CCDR: Volume 52-7/8, July/August 2026: Canadian Field Epidemiology Program – 50 years

Table of contents

Commentary

Fifty years of the Canadian Field Epidemiology Program (1975–2025): Reflecting on the past, shaping the future
L Wong, A Bilandzic, K Laberge

The evolution of applied field epidemiology training in Canada: The last fifty years, and a vision for the future
B Hetman, E Lanktree, C Dohoo, J Stares, M-A Bélair, L Jensen

Qualitative Study

Strengthening radon surveillance in British Columbia: Insights from a qualitative evaluation of the British Columbia Radon Data Repository
B Irwin, JA Yao, D McVea

Surveillance

Wastewater surveillance as an early warning indicator for norovirus: Validating wastewater signals against clinical indicators in British Columbia, Canada, 2021–2025
B Irwin, N Prystajecky, M Singal, S Relova, A Smith, D McVea

Epidemiologic Study

Mixed-methods evaluation and enhancement of Peel Public Health’s heat-related illness emergency department visit surveillance system, 2018–2024
S Colyer, M Horn, L Cheng, J Deming, M Varia

Implementation Science

Developing and piloting an interactive syphilis surveillance dashboard through user-centred design: An implementation report from Interior Health, British Columbia
T Enebish, B Gauthier, J Malo

Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement responses to viral hemorrhagic fever outbreaks: A mixed-method evaluation of information management practices for Safe and Dignified Burials
D Lau, A Barr, M Gollish, M Munoz-Bertrand

“Those fires I had to work through was a learning”: An evaluation of the Eeyou Istchee Daily Smoke Monitoring Report
AJW Manore, J Coonishish, I Duguay, C Fuller, J Ottereyes, Environmental Health Team