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Workshops and Presentations
The team at NCCEH regularly presents at environmental health events across Canada in addition to organizing workshops and meetings on various developing topics. A select listing of our presentations made at conferences and other meetings is available here.
Please contact us to find out if we can contribute to an upcoming event.
Topics: Biological Agents, Climate, Communicable & Infectious Diseases, Contaminants and Hazards, Practices and Procedures, Risk Analysis
A changing climate brings the threat of emerging, new infectious diseases and the resurgence of old infectious outbreaks. To ensure that public health professionals and policy makers receive timely information, effective risk communication must be used.
NCCEH and NCCID jointly presented a webinar last year that provided different perspectives on communicating risk in an “environment of change". The objectives of the webinar were to:
present a range of perspectives on good risk communication for public health stakeholders and to discuss how public health can contribute to effective messaging by providing some examples of emerging and resurging infectious diseases in the context of a changing climate.Presenters:
NCCEH-NCCID Webinar Ticks_Risk_Communication Nicol.pdf, Webinar_2017 Lessons learned from previous outbreaks West Nile virus-Elmieh (1).pdf, Webinar_2017 Communicating Climate Change-Stephen (1).pdf
Topics: Practices and Procedures
Poster presentation from the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors (Ontario Branch) 2016 Annual Conference.
CIPHI_ON_2016_NCCEH_Linking_Research_Practice-Ma.pdf
Introduction to Food Environments: Contextualizing Retail Food Environment Assessments for Public Health Inspectors
Topics: Food
Poster presentation from the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors (Ontario Branch) 2016 Annual Conference.
CIPHI_ON_2016_Introduction_Food_Environments-Chen.pdf
In this webinar, co-presented by NCCHPP and NCCEH, participants discussed the evidence and ethics of a case involving radon.
Presenters:
Public_health_ethics_webinar_NCCHPP-Nov2016.pdf
Widening the Health Lens in the Environmental Impact Assessment Process: Lessons Learned in the George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project
Topics: Built Environment
The BCCDC/NCCEH Environmental Health Seminar Series provides an opportunity for learning and knowledge exchange on a variety of environmental health topics. The seminars can be attended in-person or online.
Speaker: Laura Chow, Environmental Health Officer, Built Environment Team, Vancouver Coastal Health
2017-04-20_EH_Seminar_George_Massey_Tunnel_HIA.pdf
Guidance for the Characterization and Management of Public Health Risks from the Acute Release of Chemicals of Concern: Crude Oil
The BCCDC/NCCEH Environmental Health Seminar Series provides an opportunity for learning and knowledge exchange on a variety of environmental health topics. The seminars can be attended in-person or online.
Speaker: Marc Lafontaine, Science Advisor, Health Canada
2017-02-16_EH_Seminar_Guidance_for_Crude_Oil_Spill.pdf
Topics: Equity, Practices and Procedures
In September 2016, the National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health (NCCEH) and the National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (NCCDH), in collaboration with the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) hosted two sessions about health equity and environmental public health (EPH) practice at the Annual Educational Conference of the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors (CIPHI) in Edmonton, Alberta. This was followed by a workshop at the New Brunswick Branch Education Conference in Fredericton and a presentation at the Nova Scotia Branch Education Conference in Fall River in October 2016. These sessions, including input from participants, are summarized here to provide guidance on priority action areas.
The objectives of these sessions were to:
CIPHI_2016_Equity_Workshops_Report.pdf, CIPHI_2016_Organizational_capacity_action_equity.pdf
Topics: Practices and Procedures
Evidence-informed decision-making seeks to incorporate both scientific or academic knowledge, as well as the practical knowledge of public health professionals. However, the use of scientific evidence is hindered by a number of factors, particularly the lack of an easy-to-use protocol to search, appraise and synthesize academic sources in a timely manner. In this document, we provide an overview of semi-systematic literature reviews as a way to incorporate scientific evidence into EIDM, and we provide a step-by-step protocol encompassing literature search, critical appraisal, and synthesizing new knowledge. The intent of this document is to both assist public health practitioners who wish to conduct their own reviews, as well as provide insight in to the literature review process at NCCEH.
Conducting_Semi_Systematic_Review_NCCEH_Approach-Eykelbosh-Fong.pdf
Topics: Indigenous Environmental Health, Contaminants and Hazards, Chemical Agents, Health Impact Assessment, Practices and Procedures, Risk Analysis
The BCCDC/NCCEH Environmental Health Seminar Series provides an opportunity for learning and knowledge exchange on a variety of environmental health topics. The seminars can be attended in-person or online.
Speakers:Chief Councillor Marilyn Slett, Heiltsuk NationLinda Pillsworth, Manager of Environmental Public Health Services, FNHAAngela Eykelbosh, Environmental Health & Knowledge Translation Scientist, NCCEH/BCCDC
2016-12-15_EH_Seminar_Community_impacts_oil_spills.pdf
The Ontario Public Health Convention (TOPHC) 2016
This poster highlights the findings from our evaluation of Saskatoon Health Region’s carbon monoxide (CO) monitoring policy in 10 long-term care facilities (LTCFs).
