A Topics
Agriculture - Department of
- Good agricultural practices - Government of BC
- On farm food safety programs - BC Agriculture Council
Air quality
- Air quality - Northern Health
- Healthy Canadians: Air quality - Government of Canada
Asbestos
B Topics
BC Emergency Management System (BCEMS)
- BCEMS - Government of BC
Bed bugs
- Bed bugs - HealthLink BC
- Bed bugs - National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health
- Bed bug information - Government of Canada
- Bed bug public health resources - City of Toronto
- Time lapse photography of bed bug feeding - Purdue Pest Management Program
Botulism
- Botulism - HealthLink BC
- Botulism - See communicable disease or at the bottom for "additional A-Z lists"
C Topics
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency - Government of Canada
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency consumer centre - Government of Canada
Child Care
-
See community care licensing - Northern Health
Chemical health hazards in food and water
- Chemicals and your health - Government of Canada
- Chemical hazards and food - Government of Canada
- Chemical hazards and your water - Government of Canada
- Interpretation information for chemical water analysis report (PDF) - Government of Alberta
Communicable disease
- For specific diseases, see additional A-Z lists
- A-Z list BCCDC diseases and conditions - BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC)
- A-Z list of HealthLink BC resources - HealthLink BC
- A-Z index US CDC Atlanta - Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- FDA bad bug book - provides current information about the major known agents that cause foodborne illness - U.S Food and Drug Administration
Community care licensing
- BC Ministry of Health community care licensing - Government of BC
- Child Care Resource and Referral (CCRR) - Government of BC
- Child care subsidy - Government of BC
- Community care licensing - Northern Health
- ECE registry - Government of BC
Contaminated sites
- Ministry of Environment resources - site remediation - Government of BC
Cryptosporidium
- Cryptosporidium infection - HealthLink BC
- Cryptosporidium - See communicable disease or additional A-Z lists
D Topics
Disinfectant selection
- A guide to selection and use of disinfectants - BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC)
Diseases
Drinking water
- BC well protection toolkit - Ministry of Environment
- Drinking water alerts - Northern Health
- Drinking water reports - Northern Health Public Health Protection
- Drinking water resources - Northern Health
- Drinking Water Officers' Guide (DWOG) - Government of BC
- Health Canada - Canadian drinking water quality guidelines - Government of Canada
- Ministry of Environment resources - Government of BC
- MoE - Water well disinfection (PDF) - Government of BC
- Small water systems guidebook (PDF) - Government of BC
- Source-to-tap water system assessments - Government of BC
- Source to tap screening tool (PDF) - Government of BC
- Comprehensive source to tap assessment guideline - Government of BC
- Water sample drop off schedule - Northern Health
E Topics
Emergency - Individual facilities and residential resources
- BC Hydro power outage information - BC Hydro
- BCCDC emergency preparedness and response - BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC)
- CFIA food safety in an emergency - Government of Canada
- Preparing for an emergency a focus on water and food - HealthLink BC
Emergency preparedness preparation and response
- Provincial emergency preparedness, response and recovery - Government of BC
- Provincial emergency planning - Government of BC
E. Coli
- E. coli - HealthLink BC
- E. coli - See communicable disease or additional A-Z lists
F Topics
Flood
- Clean-up after a flood - HealthLink BC
- Flood emergency information and links - Northern Health
Food
- Barfblog (info on food safety culture, see "categories" for other subjects -- handwashing, specific illnesses, etc.) - Barfblog
- Be food safe - Be Food Safe
- Caring about food safety - Open School BC
- CDC(US) foodborne illnesses - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- CFIA - Index of food recalls - Government of Canada
- Ensuring food safety - The HACCP way (PDF) - BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC)
- Food allergy vs food intolerance vs foodborne illness - Government of Canada
- Food inspection reports - Northern Health Public Health Protection
- Food poisoning outbreaks and litigation commentary by Bill Marler - Marler Blog
