Month: September 2024

CIPHI is excited to share a variety of resources developed for our members and partners to use and promote throughout the week.

This year’s theme is “Creating Resilient Communities through Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation“. For more information. please visit International Federation of Environmental Public Health webpage. EPHW will take place from Monday, Sept 23 to Sunday, Sept 29, 2024

We encourage everyone to share images and posts that highlight the incredible work EPHPS do to keep our communities safe. This is a wonderful opportunity to showcase how EPHPS contribute to community resilience through their efforts in preparation, response, and recovery.

You can find EPHW resources on the CIPHI website Association Documents – ciphi. We look forward to celebrating with everyone next week!

The Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors will be holding the 90th Annual General Meeting on
Monday, September 23rd, 2024 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM CST

Location:
Ramada Plaza by Wyndham Regina
1818 Victoria Avenue
Regina, SK, S4P 0R1

Virtual Participation via Zoom will be available. Please register as a virtual attendee through this link:

https://fnha.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5MsfuugrTkrE9FlOR8VlX8aFinOAwztyGdp

The 2024 AGM Report can be found here:

https://ciphi.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-AGM-Report-Revised-on-September-16-2024.pdf

I wanted to share with you some recent updates on the CIPHI recruitment campaign.

Phase one of the national recruitment campaign recently wrapped up, with phase two launching on September 16, 2024. This phase will again target current and recently graduated post-secondary students with a background in science. The campaign’s goal is to raise awareness of Environmental Public Health (EPH) as an exciting and rewarding career path and to encourage further exploration of this field.

Phase two will continue our various digital and social media ads (Instagram, TikTok) with new images. We have also purchased transit ads and billboards near accredited schools across Canada and will run an ad on Spotify. Below are the locations of the out-of-home advertisements if you are in the area and want to check them out:

• Vancouver – Patterson SkyTrain Station (Sep 23-Oct 20, 2024)
• Edmonton – Coliseum Station, Central Station, Bay/Enterprise Square (Sept 16 to Oct 11, 2024)
• Toronto – Wellesley Subway Station (Sept 16 to Oct 11, 2024)
• Montreal – 1253 McGill College – Digital LED Wall and Rue McGill 5m N/O Rue St-Maurice WS F/S (Villemarie) (Sept 16 to Nov 3, 2024)
• Cape Breton – 6 King posters on transit services and Grand Lake Rd 100m E/O MacGuire Dr SS F/E (Sept 16 to Oct 3, 2024)

Finally, we encourage members to share these materials that can be found under promotional materials folder on the CIPHI website Association Documents – ciphi. If you have connections with your human resources department or are interested in partnering on recruitment efforts, please reach out. Images are available on the CIPHI website, or you can contact advocacy@ciphi.ca.

Dear CIPHI members,

I am pleased to announce that the newest issue of the Environmental Health Review is now available (https://pubs.ciphi.ca/toc/ehr/67/3).

In this issue, you will find:

• A case study on rabies in a domestic cat in Niagara Ontario
• A technical article from the NCCEH on managing cyanobacterial blooms in recreational waters
• An emerging issues article by Tim Sly on Avian Influenza in dairy cattle

We also have our spotlight feature highlighting the great work being done by environmental health students at Toronto Metropolitan University. We have Nelson Fok’s research article summaries to keep us updated on the variety of research being done in this field, as well as a branch update from British Columbia.

A note about access to articles: Free access to all articles in the EHR is included in your CIPHI membership. To get full access to articles, please go to: https://ciphi.ca/–> under professional development –> Environmental Health Review. 

If you ever have trouble accessing articles or have questions please feel free to reach out to me. 

I hope you enjoy the issue!

Wendy Pons, PhD, CIPHI(C)
Editor- Environmental Health Review