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Below is a list of media releases sent out by the staff and programs at the Haldimand-Norfolk Unit.
SIMCOE, ON, APRIL 27, 2009 – Delhi resident Carole Kuchar-Farkas has won a $2,000 Canadian Tire gift card in Ontario’s Driven to Quit Challenge that helps people quit smoking. A total of 22,365 Ontarians participated in the challenge, which required them to quit smoking for the month of March. All participants had their names entered […]
SIMCOE, ON, MARCH 27, 2009 – The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit mailed out 749 suspension notices today to Haldimand and Norfolk secondary school students who failed to get booster-shot vaccinations required by Ontario law. “We’ve held free clinics at all of the schools and we’ve given ample advance warning through the schools and through the media […]
SIMCOE, ON, MARCH 26, 2009 – The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit’s youth group, Fresh Heir, is sponsoring a $2 movie night for local youth on Thursday, April 9, at McKinnon Park Secondary School in Caledonia. The event, “One Night Stand Against Tobacco Use and Substance Abuse” is co-sponsored by Crime Stoppers, features the most recent James […]
SIMCOE, ON, MARCH 13, 2009 – Although Canada has one of the lowest rates of tuberculosis in the world, the disease is still a threat in this country, says the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit. “There is a new TB case every six hours in Canada,” noted Stacey Guthrie, a Public Health Nurse with the Communicable Disease […]
SIMCOE, ON, MARCH 4, 2009 – The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit has a new logo.“We found the old logo just wasn’t doing the trick. The wording would sometimes get blurry when the logo appeared in newspaper ads,” said Communications Coordinator Robert Roth. “The new design is clear, crisp and has a modern sweep that makes it […]