


NCCEH eNews - January 2015

Tap into NCCEH drinking water resources

Safe and secure drinking water is an important part of any Canadian community. The NCCEH has produced various resources on drinking water, including evidence reviews, presentation materials, and guidelines.

Documents

• Community water fluoridation in Canada – Trends, benefits, and risks
• Review of guidelines for shock chlorination in private wells
• Understanding microbial indicators for drinking water assessment

Presentations

• Water-borne disease outbreaks in Canadian small drinking water systems
• Exploring alternatives to regulating small drinking water systems
• Environmental health and inequalities: Evidence and action

Guidelines

• List of federal, provincial, and territorial guidelines related to drinking water in Canada

Announcements

• New NCCEH evidence review: Health effects of oil spills and implications for public health planning and research
• As of December 2014, CIPHI’s list of professional development opportunities that have been pre-approved for credit in the CPC program will include NCCMT’s online learning modules

Upcoming Events

• Population Data BC - Border Air Quality Study: Does where you live affect your health? (Jan 20)
• NCCEH eJournal Club - Bacteriological testing of private well water (Jan 29)

Recent Publications

• Case Study: Evidence of foodborne outbreaks associated with pizza
• Case Study: Neonicotinoids
• Exploration et l’exploitation du gaz de schiste dans le shale d’Utica des basses-terres du Saint-Laurent
• Environmental health impacts of unconventional natural gas development
• Jurisdictional variation in drinking water quality guidelines across Canadian provinces and territories
• Unintended consequences of food safety regulations for community food security and sustainability*
• Cross-institutional, food security-based knowledge in Canada*

* abstract only

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