NCCEH eNews - September 2017
 
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Lead in School Drinking Water

Lead is a potent neurotoxin that is commonly present in our environment and can have serious cognitive and behavioral impacts, particularly in children. The resources listed on this new NCCEH topic page are intended to assist public health practitioners in understanding the issues around lead in drinking water, highlight the approaches taken to addressing lead, and provide practical advice on testing and mitigating lead exposure in homes and schools.

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Public Health and Industry: Partners in Reducing Lead Exposure

This video presentation uses Flint, Michigan, as a case study to examine the factors leading up to a public health disaster, and discusses how the drinking water treatment industry and public health professionals can collaborate to reduce Canadians’ risk of lead exposure.


Drinking Water in Schools and Day-care Centers

Earlier this summer, Laval University's Water Research Centre hosted a series of presentations concerning the health impacts of contaminated drinking water for children in schools and day-care centres. The full webinar and the speakers' presentation materials are all available online.


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Announcements

Featured Event
• Sept 28: NCCEH eJournal Club - Water Quality Survey of Splash Pads After a Waterborne Salmonellosis Outbreak​

Extreme Heat Presentation Materials
• The Commission for Environmental Cooperation has posted the presentation materials from their May workshop on the use of syndromic surveillance for extreme heat in North America.

Abstract Submission Deadline Extended to Sept 30
• The Public Health Association of BC has extended the call for abstracts for their annual conference taking place in November. Submissions will be accepted until September 30.

OEH Seminar Series Lineup
The 2017-2018 lineup for the Toronto based Occupational and Environmental Health Seminar Series is now available. Seminars are held on Fridays, 12:30-1:30 p.m. EDT, and are accessible via webinar.

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Recent Publications

Air
Exposure to fine particulate matter air pollution in Canada
Carbon dioxide emissions of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles: A life-cycle analysis in eight Canadian cities
The health impacts and economic value of wildland fire episodes in the U.S.
Avis concernant les polluants le long des autoroutes et recommandations sur les usages aux abords du complexe turcot

Built Environment
A review of the benefits of nature experiences: more than meets the eye
The health benefits of nature-based solutions to urbanization challenges for children and the elderly
Is gentrification all bad? Positive association between gentrification and individual’s perceived neighborhood collective efficacy in Montreal, Canada

Climate
Detecting and attributing health burdens to climate change
Social vulnerability to climate change
Climate change-related water disasters' impact on population health

Contaminants and Hazards
Still treating lead poisoning after all these years
Psychosocial impact of fracking
Biological effects of exposure to static electric fields in humans and vertebrates
Le bruit et la santé

Food
Transmission pathways for sporadic Shiga-toxin producing E. coli infections
Is living near healthier food stores associated with better food intake in regional Australia?

Practices and Procedures
Cannabis evidence series: An evidence synthesis
Ethical guidance for disaster response, specifically around crisis standards of care
Return on investment of public health interventions

Water
Lead in drinking water
Source water protection in rural Newfoundland and Labrador
Using graywater and stormwater to enhance local water supplies

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