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Below is a list of media releases sent out by the staff and programs at the Haldimand-Norfolk Unit.

  • Child is area’s first influenza case of the season

    SIMCOE, ON, JAN. 8, 2008 – A child who did not receive the flu shot is the area’s first reported seasonal case of influenza. “We have received notification of one laboratory confirmed case of influenza A from a school-aged child residing in Haldimand County,” said Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit Communicable Disease Program Coordinator Shuayb Abidi. “The […]

  • West Nile virus dead bird sighting program comes to seasonal end

    SIMCOE, ON, OCT. 23, 2007 – The mosquito season is coming to an end and the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit is no longer asking the public to report dead bird sightings as a way of monitoring West Nile virus. “We want to thank the public for participating in the West Nile virus surveillance program by reporting […]

  • Local hair stylists are also breast friends

    SIMCOE, ON, OCT. 18, 2007 – Early detection of breast cancer saves lives and local hair styling salons are sharing that message with their clients, thanks to a project co-sponsored by the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit. The “Be a Breast Friend” project, initiated jointly by health units throughout central west Ontario, provides information to local hair […]

  • Lyme disease still a concern, Health Unit cautions

    SIMCOE, ON, OCT. 11, 2007 – Unseasonably warm weather has extended the danger of contracting Lyme disease, cautions the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit. “With the warm fall we are having, it is important for people to know that ticks are still active,” explained Healthy Environment Program Coordinator Glen Steen. Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted […]

  • Grade 8 vaccination program will combat cervical cancer

    SIMCOE, ON, OCT. 5, 2007 – The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit is distributing information kits through the schools starting Oct. 9 in preparation for a Grade 8 girls vaccination program that will significantly reduce the rate of cervical cancer. Health Unit Registered Nurses will administer the school-based human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination clinics in public, Catholic and […]