A-Z Index

Agriculture - Department of

• Good Agricultural Practices
• On Farm Food Safety Programs

Air Quality

• Government of Canada - Healthy Canadians: Air Quality web page
• NH Air Quality

Asbestos

• BC Health Link - Asbestos
• Health Canada - Asbestos

BC Emergency Management System (BCEMS)

• BCEMS

Bed Bugs 

• HealthLinkBC File - Bed Bugs
• Burnaby Public Library FAQ
• Health Canada Bed Bug Information
• Michigan Public Health Bed Bug Information
• National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health
• National Collaborating Centre for Public Health
• Time lapse photography of bed bug feeding
• Toronto Public Health Resources - Bed Bug

Botulism  

• HealthLinkBC File - Botulism
• Botulism - See Communicable Disease or at the bottom for "Additional A-Z Lists"

Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

• Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency Consumer Centre

Child Care -

• See Community Care Licensing

Chemical Health Hazards in Food and Water

• Health Canada -- Chemicals and Your Health
• Health Canada -- Chemical Hazards and Food
• Health Canada -- Chemical Hazards and Your Water
• Interpretation information for Chemical Water Analysis Report (Alberta Agriculture 2012)
• Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS - US EPA)

Communicable Disease

• For specific diseases, see Additional A-Z Lists
• A-Z list BCCDC Diseases and Conditions
• A-Z list of Health Link BC resources
• A-Z Index US CDC Atlanta
• FDA Bad Bug Book - provides current information about the major known agents that cause foodborne illness

Community Care Licensing

• NH Community Care licensing
• BC Ministry of Health Community Care Licensing
• ECE Registry
• Child Care Resource and Referral (CCRR)
• Child Care Subsidy 

Contaminated Sites

• Ministry of Environment Resources - site remediation

Cryptosporidium

• HealthLinkBC Files - Cryptosporidium Infection
• Cryptosporidium - See Communicable Disease or Additional A-Z Lists

Disinfectant Selection

• BCCDC - A guide to Selection and Use of Disinfectants

Diseases

• See Communicable Disease or Additional A-Z Lists

Drinking Water

• Northern Health Water Sample Drop Off Schedule
• Northern Health Drinking Water Alerts
• Northern Health Drinking Water Reports
• Northern Health Drinking Water Resources
• BC Well Protection Toolkit
• Drinking Water Officers' Guide (DWOG)
• Health Canada - Canadian Drinking Water Quality Guidelines
• Ministry of Environment Resources
• MoE - Water Well Disinfection
• Small Water Systems Guidebook
• Source-to-Tap Water System Assessments
  • Source to Tap Screening Tool
  • Comprehensive Source to Tap Assessment Guideline

 Emergency - Individual Facilities and Residential Resources

• HealthLinkBC Files - Preparing for an Emergency A Focus on Water and Food
• BC Hydro Power outage information
• BCCDC Emergency Preparedness and Response
• CFIA Food Safety in an Emergency
• Guideline on Emergency Action Plans for Food Establishments - MB

Emergency Preparedness Preparation and Response

• Hazard, Risk and Vulnerability Analysis for the Northern Health Authority of British Columbia
• Provincial Emergency Preparedness, Response & Recovery
• Provincial Emergency Planning
• TOXNET - Databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases

E. Coli

• HealthLinkBC Files - E. coli
• E. coli - See Communicable Disease or Additional A-Z Lists

Flood

• Northern Health Flood Emergency Information and Links
• HealthLinkBC Files - Clean-up After a Flood
• Flood Management - also see drinking water
• Flood Management - also see housing
• Sewage Back-Ups: Information for Residents
• What to do if your sewer backs up or your basement floods

Food

• Northern Health Food Safety Page and Links
• Northern Health Food Inspection Reports
• Barfblog (info on food safety culture, see "categories" for other subjects -- handwashing, specific illnesses, etc.)
• Be Food Safe
• Caring About Food Safety
• CDC(US) Foodborne Illnesses
• CFIA - Index of Food Recalls
• Ensuring Food Safety - The HACCP Way
• Food Allergy vs Food intolerance vs Foodborne Illness
• Food Poisoning Outbreaks and Litgation Commentary by Bill Marler
• Food Protection - Vital to Your Business
• FoodSafe courses
• FoodSafe and MarketSafe courses - Open School BC
• Informed Dining
• Still Tasty - Food Shelf Life Guide
• Temporary Food Market Guidelines - BCCDC
• Trans Fat resources

Forest Fires

• Northern Health Forest Fire Resources
• Wildfire Status and Information

Front Counter BC

• Front Counter BC
• Front Counter BCeID Registration

Good Agricultural Practices

• G.A.P. Guide - Ministry of Agriculture and Lands

"H" General links

• HACCP Alberta info video
• HealthLinkBC (health topics database)
• Health, BC Ministry of

Healthy Built Environments

• BC Healthy Living Alliance
• Canadian Green Building Council
• Ministry of Health links
• National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health
• PHSA links and general information
• Plan H

Healthy Built Documents

• Bringing Health to the Planning Table (PHAC link)
• Creating a Healthier Built Environment in BC (PHSA)
• Fact Sheets for Promoting Healthy Built Environments (NCCEH)
• Foundations for a Healthier Built Environment (PHSA)
• Health 201: A Knowledge-to-Action Framework for Creating Healthier Built Environments (PHSA)
• Indicators for a Healthy Built Environment in BC (PHSA)
• Introduction to Land Use planning for Health Professionals (PHSA)
• NCCEH - Built Environment
• Our Communities, Our Health and Our Future: Understanding and Changing the Built Environment
• State of Evidence: The Built Environment and Health (AHS)

