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Lessons&Learned:&Using&Indicators&of&Exposure&for& Policy&and&Program&Development&

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Alison&L.&Palmer&1!

Communica*ons!Director! ! The!CAREX!Canada!Team!1,2! ! 1. School!of!Popula*on!and!Public! Health,!University!of!Bri*sh!Columbia! 2. Spa*al!Sciences!Research!Lab,! University!of!Victoria!

What&does&CAREX&have&to&offer?&

Website!plaIorm,!including!carcinogen!database!! Substance!profiles!! Occupa*onal!exposure!es*mates,!approach,!methods! Environmental!exposure!es*mates,!approach,!methods! Interac*ve!tools!allow!users!to!explore!and!use!CAREX!data:!

• Emissions!Mapping!Project!(EMP)!
• Upcoming:!eRISK,!eWORK!
• Upcoming:!Workplace!Exposures!Mobile!Tool!

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Knowledge&exchange&approach&and&audiences&

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• NonXgovernment!
• rganiza*ons!
• Academic!/!research!
• Provincial!government!and!

agencies!

• Professional!groups!
• Federal!government!and!

agencies!

• Organized!labour!!
• First!Na*ons!groups!

Imagine!Canada,!2007!

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Ac*ng!as!Advisory!Commi^ee!members! Applying!CAREX!data!to!their!preven*on!efforts! and!research!projects! Beta!tes*ng!of!CAREX!tools!(ie!EMP,!eRISK,!quick ! summaries)! Partnering!to!submit!funding!applica*ons!to! develop!those!tools! !

Examples&of&Partnerships&

Understanding&distribuIon&of&cancer&cases&

BC&Cancer&Agency&K&Cancer&geneIcs&group& Conduc*ng!environmental!carcinogen!exposure!assessment! (arsenic,!radon,!air!pollu*on)!for!lung!cancer!cases!in!BC! based!on!residen*al!postal!codes;!cancer!gene*cs!group!is! looking!to!explore!associa*ons!between!molecular!markers! in!lung!cancer!tumors!and!different!exposures.!

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Developing&capacity&for&prevenIon&work&

First&NaIons&Environmental&Health&InnovaIon&Network:& Collabora*ng!with!FNEHIN!and!the!Assembly!of!First!Na*ons! (AFN)!to!develop!the!EMP!and!providing!inXperson!training! workshops!on!this!tool.!!

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Helping&to&prioriIze&prevenIon&efforts&

Alberta&Health&Services:&(public!health!division)! Provided!CAREX!data!for!a!comprehensive!report!on!nine! common!occupa*onal!carcinogens!and!es*mates!of!the! rela*ve!impacts!of!these!carcinogens!on!Albertans.!!

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Helping&to&address&exisIng&data&gaps&

Manitoba&Labour&and&ImmigraIon:&(funded!by!WCBXMB)! Conver*ng!a!selec*on!of!available!occupa*onal!exposure!data! into!a!CAREXXcompa*ble!digital!format.!! ! Dalhousie&University:!(Popula*on!Cancer!Research!Program)! Supplying!both!exper*se!and!CAREX!data!to!inves*gate! modeling!of!arsenic!exposure!from!well!water.!!

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Addressing&need&for&accessible&informaIon&

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PromoIng&prevenIon&of&occupaIonal&cancer&

UBC’s&eHealth&Strategy&Office:&& Integra*ng!CAREX!data!on!a!mobile! tool!interface!–!for!use!on! smartphones,!tablets!and!computers! ! Designed!for!physicians,!their!pa*ents,! and!other!occupa*onal!health! professionals!!

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CAREX&Canada&–&Ways&to&explore&and&connect&

& Visit!our!website:!

• Explore!profiles,!es*mates,!tools!
• Use!online!tutorials!for!various!tools!

! Sign!up!for!our!eXBulle*n:!

• Stay!tuned!for!future!webinars!!
• Get!latest!updates!on!data!and!tools!!

Follow!us!on!twi^er!at!@CAREXCanada!

Acknowledgements&

AnneXMarie!Nicol! Paul!Demers! Hugh!Davies! Amy!Hall! Calvin!Ge! Cheryl!Peters! Eleanor!Se^on! Karla!Poplawski! Basil!Veerman!