Events
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Jan 21 2022
SPPH OEH Seminar - Engaging workers and employers in BC about COVID
at 12:30 PT Topics: COVID-19 Location Type: OnlineDesigning awareness and education outreach for workers and employers in BC through the pandemic meant having a close relationship with the data around the evolving way people use communication and engagement channels, and with changing perceptions, biases and needs around information related to the pandemic. At WorkSafeBC we have relied on biweekly secondary research updates on changing…
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Jan 25 2022
Links between risk assessment and epidemiology: Applications with COVID-19
at 10:00 CT Topics: COVID-19 Location Type: OnlineThe webinar will use COVID-19 to illustrate the relative strengths and limitations, and linkages between risk assessment and epidemiology. Dr. Rachael Jones is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family & Preventive Medicine at the Spencer Fox Eccles of School of Medicine and Director of the Utah Center for Promotion of Work Equity Research. One of the primary research themes is…
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Jan 25 2022
NCCEH Webinar - Spatially exploring COVID-19 risks in BC’s neighbourhoods
at 12:00 Topics: COVID-19 Location Type: OnlineSpatially exploring COVID-19 risks in BC’s neighbourhoods January 25, 2022 @ 12 - 1pm Pacific Time (PT) Cost: FREE Katherine Paphitis, Program IPAC Specialist, Public Health Ontario (PHO) David Ryding, Program IPAC Specialist, PHO ► REGISTER HERE The risk of contracting coronavirus varies among people and places, making some British Columbians more likely to be exposed to COVID-19 than…
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Jan 27 2022
One Health and Social Environments: Linking Non-health Data to Improve Health (and Why It Can be Difficult)
at 01:00 ET Topics: One Health Location Type: OnlineThe One Health Institute is hosting a seminar series throughout the winter semester. This is an opportunity to listen to and learn from different One Health professionals. One Health and Social Environments: Linking Non-health Data to Improve Health (and Why It Can be Difficult) Lauren Grant, Assistant Professor | Department of Population Medicine Ontario Veterinary College | University of…
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Jan 27 2022
NIH Webinar - Community Health Workers: Building Cultural Bridges to Address Environmental Public Health
at 01:00 ET Topics: Location Type: OnlineA community health worker is a frontline public health worker who is a trusted member of and/or has an unusually close understanding of the community served, as defined by the American Public Health Association. This trusting relationship enables the worker to serve as a liaison, link, or intermediary between health and social services and the community. This linkage facilitates access to…
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Jan 28 2022
PHO - Canada in a Changing Climate Winter Webinar Series
at 12:00 ET Topics: Climate Change Location Type:Join Canada’s Climate Change Adaptation Platform for a series of webinars on the Canada in a Changing Climate: National Issues Report. Learn more about how climate change is affecting our communities, environment and economy and how Canadians are adapting. WEBINAR SCHEDULE: - Sector Impacts and Adaptation: Friday January 28, 12:00 to 1:30 pm (EST) - International Dimensions: Friday, February 4,…
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Jan 28 2022
SPPH OEH Seminar - Occupational Health Hazards in the Cannabis Industry
at 12:30 PT Topics: Cannabis Location Type: OnlineOver the past decade there has been a dramatic expansion of the Cannabis industry. Although thousands of new employees are joining the workforce each year, very little is known about the occupational hazards and potential health effects for workers involved in Cannabis cultivation. In this presentation I’ll discuss the occupational exposure experienced by cannabis workers, with a focus on…
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Feb 01 2022
The WHO Chemical Risk Assessment Network Community of Trainers - Webinars on how to design a training in Chemical Risk Assessment
at 02:00 UTC Topics: Location Type: OnlineThe aim of the webinar series is to support new trainers in designing trainings in chemical risk assessment and to share experience between new and more experienced trainers. Each webinar will focus on specific aspects of designing trainings and include presentations and interactive discussions in breakout rooms where participants apply the knowledge on their own planned training. After each…
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Feb 04 2022
CANUE Expert Webinar Series - Pathways Between Transportation and Health
at 09:00 PT Topics: Location Type: OnlineTransportation is an integral part of our daily lives, giving us access to people, education, jobs, services, and goods. Our transportation choices and behaviours are influenced by four interrelated factors: the land use and built environment, infrastructure, available modes, and emerging technologies/disruptors. These factors influence how we move ourselves and goods, and are modifiable. In turn…
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Feb 04 2022
SPPH OEH Seminar - A Public Health Response to the Climate and Ecological Crisis
at 12:30 PT Topics: Climate Change Location Type: OnlineThe climate and ecological crisis represent unprecedented threats to population health and governments around the world have declared climate emergencies. Health and social care providers have a crucial role to play in the transformation required to address these threats and this presentation provides an overview of these efforts from a public health perspective recognizing the wider leadership…