Healthy Built Presentations

• Healthy Families BC - Your Community Big Picture (Plan H)

Healthy Communities

• BC Healthy Communities
• Healthy Communities Link - Ontario
• Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition
• UBCM Healthy Communities
• Vibrant Communities Canada

Housing

• BC Housing Web Site
• Flood Management - see Flood Information
• Residential Tenancy Office Contact info
• Residential Tenancy Dispute Resolution
• Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre

Indoor Air Quality

• HealthLinkBC File - Indoor Air Quality
• HealthLinkBC File - Indoor Air Quality: Mould and Other Biological Contaminants
• Canadian Committee on Indoor Air Quality and Buildings (CCIAQB)
• Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
• CMHC - Moisture and Mould
• Health Canada Indoor Air
• Health Canada mould resource for First Nations
• Health Canada mould resources
• OSHA - A Brief Guide to Mold in the Workplace

Industrial Camps

• Understanding the State of Industrial Camps in Northern BC

Insect Identification

• Bug Guide
• Insect Identification

Laboratories

• Directory of Qualified Laboratories

Legislation

• BC Laws - Province of BC regulations
• Communicable Disease Regulation
• Drinking Water Protection Act
• Drinking Water Protection Regulation
• Food Premises Regulation
• Food Safety Act
• Ground Water Protection Regulation
• Health Hazards Regulation
• Industrial Camps Regulation
• Public Health Act
• Pool Regulation
• Sewerage System Regulation

Local Food

• Farmers Markets
• Beyond the Market

Lice

• HealthLinkBC File - Lice
• Lice - See Communicable Disease or Additional A-Z Lists

Lyme Disease

• HealthLinkBC File - Lyme Disease
• BCCDC - Lyme Disease
• Lyme Disease - See Communicable Disease or Additional A-Z Lists

Maps

• Regional Health Authorities
• Northern Health Environmental Health Contacts

Meat Inspection

• BC Ministry of Health - Meat Inspection Resources
• Meat Inspection Regulation

Mould

• Addressing moisture and mould in your home
• Indoor Air Quality: Mould and Other Biological Contaminants
• Mould in Housing: Identify, prevent and clean up mould in the home

National Sanitation Foundation (NSF)

• National Sanitation Foundation (NSF - Product information search)

Noro Virus

• Norovirus information
• Noro Virus - See Communicable Disease or Additional A-Z Lists

Outdoor Air Quality

• Northern Health Air Quality Health Alerts
• Guide to Air Quality Information for the Public
• Northern Health Air Quality and Your Health
• Air Quality Health Index, BC - AQHI
• BC Air Quality - advisories and information
• BC Lung Association
• BC Lung Association Guide to Air Quality
• Burn It Clean
• The Prince George Air Improvement Roundtable
• The Bulkley Valley and Lakes District Airshed Management Society
• The Quesnel Air Quality Roundtable
• People's Action Committee for Healthy Air

Pathogens

• Airborne, foodborne, waterborne Pathogens - See Communicable Disease or Additional A-Z Lists
• CDC(US) Foodborne Illness

Personal Service Establishments

• Northern Health Personal Services
• Provincial Guidelines
• Infection Prevention and Control Practices for Personal Services Tattooing, Ear-Body Piercing, and Electrolysis
• Tanning Bed Information
• HealthLinkBC File - Tattoo Problems
• HealthLinkBC File - Tattoo & Piercing

Radon

• Northern Health Radon
• HealthLinkBC File - Radon
• BC Lung Association - RadonAware Program
• Canadian Lung Association - Radon
• Health Canada - Radon
• Health Canada - Testing Your Home for Radon

Recreational Water

• Northern Health Pool Resources
• Canadian Guidelines for Recreational Water Quality
• CDC recreational water resources
• National Swimming Pool Foundation CPO course handouts
• National Swimming Pool Foundation
• Pool School

Sewerage

• Northern Health Sewerage and Subdivision
• Northern Health Sewerage Filing Form
• Northern Health Sewerage Installer Letter of Certification
• Canadian water and Waste Water Association
• BC Municipal Wastewater Regulations
• Clean up after flood/sewage back up
• P. Eng. list
• ROWP finder - ASTTBC
• Sewerage Installation and other Application Forms
• Sewerage System Regulation
• Standard Practice Manual version 3
• Soil classification

Subdivisions

• NH Subdivision Guidelines

Swimming Pools

• NH Recreational Water Resources
• CDC Pool Resources

Tattooing or Tanning

• See Salons, Tattooing and other Personal Services

Ticks

• HealthLinkBC File - Tick Bites and Disease
• Ministry of Agriculture BC - Ticks in BC
• BCCDC - Tick Talk

Tobacco Control

• Northern Health Tobacco Reduction Page
• Ministry of Health – Tobacco Control Program
• Health Canada – Tobacco
• Health Canada – Tool Kit For Responsible Tobacco Retailers in BC
• Tobacco Retailer Resource Kit
• Quit Now - information and resources

Water

• See Drinking Water or Recreational Water
• BC Ministry of Environment Water Protection and Sustainability Branch
• Canadian Water and Waste Water Association

Water System Training

• Northern Health Small Water Systems course
• EOCP - Small Systems course information
• Thompson River University - WaterSafe

Well Drillers

• Qualified Well Drillers in BC

West Nile

• West Nile Virus
• West Nile - See Communicable Disease or Additional A-Z Lists

Wild Game Meat

• Diseases You Can Get From Wildlife

• BC Centre for Disease Control: Diseases & Conditions A-Z
• Centres for Disease Control and Prevention: A-Z Index (US)
• HealthLink BC:
  • Health Topics A-Z
  • Medical Tests A-Z
  • Medications A-Z
• Public Health Agency of Canada information and A-Z list