- Food protection - Vital to your business (PDF) - BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC)
- Food safety page and links - Northern Health
- FoodSafe courses - FoodSafe
- FoodSafe and MarketSafe courses - Open School BC
- Food shelf life guide - Still Tasty
- Informed dining - HealthLink BC
- Temporary food market guidelines (PDF) - BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC)
Forest fires
- Forest fire resources - Northern Health
- Wildfire status and information - Government of BC
Front Counter BC
- Front Counter BC - FrontCounter BC
- Front Counter BCeID registration - BCeID
G Topics
Good agricultural practices
-
G.A.P. guide - Ministry of Agriculture and Lands - Government of BC
H Topics
"H" General links
- HACCP making food products safe (video) - Alberta Agriculture
- HealthLinkBC (health topics database) - HealthLink BC
- Health, BC Ministry of - Government of BC
Healthy built environments
- BC Healthy Living Alliance - BC Healthy Living Alliance
- Canadian Green Building Council - Canadian Green Building Council
- Ministry of Health links - Government of BC
- National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health - National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health
- PHSA links and general information - BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC)
- Plan H - Plan H
Healthy built documents
- Bringing health to the planning table (PDF) - Public Health Agency of Canada
- Designing healthy living - Government of Canada
- Fact sheets for promoting healthy built environments (PDF) - National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health (NCCEH)
- Healthier built environment in BC - BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC)
- State of evidence: The built environment and health (PDF) - Alberta Health Services (AHS)
Healthy built presentations
- Your community big picture (Plan H) - HealthLink BC
Healthy communities
- BC Healthy Communities - BC Healthy Communities
- Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition - Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition
- Vibrant Communities Canada - Vibrant Communities Canada
Housing
- BC Housing - BC Housing
- Flood Management - see flood information
- Residential tenancy office contact info - Government of BC
- Residential tenancy dispute resolution - Government of BC
- Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre - Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre (TRAC)
I Topics
Indoor air quality
- A brief guide to mould in the workplace - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- Canadian Committee on Indoor Air Quality and Buildings (CCIAQB) - Indoor Air Quality Resource
- Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
- Health Canada mould resources - Government of Canada
- Indoor air - Government of Canada
- Indoor air quality - HealthLink BC
- Indoor air quality: Mould and other biological contaminants - HealthLink BC
- Mould in housing - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
- Mould resource for First Nations - Government of Canada
Industrial camps
- Understanding the state of industrial camps in Northern BC (PDF) - Northern Health
Insect identification
- Bug guide - Bug Guide
- Insect identification - Insect Identification
L Topics
Laboratories
- Directory of Qualified Laboratories - Government of BC
Legislation
- Communicable Disease Regulation - BC Laws
- Drinking Water Protection Act - BC Laws
- Drinking Water Protection Regulation - BC Laws
- Food Premises Regulation - BC Laws
- Food Safety Act - BC Laws
- Health Hazards Regulation - BC Laws
- Industrial Camps Regulation - BC Laws
- Pool Regulation - BC Laws
- Province of BC regulations - BC Laws
- Public Health Act - BC Laws
- Sewerage System Regulation - BC Laws
Local food
- Farmers markets - BC Farmers Market
Lice
- Lice - HealthLink BC
- Lice - See communicable disease or additional A-Z lists
Lyme Disease
- Lyme Disease - HealthLink BC
- Lyme Disease - BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC)
- Lyme Disease - See communicable disease or additional A-Z lists
M Topics
Maps
- Northern Health Environmental Health contacts - Northern Health
- Regional Health Authorities - Government of BC
Meat inspection
- BC Ministry of Health - Meat inspection resources - Government of BC
- Meat inspection regulation - BC Laws
Mould
- Addressing moisture and mould in your home - Government of Canada
- Indoor air quality: Mould and other biological contaminants - HealthLink BC
- Mould in housing: Identify, prevent and clean up mould in the home - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
