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- A Healthy Schools Approach
- A Parent’s Guide to the Newborn
- Aboriginal Identity – Statistics in Haldimand and Norfolk
- About Naloxone
- Abstinence
- Active for Life
- Adacel®Polio Vaccine
- Adjustment to Life with a New Baby
- Adult and Senior Nutrition
- Adult Immunizations – Are You Up To Date?
- Adult Safe Cycling Guide
- Adults and Seniors
- Adventures in Breastfeeding Videos
- After an Emergency
- Air Quality
- Alcohol Drinking Status – Statistics in Haldimand and Norfolk
- Alcohol Poisoning
- Alcohol Related Emergency Department Visits – Statistics in Haldimand and Norfolk
- Alcohol Use and Harms in Haldimand and Norfolk Counties – Report 2018
- Alcohol-Related Mortality Rates – Statistics in Haldimand and Norfolk
- Alcohol, Drugs and the Family
- All Terrain Vehicles (ATV’s)
- Am I in a Healthy Relationship?
- Anaplasmosis
- Annual Infectious Disease Surveillance Report (2018): Disease of Public Health Significance
- Antivirals to Treat COVID-19
- Apply Now
- Are you Emotionally Ready?
- Artificial Nails
- Artificial Sweeteners in Pregnancy
- ASIST
- Babesiosis
- Babies and Sleep
- Babies/Toddlers 0-3
- Baby Teeth and Teething
- Baby-Friendly Initiative (BFI)
- Baby’s First Menu (Birth to Nine Months)
- Bacterial meningitis
- Bacterial Vaginosis
- Basic Baby Care
- BCG Vaccination
- Beaches
- Beauty Treatment
- Bed bugs
- Before an Emergency
- Before Pregnancy
- Before the Next Pregnancy
- Best Before Dates
- Binge Drinking
- Birth Control and Breastfeeding
- Blood and Body Exposure
- Blue-Green Algae and Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)
- Body Image and Eating Disorders
- Body Piercing
- Botulism (Food-borne)
- Breast Health
- Breast Infections and Plugged Ducts
- Breast Screening
- Breastfeeding
- Breastfeeding
- Breastfeeding 6 months and beyond
- Breastfeeding and Newborn Jaundice
- Breastfeeding and Tongue Tie
- Breastfeeding in the workplace
- Bullying
- Bullying (Children)
- Caffeine and Health
- Caffeine and Herbal Teas
- Calendar Method
- Campylobacter Enteritis
- Can Pregnancy Affect my Oral Health?
- Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health 2023
- Canada’s Lower Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines
- Cancer
- Cancer Screening Saves Lives
- Cannabis Edibles
- Cannabis Use During Pregnancy – Statistics in Haldimand and Norfolk
- Car Seat Safety
- Cervical Cancer and Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
- Cervical Screening Guidelines
- Challenges Up To Two Years
- Changes in mom during pregnancy
- Check your Drinking Survey
- Checkups/Examinations
- Chicken Pox
- Chickenpox and Pregnancy
- Child Care Centres
- Child Care Symposium
- Childhood Immunization – The Best Protection
- Childhood Immunization… It’s the Law
- Children (5-11)
- Children’s Services
- Chlamydia
- Chloropicrin Info
- Chronic Diseases Prevention and Well-Being
- Cisterns
- Clostridium Difficile (C. Difficile)
- Cold Weather Injuries
- Colouring Sheet
- Coming Out
- Common Childhood Health Concerns
- Common Childhood Illnesses
- Common Childhood Illnesses – School Reference Guide
- Common Tests During Pregnancy
- Communicable Diseases (reportable)
- Community Gardens
- Community Needs Assessment
- Community Resources
- Community Resources
- Community Safety and Well-Being Survey 2021
- Community Supports for New Parents
- Condom (Female)
- Condom (Male)
- Consent
- Constipation
- Contact Isolation & Cohorting Guidance for COVID-19 in LTCH/RH/Congregate Living Setting
- Coping Skills for Families with New Babies
- Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- COVID -19 Guidance for Religious Services, Rites or Ceremonies
- COVID-19 Enforcement and Complaints
- COVID-19 Guidance for Schools
- COVID-19 Information for employers and employees
- COVID-19 safety for farmers and seasonal agricultural workers
- COVID-19 Testing
- COVID-19 Vaccination Information
- COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Volunteer Sign-Up
