"A drop of water in the pool": information and engagement of linguistic communities around a municipal pesticide bylaw to protect the public's health

by Hilary Gibson-Wood

Giving people the opportunity to be involved in decisions that affect their environment and their health, and providing communities with information about public health issues that is accessible and relevant to them, are important ways to help protect public health.  

Community Leader "In-Focus" - a candid interview with Karina Cardona Claros

photo by: Luis F. Clarosby Aaron Franks, CEHE Research Associate

1Q. Congratulations Karina, you are featured in Eco-Parent Magazine. In this article you talk about growing up in an environment watching your parents help newcomers to Canada settle in. Is there a specific memory or time that really stands out for you?

Wishing you all the best Tara!

by Jeff Masuda

Effective March 1st, 2013, Tara Zupancic will be concluding her role as Associate Director with The Centre for Environmental Health Equity in order to pursue other career and life opportunities. On behalf of CEHE students, staff, and supporters, I would like to thank Tara for her major contributions to advancing environmental health equity over the past six years.

Early exposures to hazardous pollutants / chemicals and their associations with chronic disease

An upcoming CPCHE webinar series:

A growing body of scientific evidence suggests that environmental exposures to toxic substances early in life may be contributing to the burden of chronic disease, alongside known risk factors such as inadequate nutrition, stress, lack of physical activity and the social determinants of health. An upcoming webinar series explores this evidence and its implications for public health policy and practice, including strategies for chronic disease prevention.

The Basic Human Right to a Healthy Environment

An interview with David R. Boyd, Adjunct Professor, Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University.

His recent books, The Environmental Rights Revolution (UBC Press, 2012) and The Right to a Healthy Environment: Revitalizing Canada’s Constitution (UBC Press, 2012), advocate for the protection of both human rights and the environment through constitutional amendments. 

By Trevor Wideman, CEHE Research Intern

Environmental Justice: a local, Canadian case-study

by Leith Deacon

While a number of studies have shown that ethnoracial groups are disproportionately exposed to pollution hazards, particularly among blacks, Hispanics and the poor in the United States, there are much fewer that focus on the processes contributing to environmental injustices.

This paper contributes to the environmental justice literature by exploring local environmental conflict over a pollution hazard (municipal solid waste) to further decipher the process(es) that may perpetuate environmental injustices.

Why we must address the social determinants of health to truly reduce childhood obesity

by Steve Barnes

Childhood obesity is increasing in Ontario and across Canada, and this has caused concern amongst governments, communities, and families. For kids, obesity can also lead to a lifetime of poor health, but by tackling childhood obesity now we can lead kids toward a healthy adulthood.

In Canada:

Knowledge Leaders to take on five priority Children's Environmental Health Inequities in Canada

 

 

 

 

 

 

Urban intensification in Winnipeg: policy barriers to social equity

by Trevor Wideman

In the current era of neoliberal urbanism, cities around the world have been searching for “quick-fix” solutions to urban problems, and a common issue in many cities is providing housing for growing populations.

Playground Accessibility and Neighbourhood Social Interaction Among Parents

by Scott A. Bennet, Nikolaos Yiannakoulias, Allison M. Williams, Peter Kitchen

While the positive association between social interaction and access to green space (in a broad sense) is well accepted, little research has sought to understand how different forms of green space - such as sports fields, playgrounds and community gardens- facilitate social interaction within a community. 

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