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Built Environment
Recognizing the health impacts of the natural and human-made surroundings in which we live, work, and play.
Workshops Presentations
Topics: Built Environment BC, Canada
Agenda
Presentations:
Overview of HBE and impacts on public healthLarry Frank, University of British Columbia
Healthy Canada by Design: Case StudiesAlice Miro, CLASP NationalHelena Swinkels, Fraser Health AuthorityClaire Gram, Vancouver Coastal HealthJani Urquhart, Vancouver Island Health Authority
Healthy Built Environment in the NetherlandsErna van Balen, NCCEH
NCCEH Healthy Built Environment...
View Full ArticleTopics: Built Environment, Pest Control BC, Canada
Presentations:
Toronto’s Response to Bed BugsRon de Burger & Tracy Leach, Toronto Public Health
Current Bed Bug TechnologiesTaz Stuart, TDTS Consulting
Bed Bug Management: Preliminary Survey of Public Health Agencies in CanadaDaniel Fong, Mark Lysyshyn & Tom Kosatsky, NCCEH/BCCDC
Future Bed Bug TechnologiesTaz Stuart, TDTS Consulting
Bed bugs, Housing and Montreal Public HealthStéphane...
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Event
Topics: Built Environment, Contaminants and Hazards BC, Canada
Presentation 1: Exploring the Relationship between the Built Environment and Social Isolation and Loneliness: Implications for Public Policy
Summary: Purported to be as much of a risk factor for premature mortality as smoking 15 cigarettes per day, social isolation and loneliness is a significant predictor of adverse health outcomes. Through the application of a social ecological lens, a semi-...
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Topics: Built Environment, Children's Environmental Health, Drinking Water, Equity, Food, Indoor Air, Public Facilities, Radiation, Recreational Water BC, Canada
The annual conference is designed to help attendees learn new methods of fostering safe, healthy and inclusive communities by showcasing the latest work and research within the realm of public health and beyond. Some topics that will be discussed include: Violence prevention at the individual & societal level, health equity, health literacy, fostering healthy relationships, keeping...
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NCCEH Environmental Health Seminar Series - Public Health Surveillance of Housing Conditions: Recent Data From Montreal and Thoughts on Improving Impacts on Policy
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. David Kaiser, Specialist Physician, Montreal Public Health
Abstract: Housing conditions are a fundamental determinant of health and one of the core targets of public health...
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