NCCEH Resources for Environmental Health Professionals

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1 NCCEH Resources for Environmental Health Professionals Lydia Ma September 30 th, th Annual Professional Education and Development Seminar Regina, SK

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3 National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health Centre de collaboration nationale en santé environnementale Focus Health risks associated with the environment and evidence-based interventions to reduce those risks Functions Knowledge synthesis, translation and exchange articles, postings, webinars, and conferences Resources for Canadian environmental health practitioners and policy-makers Identify key gaps in environmental health research and practice knowledge; advocate for and/or fill them Build and develop networks of environmental health practitioners, policy makers and researchers in Canada.

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5 NCCEH product highlights Mould investigation toolkit Health effects of oil spills and implications for public health planning and research Photo credits: Kbartlett(L); Darryl Dyck, The Canadian Press via The Vancouver Sun (R)

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7 Mould InvestigationToolkit Sample inspection checklists and forms Overview of microbial sampling methods Overview of typical fungi Interpretation of microbial laboratory reports Reviewing microbial investigation reports

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15 Microbial Sampling Methods Fungal Spore Sampling/Spore Traps Impactor Samplers (e.g., Andersen, RCS, etc.) Sedimentation Settling Plates Airborne Particulate

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18 Overview of Typical Fungi

19 Interpretation of Lab Reports Summary of information typically contained or that should be found in microbial analytical reports: Direct microscopic examination microbial report Fungal spore air samples Tape, bulk and swab samples Cultured samples microbial report - Impactor air samples (e.g., Andersen, RCS, etc.) - Bulk and swab samples - Filter samples (for dust)

20 Reviewing microbial investigation reports Content found in all reports Indoor air quality reports Microbial inspection reports Microbial remediation reports

21 Other NCCEH resources on mould Mould Remediation Recommendations Mould Assessment Recommendations Health Effects from Mould Exposure in Indoor Environments Presentation slide deck: Indoor Air Quality Assessments: Mould (2013) Other sources: Canada Mortage & Housing Corporation

22 Health effects: oil spills, public health

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24 Carbon Monoxide (CO) CO exposure incident in Humboldt, SK (2010): 3 fatalities and large-scale evacuation of facility

25 CO leak from faulty boiler Detection through monitoring only At time of incident no CO monitors installed or required in SK health care facilities Program alarm levels of CO monitors vs. Health Canada indoor air guidelines* * Health Canada Residential indoor air quality guideline: Carbon monoxide. Available at:

26 NCCEH/BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC), Health Canada, Saskatoon Health Region project Provide guidance on establishing a CO monitoring framework Address gaps in policy and practice (found in early scoping) Photo credit: US FEMA (R)

27 Objectives: Knowledge synthesis: CO health effects among vulnerable populations Knowledge translation: develop health protective CO management framework Prevention, education, monitoring, other logistics Knowledge exchange: across Canada Sharing operational implications and evaluation findings of CO management frameworks Build capacity for better risk assessment, management and risk communication of health care facilities

28 NCCEH current projects Understanding public health implications of shale gas production and hydraulic fracturing in Canada Drinking water Air quality Induced seismicity Other community impacts

29 NCCEH current projects: others Grey water reuse Lead exposure sources Recreational water quality management at public beaches Human health risk assessment: oil spills in marine waters Elemental mercury spill in a residence Photo credit: kc7fys Flickr

30 Food issues: Notes from the Field (BCCDC)

31 Rapid Reponses: examples

32 Join us NCCEH ejournal Club free, online Every other month starting October 1, 2015 The impact of drinking water, indoor dust and paint on blood lead levels of children aged 1-5 years in Montreal BCCDC Environmental Health Seminar Series free, online Every other month starting October 5, 2015

33 BCCDC Food Safety Workshop November 5, :00 am 3:00 pm PST Pickling, fermentation, packaging and canning issues: Is ph 4.6 the magic number? (12:00 1:00 pm PST) Brian Nummer, PhD Extension Food Safety Specialist and Associate Professor, Dept. of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences, Utah State University

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35 Training & Education: online Risk-based Food Inspection CIPHI national: scheduled for release before December 2015 Ready-to-Eat Meats: Assessing the Food Safety Risks In-person course instructed by BCCDC Food Protection Services food specialist Converting to an online course: 2016 launch

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39 Tell us: What NCCEH resource(s) do you use? How did you use this resource(s)? Did you change your practice and/or influence policy change as a result of the NCCEH resource(s)? Feedback? What other evidence-based knowledge products, tools, training do you need?

40 EH resources from other NCCs: curated resource list NCC for Methods and Tools Evidence-informed decision-making in public health in action The Learning Centre Understanding Research Evidence video series NCC for Determinants of Health Equity in Environmental Health Practice: Findings of a pilot study Let s Talk series; Health Equity Clicks online forum

41 EH resources from other NCCs: curated resource list (cont d) NCC for Aboriginal Health Aboriginal environmental health issues: Researchers and decision makers perceptions of knowledge transfer and exchange processes Pathways to improving well-being for Indigenous Peoples: How living conditions decide health

42 EH resources from other NCCs: curated resource list (cont d) NCC for Infectious Diseases The Antimicrobial resistance section of website links to useful resources NCC for Healthy Public Policy Built Environment Registry of Recommendations that Foster Safe and Active Transport Introduction to Public Health Ethics 3: Frameworks for Public Health Ethics

43 Funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada istock Photo credits from left to right: Alison Trotta-Marshall, Robert Churchill, pierredesvarre, amazonfilm