Lydia Ma

Lydia Ma is the Manager of the National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health (NCCEH), one of six NCCs funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada under the National Collaborating Centres for Public Health program. At UBC, Lydia is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Population and Public Health who oversees two Continuing Education initiatives: the Tropical and Geographic Medicine Intensive Short Course; and, the Outdoor Air Quality, Health, and the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) online course.

The NCCEH is a key resource for Canadian environmental health practitioners and policymakers. Our team of environmental health and knowledge translation experts addresses emerging public health issues by identifying and mitigating risks in natural and built environments while maximizing potential benefits. Our core functions include: synthesizing, translating, and disseminating scientific research to environmental health professionals and decision-makers; identifying gaps in research and practical knowledge; and, fostering capacity-building networks among environmental public health professionals, policymakers, and researchers.

We collaborate with provincial and federal agencies, academic researchers, field practitioners, and the other five National Collaborating Centres (Indigenous Health; Determinants of Health; Healthy Public Policy; Infectious Diseases; Methods and Tools) to broaden our impact and reach.