- COVID-19 Vaccine Medical Exemption Requirements
- COVID-19 Workplace Immunization Policy
- Cradle Cap
- Crude Birth Rate – Statistics in Haldimand and Norfolk
- Crying
- Cryptosporidiosis
- Cyclosporiasis
- Dangers of Unpasteurized Beverages
- Dating Rights & Responsibilities
- Daycare/Schools
- Dental and Vision Care
- Dental Emergency during COVID
- Dental Health
- Dental Health (Babies)
- Dental Health (Children)
- Dental Health (Teens)
- Dental Safety/Emergency
- Dental Screening in Schools
- Dentist
- Dentures
- Dependency Ratio – Statistics in Haldimand and Norfolk
- Depo-Provera
- Depression
- Diaper Rash
- Diapering Procedure
- Diaphragm
- Diseases A-Z List
- Disinfectant
- Disinfection Procedures for a Pool Fouling
- Do-It-Yourself Service for Dad
- Drinking and Driving
- Drinking Water Hauler Inspection Program
- Drug Overdose and Tainted Drugs Report Form
- Drug Use and Overdose Statistics
- During an Emergency
- Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE)
- Eating Disorder Services
- Eating Well for Less
- Ebola
- Education – Statistics in Haldimand and Norfolk
- Educator Resources
- Electrolysis Guidelines
- Electronic Cigarettes
- Eligibility and Recommendations for Staying Up To Date with your COVID-19 Vaccine
- Emergency Contraceptive Pills
- Emergency Notification Alerts
- Emergency Planning
- Engorgement
- Environmental Health
- Ergonomics in the Workplace
- ESBL
- Escherichia coli (E. coli)
- Evra (The Patch)
- Exclusive Breastfeeding
- Exercise to Improve Balance
- Expressed Breastmilk in Child Care Centres
- Expressed Breastmilk in Child Care Centres
- Facts
- Facts on Fish
- Facts on Fish and Seafood
- Fall-Related Emergency Department Visits for Older Adults – Statistics in Haldimand and Norfolk
- Falls
- Family Food at Nine Months to One Year
- Fast Food Facts
- Feeding Baby Nine Months to One Year
- Feeding Formula to your Baby
- Feeding the Sick Child
- Feeding Your Baby
- Feeding Your Baby Infant Formula
- Feeding Your Child
- Feeding Your Toddler and Preschooler
- Fentanyl and Carfentanil
- Fetal Development
- Fifth Disease (Parvovirus B19)
- Fifth disease and pregnancy
- Financial Assistance for Dental Treatment – Teens/Youth
- Fire Damaged Food
- Floods
- Flu and Cold
- FLU IMMUNIZATION: Myths & Realities
- Fluoride
- Food Allergies and Intolerances
- Food Concession Structural Requirements
- Food for Baby’s First Year
- Food Handler Certification
- Food in Haldimand: Emergency & Low Cost Support
- Food in Norfolk: Emergency & Low Cost Support
- Food Insecurity in Haldimand and Norfolk Counties
- Food Intolerances
- Food Poisoning
- Food Premises Emergency Response
- Food Premises: Disclosure Guide
- Food Recalls & Allergy Alerts
- Food Safety
- Food Safety
- Food Safety at Home
- Food Safety During Pregnancy
- Food Safety for Premises
- Food Safety in Schools
- Food Safety Inspections
- Food Storage Guide
- For Parents
- Formula
- Foundational Standards
- Four Steps to Find the Right Child Care
- Free Routine Dental Care for Low-Income Seniors
- Frostbite
- Gardening at Your Child Care Centre
- Gay-Straight Alliance
- General Facts about Tobacco
- General Guidelines for Manicures,Pedicures and Nail Treatments
- Genital Herpes
- Get a Head Start
- Getting Ready for Baby
- Getting Ready for the Birth
- Giardiasis
- GIRLS Powercamp
- Going to the Dentist
- Gonorrhea
- Grandparents of breastfeeding families
- Group A Streptococcal disease
- Growth and Development
- Haemophilus Influenzae type B (Hib) Vaccine
- Hair dressing establishment guidelines
- Haldimand and Norfolk Awareness and Use of Parenting Programs and Resources, 2012
- Haldimand-Norfolk Preventative Dental Clinic
- Protected: Halloween and COVID-19
- Hand washing
- Hand, Foot, Mouth Disease
- Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
- Harm Reduction Action Team (HRAT)
- Head Lice
- Head Lice – Advice on Lice
- Head lice (pediculosis)
- Head Lice Prevention & Treatment
- Heads Up!
