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Below is a list of media releases sent out by the staff and programs at the Haldimand-Norfolk Unit.
The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit (HNHU) has declared an enteric disease outbreak at the Evergreen Heights Child Care Centre in Simcoe. The HNHU is working closely with Evergreen Heights Child Care Centre to implement a public health management plan. Thirty-nine students and staff have symptoms of gastroenteritis, with vomiting and diarrhea being the main symptoms. […]
Statistics for residents Vaccine doses administered to date: 283,318 Pediatric doses to date: 4,627 (Haldimand Norfolk Health Unit administered only) Infant doses to date: 98 (Haldimand Norfolk Health Unit administered only) Proportion of local population 6 months + with at least 1 dose: 75.6% Proportion of local population 6 months + with 2 doses: 73.4% […]
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) released Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health on January 17, 2023. The focus of the new alcohol and health guidance is to provide accurate and current information about the risks and harms associated with the use of alcohol and to support Canadians to make informed decisions […]
The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit (HNHU) has received a significant number of positive lab results related to influenza (flu) up to this point in the 2022/23 flu season. Between October 11 and November 29, the HNHU received notification of 141 lab-confirmed flu cases in Haldimand or Norfolk residents. By comparison, during the same period of the […]
The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit (HNHU) would like to remind parents about the importance of reporting their child’s immunization to public health. By law in Ontario, public health needs: An up-to-date vaccination record, or A valid exemption form This is required for each child attending a licensed childcare centre, licensed home childcare agency (Child Care and […]