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We produce evidence reviews based on our assessments of needs and gaps in evidence-based environmental health practice and policy. We also work with researchers and environmental public health students for reviews. These documents are peer-reviewed and the content is the responsibility of the authors.
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Growing at Home: Health and Safety Concerns for Personal Cannabis Cultivation
Topics: Biological Agents, Chemical Agents, Contaminants and Hazards, Indoor Air, Practices and Procedures, Radiation Location: General, Canada
Personal cultivation as described by the proposed Cannabis Act (2017) will permit adults to cultivate up to four cannabis plants per household. This provision is intended to both promote equity by fac…
Summary: Radiofrequency and Health
Topics: Radiation Location: General, Canada
This summary is based on the "Radiofrequency Toolkit for Environmental Health Practitioners" (2013) available on the BCCDC website, developed in response to requests from BC's medical and environmenta…
Understanding the Public Health Implications Concerning Shale Gas Production and Hydraulic Fracturing
Topics: Chemical Agents, Contaminants and Hazards, Resource Extraction, Shale Gas Location: General, Canada
The intent of this document is to synthesize scientific information related to public health concerns of relevance to Canada about shale gas production (including the pre-production stages of drilling…
Summary: Animals as Sentinels for Public Health Risks from Oil and Gas Development
This document was based on a contracted review: Animals as Sentinels for Public Health Risks Associated with Oil and Gas Development by Craig Stephen and Tyler Stitt, March 2014.
Equity in Environmental Health Practice: Findings of a Pilot Study
Topics: Equity, Practices and Procedures Location: General, Canada
Public health inspectors (PHIs) are environmental health professionals who carry out inspections, enforce health protection regulations, and provide environmental health education and training. This q…
Topics: Built Environment, Contaminants and Hazards, Chemical Agents, Nuisance Control, Pest Control Location: General, Canada
Economic, environmental, and health concerns with bed bug control technologies and management options are of interest to public health and pest management agencies, who often receive and need to respo…
Cardiovascular Health, Traffic-related Air Pollution and Noise: Are associations mutually confounded? A systematic review
Topics: Built Environment, Nuisance Control, Outdoor Air Location: General, Canada
This review assessed the confounding effect of one traffic-related exposure (noise or air pollutants) on the association between the other exposure and cardiovascular outcomes. A systematic review was…
Cardiovascular Health, Traffic-related Air Pollution and Noise: Are association…
Bed Bugs and Public Health: New Approaches for an Old Scourge
Topics: Built Environment, Nuisance Control, Pest Control Location: General, Canada
The objective of this paper is to share four Canadian cities' experiences with bed bug infestations and to explore public health roles in managing them. We summarize presentations from a workshop at t…
Surveillance for Emerging Infectious Diseases: A Canadian Perspective
Topics: Contaminants and Hazards, Infectious Diseases, Practices and Procedures, Surveillance, Zoonoses Location: General, Canada
Surveillance approaches for emerging zoonotic infectious diseases is less well developed than for traditional clearly-defined diseases. Zoonotic diseases with recent implications in Canada include: in…
Air Quality and Community Health Impact of Animal Manure Management
Topics: Agriculture, Built Environment, Nuisance Control, Outdoor Air Location: General, Canada
Nearly 200 million tonnes of livestock manure are generated in Canada each year.1 Manure storage and land application tends to produce odour, greenhouse gases, microbes, and particulate matter, which…
Air Quality and Community Health Impact of Animal Manure Management (UBC Bridge…
Systematic Review of Environmental Burden of Disease in Canada
Topics: Practices and Procedures, Risk Analysis Location: General, Canada
Few studies have estimated the environmental burden of disease (EBD) in Canada. Available data suggest that the total EBD for high-income, developed countries, like Canada, may range from as low as 1…
Summary, Full Report
Residential Pesticides and Childhood Leukemia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Topics: Contaminants and Hazards, Children's Environmental Health, Practices and Procedures, Chemical Agents, Surveillance Location:
Many Canadian municipalities or provinces have banned or restricted cosmetic pesticide use and other jurisdictions are considering similar bans or facing continuous public pressure for such action. Ma…
Residential Pesticides and Childhood Leukemia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Ana…
Tanning and Skin Cancer: A Brief Review
Topics: Contaminants and Hazards, Personal Service Establishments, Radiation Location: General, Canada
The prevalence of intentional solar tanning in Canada ranges from 4 to 49% depending on age and sex. The prevalence of tanning using artificial tanning devices in Canada ranges from 4 to 27% depending…
Tanning and Skin Cancer: A Brief Review (UBC Bridge Program)
Are Naturally Ventilated LEED Buildings Healthier?