- Heads Up… For a Healthy Lifestyle
- Health & Wellness Support Resources
- Health Effects
- Health Equity
- Healthy Babies, Healthy Children
- Healthy Baby, Healthy Brain
- Healthy Eating
- Healthy Eating (Teens)
- Healthy Eating and Menu Planning
- Healthy Eating and Nutrition (Babies)
- Healthy Eating and Nutrition (Children)
- Healthy Eating and Nutrition (Toddlers)
- Healthy Eating at Home
- Healthy Eating for a Healthy Baby
- Healthy Eating Habits after Pregnancy
- Healthy Eating in the Workplace
- Healthy Growth and Development
- Healthy Growth and Development Stats
- Healthy Menu Choices Act: Helping people make healthier choices
- Healthy Mouth/Healthy Body
- Healthy School Fundraising
- Healthy Shopping Checklist
- Healthy Smiles Ontario
- Healthy Smiles Ontario
- Healthy Snacking for Healthy Teeth
- Healthy Student Bodies Grant Application
- Healthy Weight Gain in Pregnancy
- Heat-Related Illnesses
- Helmet Use
- Help Centre
- Helpful Resources
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis A Vaccine Clinics Offered Due to Costco Frozen Fruit Recall
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis B Information Sheet for Grade 7
- Hepatitis C
- Herpes Zoster (Shingles) Vaccine
- High Chair Safety
- Highest Risk Settings
- Histoplasmosis
- HIV
- HN Preschool Speech and Language Program
- HNHU Dental Info
- HNHU Programs and Supports
- Hospitals, Long-Term Care, Retirement Homes
- Hot Weather Safety Guidelines: Agencies Servicing Elderly/Persons with Disabilities
- Hot Weather Safety Guidelines: Childcare Centres
- Hot Weather Safety Guidelines: General Public
- Hot Weather Safety Guidelines: Homeless Shelters and Outreach Programs
- Hot Weather Safety Guidelines: Indoor/Outdoor Workers
- Hot Weather Safety Guidelines: Recreational Facilities
- How Much Food Does My Toddler Need?
- How to Brush Your Teeth
- How to Clean and Disinfect a Pipeless Footbath (video)
- How to Have a Tooth-Friendly Halloween
- How to Implement the Healthy Schools Approach
- How to prevent head flattening
- HPV Vaccine – Gardasil™
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine – Grade 7 Program
- Human Papillomavirus(HPV) Vaccine: Grade 9-12 Program
- Hygiene
- Hypothermia
- iCAN Walk – Can you?
- Idling
- Immigration – Statistics in Haldimand and Norfolk
- Immunization
- Immunization (Babies)
- Immunization (Children)
- Immunization (Teens)
- Immunization and Vaccines
- Immunization Clinics
- Immunization for School Pupils
- Immunization: Your Child’s Best Protection – Information for Parents
- Immunizations
- Impaired Driving Prevention
- Impetigo
- Importance of Breastfeeding
- Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV)
- Incidence of Infectious Diseases – Statistics in Haldimand and Norfolk
- Income Statistics – Statistics in Haldimand and Norfolk
- Increased Absenteeism Reporting for Schools
- Indoor Air Quality
- Indoor Air Quality in the Workplace
- Infant Feeding Survey
- Infant Safety
- Infection Control
- Infection control practices for PSS
- Infection Control Recommendations for Childcare Centres when Reopening
- Infection Control Recommendations for Farmer’s Markets when Reopening
- Infection Control Recommendations for Food Premises when Reopening
- Infection Control Recommendations for Personal Service Settings — COVID-19
- Infection Control Recommendations For Public Events & Gatherings When Reopening
- Infection Control Recommendations for Recreational Water Facilities when Reopening
- Infection Prevention and Control Best Practices
- Infectious and Communicable Diseases Prevention and Control
- Infectious Diseases – Guidelines for Schools
- Infectious Mononucleosis
- Influenza
- Influenza (Flu)
- Information for Parents
- Information for Parents
- Information for Pharmacists
- Information for Professionals
- Informed Decision
- Injury Prevention
- Intentional Self-Harm – Statistics in Haldimand-Norfolk
- IUD’s
- Jaundice
- Kids and Juice
- Kids Who Won’t Eat Vegetables
- Kitchen Booster Seat Safety
- Knowledge of Official Languages – Statistics in Haldimand and Norfolk
- Labour Force – Statistics in Haldimand and Norfolk
- Lactational Amenorrhea Method (LAM)
- Latch and position
- Lead
- Learn more about Vaccine Receipts
