OEH Seminar: “Environmental factors affecting stress and sleep in adolescents: Interrelationships between the built environment and greenspace”
The Centre for Occupational Disease Prevention presents... About the event: Title: Environmental factors affecting stress and sleep in adolescents: Interrelationships between the built environment and greenspace Factors associated with the built environment (air pollution, noise, artificial light) are stressors that have been shown to negatively impact mental health and sleep....
OEH Seminar: “Depression and PTSD Risk among Canadian Paramedics during COVID-19”
Presented by OEH... About the event: Title: "Depression and PTSD Risk among Canadian Paramedics during COVID-19" Paramedics are considered a high-risk occupation for the development of mental health disorders during non-outbreak conditions. During COVID-19, paramedics were responsible to undertake exposure-prone procedures as part of their everyday job, despite uncertainty regarding...
OEH Seminar – “How does experiencing depression impact employment and earnings?”
About this event: Title: "How does experiencing depression impact employment and earnings?" Employment and earnings are critical social determinants of health. Despite much attention being paid to the employment outcomes of Canadians with mental health challenges, we still know relatively little about their long-term impact on earnings and employment. In...
OEH Seminar – “The Impact of HVAC Filters in Residential Buildings”
The Impact of HVAC Filters in Residential Buildings In North America, the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems are used for heating and cooling. With a well-fitted high-efficiency filter, they can also be used to remove airborne particulate matter. The filtration performance of the system is substantially influenced by...
OEH Seminar – “Occupational asbestos exposure and gastrointestinal cancers”
Title: Occupational asbestos exposure and gastrointestinal cancers This presentation will summarize the results of a systematic review of epidemiological studies on occupational asbestos exposure and gastrointestinal cancers. The review found evidence of an elevated risk of esophageal cancer, stomach cancer and colorectal cancer with occupational exposure to asbestos. There was...
OEH Seminar: “Understanding Exposures and Communicating Health Risks from Radon Gas with Canadians”
Title: Understanding Exposures and Communicating Health Risks from Radon Gas with Canadians At this time, 1 in 5 people who experience lung cancer in Canada have never smoked a tobacco product, amounting to >100,000 cases since 2001. This presentation will highlight the leading cause of lung cancer amongst Canadians who...
OEH Seminar – “Environmental noise and health: Research and policy in Canada”
Title: Environmental noise and health: Research and policy in Canada Environmental noise is one of the leading causes of disease and health burdens caused by environmental exposures. Yet, mitigation and regulation of ambient noise is lacking in the Canadian context, and this is particularly concerning with respect to transportation sources....
Occupational and Environmental Health Seminar: “Exploring COVID-19 cases and outbreaks by industry.”
Title: Exploring COVID-19 cases and outbreaks by industry This seminar will explore the challenges and opportunities of using COVID-19 case and outbreak data to understand the burden of disease in various settings, occupations, and industries. Participants will learn about Ontario’s reportable disease data and how they have been used to...
Occupational and Environmental Health Seminar: “Personal protective equipment and COVID-19 risk among Canadian paramedics.”
Title: Personal protective equipment and COVID-19 risk among Canadian paramedics Paramedics are frontline workers who are thought to be at high risk of exposure to COVID-19. Due to their uncontrolled work environment, personal protective equipment (PPE) is often the only control measure available to reduce their exposure to infectious agents...
Environment & Health Seminars
WINTER-SPRING 2014 SCHEDULEENVIRONMENT & HEALTHSEMINAR SERIESTHURSDAYS at 4:10 p.m.Room 179, University College, 15 King’s College Circle Healthy Public Policy through an Environmental Justice Lens: Stories from the TrenchesPresenter:SARAH WAKEFIELD, Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Program in Planning, University of TorontoDate:THUR JAN 23Watersheds as Settings for Health and Well-being:...