 KB)
• Cross Connections and Backflow Prevention - Deneen Spracklin (PDF 1.8 MB)
• Pumps and Hardware for Groundwater Wells* - Keith Guzzwell (PDF 283 KB)
• Identifying Problems and Solutions for Groundwater Wells - Keith Guzzwell (PDF 2.8 MB)
• Discussion on Shock Chlorination - Nelson Fok

*Handouts:

• Water Well System
• Be Well Aware

Group photo (PDF 150 KB)

Presented at the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors (CIPHI) 2008 National Conference.

Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) 2008 Annual Conference

• Workshop on Building a National Environmental Health Agenda
  

  Presentations:

  • Inuit Environment and Health: One Issue under Climate Change - Onalee Randell, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) (PDF 1.8 MB)
  • Prescription for a Healthy Canada: Towards a National Environmental Health Strategy - David Boyd, Trudeau Scholar at the University of British Columbia (UBC) (PDF 507 KB)
  • Environmental Sustainability and Impacts on Health: Building an Agenda - Ray Copes, NCCEH (PDF 107 KB)

Workshop Report (PDF 114 KB)

• Session on Environmental Health and Inequalities
  

  Presentations:

  • Environmental Stewardship Unit - Stuart Wuttke, Assembly of First Nations (AFN) (PDF 324 KB)
  • Health and the Environment - Albert Marshall, Unama'ki Institute of Natural Resources (PDF 1.3 MB)
  • State of Knowledge on Environmental Health Issues for First Nations - Tara Marsden, First Nations Environmental Health Innovation Network (FNEHIN) (PDF 183 KB)
  • Health Canada's Implementation of the Drinking Water Safety Program: Successes and Challenges - Dominique Poulin, Health Canada's First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB) (PDF 1.3 MB)

Presentation to the Senate Subcommittee on Population Health, May 2008

Presentation by Ray Copes, NCCEH (PDF 134KB)

Testimony