- Legal & Practical Issues
- Leisure-Time Physical Activity – Statistics in Haldimand and Norfolk
- Licensed Labs (MOE)
- Listeriosis
- Local Resources
- Local Resources
- Lone Parent Families – Statistics in Haldimand and Norfolk
- Lyme Disease
- Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV)
- Making your own baby food
- Mammography Centres
- Mandatory Blood Testing Act
- Manicure and Pedicure
- Marital Status – Statistics in Haldimand and Norfolk
- Maternal & Child Health Services – Prenatal to School Age
- Measles (German Measles, Rubella)
- Measles (Red Measles, Rubeola)
- Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) Vaccine
- Measles, mumps, rubella and varicella vaccine
- Median Income – Statistics in Haldimand and Norfolk
- Medication Disposal
- Men-C-ACYW-135 VACCINE
- Men’s Health Before Pregnancy
- Meningococcal C Conjugate Vaccine
- Meningococcal Meningitis
- Menopause
- Mental Health and Coping During COVID-19
- Mental Health Resources
- Mercury and Fish in Pregnancy
- Mers CoV
- Mixing of Chlorine (Bleach) Solution for Disinfecting
- Moms-To-Be
- Monkeypox
- Mother’s Care and Well-being after Birth
- Mould
- Mouth guards
- MRSA
- Mumps
- Naloxone
- Naloxone Distribution Statement of Need Form
- Naloxone Kits
- Naloxone Kits for Fire Departments and St. John Ambulance
- Naloxone Training for Community Agencies
- Naloxone Training for Fire Departments and St. John Ambulance
- Needle Syringe Program
- Needles Found in the Community Report Form
- New Dad Manual
- Nitrate
- Normal Growth for babies
- Norovirus
- NutriSTEP® Screening Tool
- Nutrition Services by Registered Dietitians
- Nuva Ring
- Ontario Breast Screening Program
- Operation Lookout
- Opioid Misuse – Statistics in Haldimand and Norfolk
- Opioids, Overdose Prevention and Community Resources
- Oral Cancer
- Oral health
- Oral Health – Statistics in Haldimand and Norfolk
- Oral Health and Pregnancy
- Osteoporosis
- Overcoming Barriers to Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine
- Overview of MBTA
- Packing for the Balanced School Day
- PAP Tests
- Parenting
- Parenting and Pregnancy Support
- Parents and Teachers
- Parents as Role Models
- Parents: Youth and Cannabis Use
- Peanut and Tree Nut Aware Lunches and Snacks
- Pedestrian Safety
- Pediacel Vaccine
- Pedicure Spas
- Pedicure/Spas for PSS Operators
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
- Personal Service Settings for Operators: Disclosure Guide
- Personal Services Settings
- Pertussis (whooping cough)
- Physical Activity
- Physical Activity
- Physical Activity (Babies)
- Physical Activity (Children)
- Physical Activity (Teens)
- Physical Activity During Pregnancy
- Picky Eating
- Pink Eye (conjunctivitis)
- Pinworm infection
- Pit and fissure sealants prevent decay
- Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
- Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine
- Population by Age and Sex – Statistics in Haldimand and Norfolk
- Population Growth and Projections – Statistics in Haldimand and Norfolk
- Population Size – Statistics in Haldimand and Norfolk
- Portion Control
- Postpartum Depression
- Potential Signs of Substance Abuse
- Poverty Reduction
- Powassan Encephalitis
- Power Outages
- Preconception
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy and Alcohol
- Pregnancy Testing & Options
- Prenatal and Parenting Resources
- Prenatal Care
- Preschool Speech
- Preschooler Safety
- Prevent Illness this Respiratory Season
- Prevent the Spread of E. coli
- Preventing and Responding to Overdoses
- Preventing Distracted Driving
- Preventing Indoor Trip Hazards
- Preventing Outdoor Trip Hazards
- Prevention of Vaginitis & Urinary Tract Infections
- Print Resources
- Private Well Water
- Public Health Nurse
- Public Health Nurses
- Public Health Services in Schools
- Public Pools
- Publicly Funded Vaccine Schedule for Healthy Children
- Pumping, Storing and Thawing Breast Milk
- Q/A Secondary School Immunization Clinics
- Q&A for MBTA
- Quadracel Vaccine
- Quick Stats
- Quit Smoking
- Rabies
- Recommendations for Managing Ill Employees
- Recommended Immunization Schedule for Ontario
- Reportable Diseases
- Reproductive Health and Pregnancy