N Topics
National Sanitation Foundation (NSF)
- NSF - Product information search - National Sanitation Foundation
Noro Virus
- Norovirus information - Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Noro Virus - See communicable disease or additional A-Z lists
O Topics
Outdoor air quality
- Air quality and your health - Northern Health
- Air quality health alerts - Northern Health
- Air Quality Health Index, BC - AQHI - Government of BC
- BC air quality - Advisories and information - Government of BC
- Burn it clean - Prince George Air Improvement Roundtable
- Guide to air quality information for the public - Canadian Lung Association
- The Prince George Air Improvement Roundtable - Prince George Air Improvement Roundtable
- The Bulkley Valley and Lakes District Airshed Management Society - Clean Air Plan
- The Quesnel Air Quality Roundtable - Quesnel Air Quality Roundtable
P Topics
Pathogens
- Airborne, foodborne, waterborne Pathogens - See communicable disease or additional A-Z lists
- Foodborne illness - Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Personal service establishments
- Infection prevention and control practices for personal services tattooing, ear-body piercing, and electrolysis (PDF) - Health Canada
- Personal services - Northern Health
- Provincial guidelines - Government of BC
- Tanning bed information - Government of BC
- Tattoo problems - HealthLink BC
- Tattoo and piercing - HealthLink BC
R Topics
Radon
- Radon - Northern Health
- Radon - HealthLink BC
- Radon - Canadian Lung Association
- Radon - Government of Canada
Recreational water
- Canadian guidelines for recreational water quality - Government of Canada
- CPO course handouts - National Swimming Pool Foundation
- National Swimming Pool Foundation - National Swimming Pool Foundation
- Pool resources - Northern Health
- Pool school - Trouble Free Pool
- Recreational water resources - Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
S Topics
Sewerage
- BC municipal wastewater regulations - Government of BC
- Canadian Water and Waste Water Association - Canadian Water and Waste Water Association
- Clean up after flood/sewage back up (PDF) - Alberta Health Services
- Professionals for sewerage system regulation list - Engineers and Geoscientists BC
- ROWP finder - Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of BC (ASTTBC)
- Sewerage and subdivision - Northern Health
- Sewerage filing form (PDF) - Northern Health
- Sewerage installer letter of certification - Northern Health
- Sewerage installation and other application forms - Northern Health
- Sewerage system regulation - BC Laws
- Soil classification - Government of Canada
- Standard practice manual version 3 (PDF) - Government of BC
Subdivisions
- Subdivision guidelines (PDF) - Northern Health
Swimming pools
- Pool resources - Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Recreational water resources - Northern Health
T Topics
Tattooing or tanning
Ticks
- Tick bites and disease - HealthLink BC
- Ticks in BC - Government of BC
- Tick talk - BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC)
Tobacco control
- QuitNow information and resources - QuitNow
- Smoking and tobacco reduction - Northern Health
- Tobacco control program - Government of BC
- Tobacco - Health Canada
- Toolkit for responsible tobacco retailers in BC - Health Canada
W Topics
Water
- See drinking water or recreational water
- Canadian Water and Waste Water Association - Canadian Water and Waste Water Association
- Water Protection and Sustainability Branch - BC Ministry of Environment
Water system training
- Small water systems course - Northern Health
- EOCP small systems course information - Environmental Operators Certification Program
- WaterSafe - Thompson River University
Well drillers
- Information for water well drillers and well pump installers - Government of BC
West Nile
- West Nile Virus - BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC)
- West Nile - See communicable disease or additional A-Z lists
Wild game meat
- Diseases you can get from wildlife (PDF) - BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC)
Additional A-Z Lists
- BC Centre for Disease Control: Diseases and conditions A-Z - BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC)
- Centres for Disease Control and Prevention: A-Z Index (US) - Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- HealthLink BC:
- Health Topics A-Z - HealthLink BC
- Medical Tests A-Z - HealthLink BC
- Medications A-Z - HealthLink BC
- Public Health Agency of Canada information and A-Z list - Public Health Agency of Canada