Topics: Built Environment, Indoor Air, Public Facilities Location: General, Canada
Green building rating systems such as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) employ a variety of design solutions to reduce energy and minimize environmental damage. These solutions, suc…
Are Naturally Ventilated LEED Buildings Healthier? (UBC Bridge Program)
Wind Turbines and Health - revised
Topics: Built Environment, Nuisance Control Location: General, Canada
Noise and Low Frequency SoundThe sound level associated with wind turbines at common residential setbacks is not sufficient to damage hearing, but may lead to annoyance and sleep disturbance.Electroma…
Wind_Turbines_Feb_2013.pdf
Cellular/Mobile Phone Use and Intracranial Tumours
Topics: Contaminants and Hazards, Radiation Location: General, Canada
Cell phone use is increasingly prevalent in Canada. Public concerns of a potential associated risk with intracranial tumours have been raised. Further, recent media attention has focused on disparate…
Residential Indoor Radon Testing
Topics: Contaminants and Hazards, Indoor Air, Radiation Location: General, Canada
Radon is a known carcinogen, and is estimated to cause up to 10% of all lung cancers in Canada. It is a radioactive gas that is produced by the decay of uranium. Radon is naturally occurring, and eman…
Adverse Cardiovascular Health Effects of Exposure to Short-Term Air Pollution
Topics: Practices and Procedures, Surveillance, Outdoor Air Location:
Based on appraisals of recent systematic reviews and patient information, this report provides an overview of: 1) evidence available to generate health protection measures; 2) health protection advice…
How the New Analytical Geomatics Technologies can help Environmental Health Professionals and Decision-makers to make Further use of Mapping than what is offered traditionally by Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Web Mapping
Topics: Surveillance, Practices and Procedures Location: General, Canada
This review presents an analysis of geospatial applications in the health field. In this report we focus on the following technologies: spatial dashboard, spatial on line analytical processing (SOLAP)…
How the New Analytical Geomatics Technologies can help Environmental Health Pro…
Systematic Review of Human Biomonitoring Studies of Environmental Contaminants
Topics: Contaminants and Hazards, Chemical Agents, Surveillance, Practices and Procedures Location: General, Canada
This review synthesizes information on biological markers of exposure to environmental contaminants in Canada through a systematic search of the published and grey literature from January 1990 to Janu…
A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Childhood Leukemia and Parental Occupational Pesticide Exposure
A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Childhood Leukemia and Parental Occupa…
Epidemiologic Evidence of Relationships Between Reproductive and Child Health Outcomes and Environmental Chemical Contaminants
This review summarizes the level of epidemiologic evidence for relationships between prenatal and early life exposure to environmental chemical contaminants and fetal, child, and adult health. Discuss…
Epidemiologic Evidence of Relationships Between Reproductive and Child Health O…
An Evaluation of Interventions Designed to Reduce Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure
Topics: Contaminants and Hazards, Physical Agents, Radiation Location:
Ultraviolet radiation from sunlight is the main risk factor for the development of skin cancer. This risk factor can be greatly reduced by following responsible sun protection measures and avoiding ar…
Systematic Review of Surveillance Systems for Emerging Zoonotic Diseases
Topics: Contaminants and Hazards, Practices and Procedures, Infectious Diseases, Surveillance, Zoonoses Location:
The purpose of this review is to synthesize available evidence for public health practitioners, making decisions in the event of emerging zoonosis, by finding public health surveillance initiatives fo…