Wildfires in Canada : toolkit for public health authorities.: HP5-161/2024E-PDF
"The goal of this toolkit is to summarize information and bring together existing resources to support public health authorities in the mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery to human health risks associated with wildfires. Specific objectives are to: facilitate evidence-based and timely decision making by public health authorities; synthesize existing resources in the form of evidence-based summaries of human health hazards and risks; support the sharing of best practices and experiences; apply a public health lens to the prevention and management of human health hazards and risks across the emergency management continuum. …"--Goal and objectives, page 3.
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| Department/Agency | Public Health Agency of Canada, issuing body. |
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| Title | Wildfires in Canada : toolkit for public health authorities. |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Earlier edition | Wildfires in Canada : (2023) |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Feux de forêt au Canada : trousse d'outils destinée aux autorités de santé publique. "Pub.: 240209"--Verso of cover. Includes bibliographical references. |
| Publishing information | Ottawa, ON : Public Health Agency of Canada = Agence de la santé publique du Canada, July 2024. ©2024 |
| Description | 1 online resource (ii, 51 pages) : colour illustrations |
| ISBN | 9780660718408 |
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| Departmental catalogue number | 240209 |
| Subject terms | Wildfires -- Health aspects -- Canada. Forest fires -- Health aspects -- Canada. Smoke -- Health aspects -- Canada. Heat -- Health aspects -- Canada. Wildfires -- Canada -- Safety measures. Forest fires -- Canada -- Safety measures. Smoke -- Canada -- Safety measures. Heat -- Canada -- Safety measures. |
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