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Environmental Health Resources for the COVID-19 Pandemic

Topics: Built Environment, Contaminants and Hazards, COVID-19, Infectious Diseases

The transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, occurs primarily via direct contact with or respiratory droplets from an infected person. However, there is evidence to suggest that…

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The Basics of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission

Topics: Built Environment, Contaminants and Hazards, COVID-19, Infectious Diseases

(Previously An Introduction to SARS-CoV-2) [Last Updated Jan 21, 2021] The emergence of a novel coronavirus in late 2019, identified as SARS-CoV-2, has resulted in a global pandemic accompanied by…

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HBE Forum Webinar Recording - Healthy Social Environments: Social connectivity in neighbourhoods

Topics: Built Environment

Building on the success of the Healthy Built Environment Toolkit, BCCDC is developing a complimentary framework which focuses on supporting social connections and resiliency. This resource will offer…

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Webinar Recording - Surface Cleaning and Disinfection in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Topics: COVID-19

Fomite transmission is acknowledged as one of the potential transmission routes of SARS-CoV-2. Thus, appropriate cleaning and disinfection of surfaces is one of the non-pharmaceutical control…

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Outdoor Winter Dining during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Topics: COVID-19

Primary inquiry: How can outdoor dining spaces be adapted for colder weather in a way that does not exacerbate COVID-19 transmission or other safety risks associated with temporary enclosures?…

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Environmental Surface and Air Sampling in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Topics: COVID-19

Primary inquiry Since the COVID-19 outbreak began, many businesses have started offering environmental sampling services to detect presence of SARS-CoV-2 on environmental surfaces and in the air in…

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Webinar Recording: COVID-19 management in personal services settings: Lessons learned from a nail salon outbreak

Topics: COVID-19

Between June 20 and July 3, 2020 a COVID-19 outbreak associated with a personal service setting (PSS) was detected in the Kingston, Ontario and managed by the local public health unit (KFL&APH…

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Radon

Topics: Contaminants and Hazards, Indoor Air, Radiation

Radon gas is a colourless, odourless, radioactive gas that is released during the decay of uranium in rocks and soils. Radon levels outdoors are generally low, but radon gas indoors poses more of a…

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A Rapid Review of Disinfectant Chemical Exposures and Health Effects During COVID-19 Pandemic

Topics: COVID-19

Primary inquiry A public health practitioner raised a question about the misuse and overuse of disinfectants as a result of heightened concerns about SARS-CoV-2 transmission via environmental…

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Webinar Recording - KALAMITea - Kombucha alcohol levels affecting mothers, infants and toddlers

Topics: Food

Presenter: Lorraine McIntyre (Food Safety Specialist with Environmental Health Services at the BC Centre for Disease Control) Kombucha is a fermented tea considered to be a healthy alternative to…

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