Environments and Health: Event summaries
The Environment and Health Signature Initiative (EHSI) is a multi-component research initiative that included a suite of funding tools designed to understand how the environment contributes to health and disease across the life course in order to prevent or to treat diseases caused by harmful environmental exposures. All funding opportunities have been completed.
On this page you will find a series of documents that represent the legacy of EHSI, and that we hope you will find useful for your future research/partnerships.
The following table lists and summarizes key events that were held since the beginning of the EHSI.
| Event | Purpose | Reference document |
|---|---|---|
| The CIHR Environments and Health Signature Initiative Research Summit April 17 & 18, 2023 Ottawa, ON |
With the end goal of promoting healthier, sustainable environments for all, the objectives of the Environments and Health Research Summit were to take stock of and communicate the knowledge produced through the CIHR-funded EHSI and establish a strategy that (i) fosters the growth of interwoven environments and health research in Canada through dedicated funding, and (ii) helps accelerate the uptake of research into policy, programs and practice | Summit report [ PDF (3 GB) - external link ] Pre-summit webinars |
| EHSI Mid-Term Meeting November 29-30, 2018 Toronto, ON |
The purpose of this meeting was to bring together the funded research teams from the following components to share information/ideas and to identify opportunities for future research collaborations, synergies and partnerships: This meeting allowed the teams to share their successes and challenges; develop strategies for translating research evidence into, impactful policies, programs, and practices; and identify opportunities for future research collaborations and partnerships – both among research teams and with external partners. | N/A |
| Intersectoral Prevention Research Strengthening Workshop March 10-11, 2016 |
The purpose of this workshop was to examine how intersectoral strategies and approaches contribute to improvements in population health and health equity by preventing, mitigating, reducing and/or enhancing resilience to harmful environmental exposures and/or promoting healthful environments. | Executive Summary |
| Environments and Health Signature Initiative Québec Partner Forum March 27, 2015 Québec, QC |
The purpose of the forum was to bring together Québec ministries, representatives of industry, of non-government, and of not-for-profit organizations, as well as experts from the scientific community to discuss and better understand the CIHR Environments and Health Signature Initiative with a view to maintain its momentum. | Executive Summary |
| Environments and Health Signature Initiative Alberta Partner Forum December 4, 2014 |
The purpose of the meeting was to bring together provincial government departments and industry leaders from within and outside of the health sector in Alberta to discuss and build understanding of, and momentum for, the Environments and Health Signature Initiative. | Summary Report |
| Data Platforms Consensus Meeting December 1, 2014 Montreal, QC |
The purpose of this meeting was to identify features of a funding program through which data challenges in the field of environments and health could be addressed in consultation with diverse stakeholders including scientists, government and non-governmental organizations. | Summary Report |
| Environments and Health Signature Initiative Federal Partner Forum September 18, 2014 Ottawa, ON |
The purpose of this forum was to bring together representatives of federal government departments from health and other sectors to discuss and build partnerships on the Environments and Health Signature Initiative. Thirty-seven participants attended the meeting from a cross-section of federal departments and agencies, funding agencies and non-governmental organizations. | Summary Report |
| Environments and Health National Forum May 22-23, 2013 Ottawa, ON |
The purpose of this national forum was to obtain input on a research agenda for a proposed Signature Initiative on Environments and Health. The forum was attended by 96 researchers, policy decision makers, and potential partners from across Canada. Representatives from the United States and Europe were also in attendance. Twenty-six speakers were invited to share their research or their perspectives to catalyze broader discussion in small group sessions. | Summary Report |
| Environments, Genes and Chronic Disease National Workshop February 7-8, 2012 Ottawa, ON |
The Environments, Genes and Chronic Disease Workshop brought together health research leaders from across the country to determine strengths, gaps and opportunities for environments, genes and chronic disease research in Canada. | Workshop Report |
| Measuring Environmental Exposure Workshop November 28-30, 2011 Montreal, QC |
More than 60 government and academic researchers from Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States with expertise in the measurement of environmental contaminants in the context of human health took part in the workshop. Its objectives were to synthesize expertise and identify gaps and priorities in this field of research; plan future research collaborations and partnerships across disciplines; and discuss the development of new measurement methods. | Workshop Report |
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