- Resource Manual for Designated Officers
- Resources for Youth
- Resuming Sex and Pregnancy Prevention
- Rethink Your Drinking
- Returning to Work After Baby & Breastfeeding
- Ringworm
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
- Rotavirus vaccine
- Routine Immunization
- Routine practices for child care settings
- Routine Procedures at Birth
- Rubella (German Measles) and Pregnancy
- Safe Sleep Environment for your Baby
- Safe Summer Driving
- Safe Water
- Safer Sex
- Safety
- Salmonella
- Sample Menu’s for Baby
- Sample Menus For My Toddler
- Sample Menus For My Toddler 12 to 24 months
- Sandy’s Law
- Scabies
- Scarlet Fever
- School Food and Beverage Policy
- School Health
- School Health
- School Newsletter Inserts
- School Nutrition
- School Nutrition
- School Safety
- Seasonal Housing
- Seat belt/Airbag Safety
- Secure Your Meds
- Self Harm
- Self Harm
- Seoul Virus
- Sex during pregnancy
- Sexting
- Sexual Orientation
- Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI)
- Shaken baby syndrome
- Share the Road
- Sharps (needles)
- Shingles
- Skin Cancer
- Skin Test
- Skin to Skin Contact
- Slips, Trips and Falls
- Small Drinking Water Systems
- Smiles 4 Canada
- Smog
- Smoke-Free Family Living
- Smoke-Free Housing
- Smoke-Free Workplaces
- Smoking Status – Statistics in Haldimand and Norfolk
- Smoking/Vaping and the Law
- Snow Shovelling
- Sodium in Drinking Water
- Soothers and Pacifiers
- Spa
- Space Maintainers
- Special Event Food Provider Application
- Special Event Organizer Application
- Special Events
- Spermicide/Foam/Jelly
- STI treatment guidelines
- STIs and Preconception
- Strep Throat (Pharyngitis)
- Stress
- Stress Management and Quitting Smoking
- Stroke Prevention
- Student Sexual Health Services
- Substance Use and Injury Prevention
- Suicide Resources
- Sun Safety
- Sun, UV and Heat Safety
- Swimming Pools & Spas
- Syphilis
- Taking Care of Feelings
- Taking Care of Tiny Teeth
- Tanning
- Tattoo Guidelines
- Tattooing and Body Piercing
- Tdap Vaccine
- Tdap Vaccine (Tetanus)
- Tdap Vaccine for Highschool Students
- Teen Corner
- Teen Nutrition
- Teens 13-17
- Teens and Sleep
- Teething – What can I expect?
- test
- Testicular Self Exam
- Tetanus diphtheria (Td) Vaccine
- Tetanus diphtheria and Polio (TdP) Vaccine
- The 2016 Accountability Agreement Indicators
- The Pill
- The Sponge
- Therapeutic Abortion
- Thumbsucking
- Ticks
- Tips for Safer Drinking
- Tobacco and E-cigarette Vendors
- Tobacco Enforcement
- Toddler Nutrition
- Toddlers
- Toilet Training
- Tooth Brushing Log
- Tracking Your Child’s Development
- Trails
- Travel Immunization
- Trichomonas Vaginalis
- Tubal Ligation
- Tuberculosis (TB)
- Tuberculosis Screening For Long Term Care and Retirement Home Residents
- Tularemia
- TV / Screen Time
- Types of Drugs
- Types of Hazards/Emergencies
- Upcoming School Clinics
- Using Medications Wisely
- Using the Internet for Health Information
- Using water safely during boil water advisory
- Vaccine Exemptions/Affidavits
- Vaccine transporter Packing Instructions
- Vaccines
- Vaginal Contraceptive Film
- Vapour Products
- Varicella (Chickenpox) Vaccine
- Vasectomy
- Vegetable and Fruit Consumption – Statistics in Haldimand and Norfolk
- Vegetarian Eating
- Video resources
- VIDEO series on Preschool Nutrition
- Viral Meningitis
- Visible Minority – Statistics in Haldimand and Norfolk
- Visit us at Well Baby and Breastfeeding Drop-In
- Vitamin D and Breastfeeding
- Vitamins and Minerals
- Walk to School
- Walkable Communities
- Walking
- Walking Groups
- Want to Become a Dad?
- Water
- Water Play Tables
- Water Safety
- Water Testing
- Well baby drop in
- West Nile Virus
- What are beets?
- What are Sweet Potatoes?
- What is a Healthy Schools Approach?
- What is Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S)?
- What is Kohlrabi?
- What is Swiss Chard?
- What to do if you test positive for COVID-19
- Why Folic Acid?
- Wind Turbines
- Winter Driving
- Winter Health and Safety
- winter sun safety
- Withdrawal
- Words to Use with Sexual Orientation
- Working During Pregnancy
- Workplace Safety
- Xrays
- Yersiniosis
- You’re the Chef (Cooking Program)
- Your Guide
- Youth
- Youth Take Action