Presenter: Daniel Fong
TOPHC_2016_Carbon_Monoxide_Framework_Long_Term_Care_Facilities-Fong.pdf
Topics: Climate
The BCCDC/NCCEH Environmental Health Seminar Series provides an opportunity for learning and knowledge exchange on a variety of environmental health topics. The seminars can be attended in-person or online.
Speaker: Céline Campagna, Responsable scientifique adjointe, Institut national de santé publique du Québec
2016-10-27_EH_Seminar_Climate_Change_in_Quebec-Campagna.pdf
Topics: Climate, Drinking Water, Recreational Water, Risk Analysis, Water
Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors (CIPHI) 82nd Annual National Educational Conference.
Climate change is anticipated to have myriad potential impacts on human health, some of which may be difficult to predict. However, the effects of climate change on ground and surface water, and the concomitant risk to human health through disruptions to drinking water, have been the subject of intensive research, particularly for communities with high quality source water supplies that originate in forested watersheds. Observed and modelled impacts include changes to the quantity of water available, as well as changes in water quality. Of particular concern are the anticipated increases in frequency of sudden shifts between high- vs. low-flow conditions, as well as rapidly changing and increasingly variable water quality, which may pose a severe challenge for drinking water treatment, particularly in small water systems.
CIPHI_National_2016_Climate_change_impacts_drinking_water-Eykelbosh.pdf
Topics: Contaminants and Hazards, Chemical Agents, Drinking Water, Environmental Health Surveillance, Practices and Procedures, Risk Analysis, Water
Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors (CIPHI) 82nd Annual National Educational Conference
In January 2016 a US federal state of emergency was declared in Flint Michigan due to elevated lead concentration in the city’s drinking water. This presentation gives an overview of the Flint lead crisis and how regulation was insufficient to protect public health given human error and omission. Comparisons will be made to the Canadian regulatory system and a discussion of the role of lead monitoring in drinking water and blood lead surveillance in Canada will be presented. Effective mitigation strategies for lead in drinking water and implications for public health inspector practice in Canada will be discussed.
CIPHI_National_2016_Flint_water_crisis-Fok.pdf
Canadian Public Health Association Public Health 2016
In collaboration with NCCAH, this session included four presentations, each addressing different aspects of a holistic approach towards integrating the natural and built environment, economy, and health in Indigenous community planning. The following concepts emerged from the 90-minute symposium:
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Topics: Food, Personal Service Establishments
The BCCDC/NCCEH Environmental Health Seminar Series provides an opportunity for learning and knowledge exchange on a variety of environmental health topics. The seminars can be attended in-person or online.
2016-06-30_EH_Seminar_Kombucha_Tea-Hammel.pdf, 2016-06-30_EH_Seminar_Sensory_Deprivation_Tanks-Zambon.pdf
Topics: Contaminants and Hazards, Chemical Agents, Emergency Preparedness, Practices and Procedures, Risk Analysis
The BCCDC/NCCEH Environmental Health Seminar Series provides an opportunity for learning and knowledge exchange on a variety of environmental health topics. The seminars can be attended in-person or online.
Speaker: Dr. Mélissa Généreux, Director, Estrie Public Health
2016-04-28_EH_Seminar_Lac_Megantic-Genereux.pdf
Topics: Air, Contaminants and Hazards, Chemical Agents, Outdoor Air, Risk Analysis, Waste, Water
The BCCDC/NCCEH Environmental Health Seminar Series provides an opportunity for learning and knowledge exchange on a variety of environmental health topics. The seminars can be attended in-person or online.
Speaker: Anne-Marie Nicol, MES, PhD, Environmental Health Scientist, NCCEH
Abstract: This seminar describes the processes involved in shale gas production, including hydraulic fracturing, and provides an overview of the main public health concerns that can arise from the various stages. Potential exposures in air, water and at the community level are discussed, along with the current state of the evidence of regarding these exposures in the US and Canada. The presentation also includes an overview of the seismic risks that can occur specifically from hydraulic fracturing and waste water disposal.
2016-02-25_EH_Seminar_Fracking_and_seismic_risk-Nicol.pdf
Topics: Food
The BCCDC/NCCEH Environmental Health Seminar Series provides an opportunity for learning and knowledge exchange on a variety of environmental health topics. The seminars can be attended in-person or online.
Speaker: Reza Afshari, MD, MPH, PhD. Senior Scientist, Toxicology, BCCDC
2015-12-17_EH_Seminar_Foodborne_Chemicals-Afshari.pdf
Topics: Contaminants and Hazards, Radiation
This presentation, delivered at the BC Lung Association’s 4th Annual Radon Workshop, outlines a theoretical framework that supports radon outreach and behavior change.
BC_Lung_2015_Communication_to_Mitigation_Managing_Radon_Exposure-Nicol.pdf
Topics: Food
Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors Saskatchewan 8th annual Professional Education and Development Seminar
The National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health (NCCEH) and the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) presented two sessions at the CIPHI Saskatchewan 8th annual Professional Education and Development Seminar held on September 29-30, 2015 in Regina, SK. See the presentation on NCCEH Resources for Environmental Health Professionals.
CIPHI_SK_2015_Food_Security_Guidelines-McIntyre.pdf