Events
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Sep 30 2020
NCCDH Webinar: Tools for organizational learning and capacity
at 10:00 Topics: Location Type: OnlineTools for organizational learning and capacity To support learning and capacity building for health equity action, the NCCDH has developed a suite of evidence-informed online learning tools. These tools also respond to a growing need for free, virtual and bilingual training materials on the social determinants of health and health equity. Individual practitioners can use these tools to build…
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Sep 30 2020
NCCEH Webinar: COVID-19 Risks and precautions for the performing arts
at 12:00 PST Topics: COVID-19 Location Type: OnlineThe COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the performing arts causing major changes in how musicians and performers practice and rehearse, as well as bringing many live performances to a halt. With progressive reopening of various sectors, it is important to have an understanding of the key risks and appropriate precautions for minimizing risk. These can help with safer resumption of…
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Oct 02 2020
UBC SPPH OEH: Microplastics: Ubiquitous and persistent
at 12:30 PDT Topics: Contaminants and Hazards, Microplastics Location Type: OnlineFragmentation of day-to-day plastics leads to formation of microplastics. With our ever increasing dependency on plastic products, the threat due to microplastics is now greater than ever. This presentation will describe microplastics, their sources, where they can end up, and their possible health implications. Varun Kelkar PhD Candidate Environmental Health Engineering Arizona State…
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Oct 07 2020
City of Vancouver – Protecting Public Health Through Architectural Design: Legionella Awareness and Prevention
at 10:00 PST Topics: Water Location Type: OnlineLegionnaires’ disease is the leading cause of waterborne illness and death in the United States. It is preventable with proper design and maintenance. This seminar will discuss Vancouver Building By-law amendments aimed to help prevent the disease, with an emphasis on decorative water features, green walls, air intakes, cooling towers, rainwater harvesting systems, and other mechanical systems.…
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Oct 09 2020
UBC SPPH OEH: Ensuring a supply of respiratory protection: Occupational hygiene and development of solutions.
at 12:30 PDT Topics: Location Type: OnlineIn order to address an urgent PPE shortage, an interdisciplinary team worked to develop solutions to ensure the ongoing protection of workers. This included developing a novel product that can be used to adapt filtering facepiece respirator material to be used as an elastomeric half-mask respirator cartridge. Engagement with occupational hygiene researchers and local health and safety leaders…
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Oct 22 2020
NCCEH Webinar: KALAMITea - Kombucha alcohol levels affecting mothers, infants and toddlers
at 12:00 PDT Topics: Food Location Type: OnlineKombucha is a fermented tea considered to be a healthy alternative to sugary soda drinks but may contain residual alcohol from the multi-step fermentation process that converts sugar to alcohol. Alcohol (ethanol) levels in kombucha beverages from samples collected through-out BC were assessed for compliance with BC regulations (non-alcoholic beverages should contain <1% ABV). Ethanol was…
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Oct 23 2020
UBC SPPH OEH: Urban environmental exposures and deprivation: exploring intersections using CANUE data
at 12:30 PDT Topics: Location Type: OnlineThe Canadian Urban Environmental Health Research Consortium (CANUE) distributes urban environmental exposures to Canadian researchers free of charge. This talk explores the intersections and spatial patterns of nationally standardized walkability, nitrogen dioxide air pollution, greenness and material deprivation data within Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. These analyses allow identification of…