June 2025

Indoor air filtration during wildfires:
Impacts on air quality and health

Wildfire smoke can infiltrate the indoor environment and expose occupants to harmful air pollutants. This rapid review examines how effective indoor air filtration and cleaning is at reducing concentrations of wildfire-related pollutants, and if air cleaners can be protective of health.

Upcoming Webinar

Heat alert and response systems in Canada:
A check-up on preparedness

June 26, 2025 | 12:00 - 1:00pm Pacific Time

Rebecca Goulding, Ph.D.
National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health

Melissa Gorman, MPH
Health Canada

Register free

Extreme heat health check video

Staying safe in extreme heat: A quick guide to health checks

New! We prepared this animated video on health checks during extreme heat to accompany our extreme heat health check tool. Learn how timely check-ins can save lives during extreme heat and share widely. Watch the video here!

NCCEH celebrates 20 years!

Discover how NCCEH supports public health professionals with evidence-based resources on climate change, air and water quality, built environments, and other environmental health challenges to shape healthier communities and protect Canadians from environmental health risks.

Research Scan

Announcements

Moving research into practice: Innovative knowledge translation strategies in outbreak investigation communication, global ecohealth and HIV prevention

June 25, 2025 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM ET

Get a first-hand look at the 2025 National Collaborating Centre for Public Health (NCCPH) Knowledge Translation Student Award winners’ crucial work in bridging the gap between research and practice. This session will showcase their impressive efforts leading innovative knowledge translation (KT) strategies in the fields of outbreak investigation communication, global ecohealth, and HIV prevention. Join this webinar to meet the new generation of KT leaders in public health and learn how transferable strategies can address today’s public health priorities.

Invitation to participate in Canadian Centre for Climate Services Survey

ClimateData.ca will soon release future return periods projections, including:

• 1 in 5- and 1 in 20-year maximum and minimum temperature
• 1 in 5-, 1 in 20-, and 1 in 50-year maximum daily precipitation 

Return periods are a metric for quantifying the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events. This data informs climate change adaptation planning by quantifying rare but potentially high-impact extreme events. 

The Canadian Centre for Climate Services (CCCS) invites you to complete a short survey (~15 minutes) to help ensure this dataset meets your needs. Your feedback will directly influence how the CCCS presents and prioritizes data development on Climatedata.ca.

SURVEY: Return Period Indices

Deadline to complete the survey is July 7. For question about the survey, please contact Nouran Nour (Nouran.Nour@ec.gc.ca).

Webinar Recording

Extreme heat events: Media communication with impact

External Events

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