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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: Water, Drinking Water
Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors (CIPHI) 81st Annual National Educational Conference
National and International agencies establish drinking water guidelines based on objectives which combine health protection, aesthetics, and the efficacy of metal removal. Recent examples of requests by BC agencies to BCCDC around selenium, arsenic, manganese and lead in water illustrate the need to appreciate the objectives and evidence supporting the guideline. Here we review how aggregate exposure is compared to effects on health (or other endpoint), how acceptable population all-source intake is set, and review how water consumption is apportioned within overall acceptable exposure. Lesson: read the fine print.
CIPHI_National_2015_Metal_Drinking_Water_Guidelines-Kosatsky.pdf
Topics: Practices and Procedures
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 Food Security Guidelines, 2015.
This presentation provides an overview of resources available on the NCCEH website on current and emerging environmental public health topics and issues. The NCCEH invites input on evidence-based information needs to inform our work.
CIPHI_SK_2015_NCCEH_Resources-Ma.pdf
Topics: Equity, Practices and Procedures
Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors (CIPHI) 81st Annual National Educational Conference
The National Collaborating Centres for Environmental Health and Determinants of Health (NCCEH and NCCDH) teamed up to present at the CIPHI 81st Annual National Educational Conference in Ottawa, ON. This session, titled “Looking Back, Moving Forward,” focussed on how the social determinants of health and health equity intersect with the work of public health inspectors (PHIs) and environmental health officers (EHOs) and ways that practitioners can address these factors.
Presentations:
CIPHI_National_2015_PHI_Health_Equity_SDH-Oickle-Rideout.pdf
Topics: Equity, Practices and Procedures
CIPHI Manitoba Branch Continuing Professional Competencies (CPC) Fall 2015 Workshop
The National Collaborating Centres for Environmental Health and Determinants of Health (NCCEH and NCCDH) co-hosted a workshop at the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors (CIPHI) Manitoba Branch Workshop in Winnipeg, MB. This interactive workshop provided an overview of how health equity and the social determinants of health impact environmental public health practice and explored ways practitioners can respond.
Presentations:
CIPHI_MB_2015_SDH_Public_Health_Practice-Oickle-Rideout.pdf, EH_Action_SDH_Equity_PHI_Fillable_Draft.pdf
Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors National Conference 2015
This panel was designed to provide public health inspectors with a basic understanding of the inclusion of health in environmental assessments and to share experiences of working on environmental assessment across Canada. After a brief overview of environmental assessment, three panel members from the local (Toronto Public Health), provincial (BC Centre for Disease Control) and national (Health Canada) levels spoke. The presentation slides from this panel can be found below.
CIPHI_National_2015_Putting_Health_in_EA-Peterson-Kosatsky-Ma.pdf, CIPHI_National_2015_Health_EA_Local_Level-Macfarlane.pdf, Readiness_BC_Health_Authorities_EA-Dix-Cooper-Kosasky.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: Dr. Brian A. Nummer, Utah State University
Abstract: Acid, pickled and fermented foods are trending with small commercial and home-based food producers. What concerns in preparation, ingredients, packaging and acidification are there? Are these foods really lower risk? Is a home-based kitchen safe? How is shelf life determined? How does the processor know if refrigeration is safe? Can these foods be thermally processed for ambient storage? All of these questions will be answered and topped off with a brief discussion on inspections, traceability, and recall issues.
2015-11-05_EH_Seminar_Food_Safety-Nummer.pdf, 2015-11-05_Food_Safety_Workshop_Final_Notes.pdf, 2015-11-05_Food_Safety_Workshop_Promotional_Info.pdf
Topics: Contaminants and Hazards, Radiation
House of Commons Standing Committee on Health
House_of_Commons_2015_Radon_Lung_Cancer-Nicol.pdf, House_of_Commmons_2015_Public_Policy_Radon_Lung_Cancer-Kosatsky.pdf, House_of_Commons_2015_Radon_Lung_Cancer_Mortality_Trends-Henderson.pdf
Knowledge Translation and the Public Health Inspector: Turning Evidence into Practice / Sous Vide Salmon Pasteurization Temperature
Topics: Food, Practices and Procedures
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.
