This narrative review summarizes Canada’s progress in resolving drinking water advisories on federally-funded First Nations reserves (Canada’s Target 6.1.1 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 6), as well as climate change threats to water safety. The findings emphasize the need for public health efforts focused on health equity, upholding Indigenous rights, and climate resilience.
Publications
A Short Review of Literature on the Effects of Climate Change on Mosquito-Borne Illnesses in Canada
Short review of the available literature and summary of trends to inform public health practitioners and planners of the anticipated effects of climate change on select mosquito-borne disease in humans.
ARCHIVED – Lyme Disease in Canada: An Update on the Epidemiology
A review of the current epidemiology of Lyme disease in Canada and a discussion of how it is spreading.