January 2025

Community science toolkit for mosquito surveillance

Climate change and expanding trade routes are introducing new and non-native mosquito species into new areas of Canada. Traditional surveillance methods struggle to cover Canada’s vast geography and remote areas. Community science is an effective approach in raising awareness of vector distribution and enhancing monitoring efforts. This toolkit synthesizes the literature and offers practical tools for community organizations to enhance mosquito monitoring through community science projects.

Upcoming Webinar

Ice arena inspection practice guide for indoor air quality management

January 30, 2025 | 12:00 - 1:00pm Pacific Time

Vittoria Vecchiarelli, B.A.Sc., C.P.H.I.(C)
CIPHI Ontario

Register free

Research Scan

Announcements

Enhancing public health management of chemical incidents through collaboration with poison centres: A case studies based virtual symposium

Organized by the Global Health Security Initiative, the 3-part symposium takes place on February 6, 13, 20, 2025. Free registration is now open!

This symposium brings together international representatives of poison centres and public health entities to present their experiences in responding to chemical incidents through case studies.

Call for experts: Climate change and food safety risks in Canada

The University of Guelph is recruiting professionals across Canada in food safety, epidemiology, public health, human health, pathobiology, and environmental health for focus groups or one-on-one interview.

This study, running from January 1 to March 21, 2025, will help shape Canada’s approach to prioritizing climate change-sensitive food safety risks through criteria development.

To express interest in participating, please complete this screening survey.

For any questions, contact Brenda Zai at bzai@uoguelph.ca.

US CDC releases the 2024 Model Aquatic Health Code

US CDC has released the 2024 Model Aquatic Health Code, updating previous editions. The 2024 MAHC provides important updates to prevent hazardous conditions and pool chemical injuries, improve aquatic safety, and include a new type of venue: artificial swimming lagoons.

New book: Public health risk assessment and risk management for safe drinking water

This new book by Steve Hrudey (2024) provides a comprehensive overview of how safe drinking water criteria are developed. The book considers the strengths and limitations of the approaches used to estimate risks and guide risk management, and discusses important considerations and resources for health risk assessment and health risk management. The book is available for free download here. as part of the Groundwater Project. 

Webinar Recording

Building social connections:
Designing multi-unit housing for social well-being

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