CPCHE has lost a dear colleague and friend. Dr. Lynn Marshall passed away on April 14, 2022. Lynn was a founding partner in CPCHE, representing the Ontario College of Family Physicians and the Environmental Health Clinic at Women’s College Hospital and, later on, the Environmental Health Institute of Canada which she co-founded in 2006. OverContinue reading Remembering Dr. Lynn Marshall
CPCHE joins open letter to federal government urging action on cancer-causing radon as part of new Greener Homes program
CPCHE joins with CELA, the Lung Association, the David Suzuki Foundation and CAREX Canada in an open letter to the Honourable Seamus O’Regan urging the federal government to include measures to address cancer-causing radon in Canada’s new Greener Homes Program. Citing evidence that energy retrofits can inadvertently worsen indoor radon gas exposure, the organizations callContinue reading CPCHE joins open letter to federal government urging action on cancer-causing radon as part of new Greener Homes program
CPCHE welcomes Raffi Foundation donation
CPCHE is delighted to announce a generous donation from the Raffi Foundation for Child Honouring. The contribution, which coincides with CPCHE’s 20th anniversary, will enable the partnership to deepen its collective work to advance healthy learning environments for children and action on climate change.Continue reading CPCHE welcomes Raffi Foundation donation
Healthy Schools Day climate action campaign featured in Green Teacher magazine
April 2020 Feature article in Green Teacher on Healthy Schools Day climate action campaign
CPCHE-led Healthy Schools Day campaign for climate action extended to April 2021
March 2020 In light of the COVID-19 crisis, we have decided not to hold the Healthy Schools Day climate action campaign in spring 2020. Instead, we are encouraging students, educators, administrators, and school community members to start planning Healthy Schools Day climate action projects for the 2020-2021 school year. As we continue physical distancing toContinue reading CPCHE-led Healthy Schools Day campaign for climate action extended to April 2021