Title 1: Knowledge Translation and the Public Health Inspector: Turning Evidence into PracticeSpeaker: Charlene Tang, British Columbia Institute of Technology
2015-06-25_EH_Seminar_KT_for_PHIs-Tang.pdf, 2015-06-25_EH_Seminar_Sous_vide_Cooking-Li.pdf
Topics: Contaminants and Hazards, Shale Gas
Canadian Public Health Association Public Health 2015
Presenter: Anne-Marie Nicol
CPHA_2015_Hydraulic_Fracturing-Nicol.pdf
Addressing health inequities and the social determinants of health in environmental health practice: Findings of a pilot study
Topics: Equity, Practices and Procedures
Canadian Public Health Association Public Health 2015
Presenters: Karen Rideout, Dianne Oickle
CPHA_2015_Equity_EH-Rideout-Oickle.pdf
Topics: Aboriginal Environmental Health, Air, Indoor Air
Joint NCCEH/NCCAH Workshop at Canadian Public Health Association Public Health 2015 in Vancouver
Successes and challenges in mitigation of radon in urban Aboriginal housing, Prince George, BCLeo Hebert, Executive Director, Prince George Métis Housing Society Insights into on-reserve housingLinda Pillsworth, Manager, Environmental Health Services, First Nations Health Authority Mould RemediationMona Shum, Occupational Hygiene and Safety Team Lead, AMEC Environment and Infrastructure Mould As A SymptomLouis Sorin, Community Area Director, Winnipeg Health Regional Authority CPHA_2015_Radon_Mitigation-Hebert.pdf, CPHA_2015_On-reserve_Housing-Pillsworth.pdf, CPHA_2015_Mould_Remediation-Shum.pdf, CPHA_2015_Mould-Sorin.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.
Speakers: Winifred Lao, Kimberly Wrixon, Cathy Wong, and Wilson Yu, British Columbia Institute of Technology
2015-04-30_EH_Seminar_Food_Donation_Guidelines.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: Lorraine McIntyre, Environmental Health Services, BC Centre for Disease Control
Abstract: If you’ve ever wondered how long partially dried pasta can be refrigerated, the risks with carob or chocolate in raw food and baked desserts, or whether you can safely sous vide shell eggs, this presentation is for you. Following a brief review of risk analysis, case studies derived from EHO field questions will be used to guide you through the process of a food safety risk assessment.
2015-02-26_EH_Seminar_Food_Risk_Assessment-McIntyre.pdf
Can Eating be a Risk-Free Activity?: Conceptualizing Public Policy Initiatives Aimed at Improving Food-Related Health Outcomes
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: Dr. Shannon Majowicz, Assistant Professor, University of Waterloo
2014-12-18_EH_Seminar_Food-related_Health_Outcomes-Majowicz.pdf
Topics: Equity, Practices and Procedures
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. Trevor Hancock, Professor and Senior Scholar, University of Victoria
Abstract: As is the case with the social determinants of health, the environmental determinants of health are distributed inequitably based on income, ethnicity, age, geography, level of development and so on. In this presentation I will discuss various forms of environmental health inequity, ranging from the molecular to the global level, and the implications for communities, societies and public health and other health professionals.
2014-10-30_EH_Seminar_EH_Equity-Hancock.pdf
CIPHI New Brunswick Annual Educational Conference 2014 CIPHI National Educational Conference 2014 (with Rick Kelly, Food Security Network of NL)
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Shale gas extraction and public health: What we know, what we can infer, and how we can move forward
Topics: Contaminants and Hazards, Shale Gas Location: AB, Canada
Canadian Public Health Association 2014 Conference
The panel session was designed to provide a basic understanding of shale gas extraction and hydraulic fracturing and to describe its impact on public health. Furthermore, this panel sought to identify important aspects to consider for provinces that are currently pursuing, or considering pursuing, the extraction of shale gas using hydraulic fracturing.
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Topics: Water, Drinking Water Location: General, Canada
Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors (Ontario Branch) Small Drinking Water Systems Symposium
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Topics: Food, Contaminants and Hazards, Zoonoses Location: General, Canada
Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors (Ontario Branch) 2009 Educational Conference
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Topics: Air, Indoor Air, Outdoor Air Location: General, Canada
L'Institut national de santé publique (INSPQ) 8e Atelier de santé environnementale
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