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SIMCOE, ON, MAY 1, 2009 – Migrant workers from Mexico are being well screened for the flu before entering Canada, assures the Haldimand Norfolk Health Unit. “Some residents in Haldimand and Norfolk are expressing concern that the farm workers coming to our area from Mexico may be a risk of bringing the new strain of […]
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SIMCOE, ON, MAY 1, 2009 – The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit’s youth group, Fresh Heir, is inviting Norfolk County high school students to a free music concert May 7 to expose the tobacco industry’s marketing practices towards youth. The concert, entitled “Face the Music,” runs from 7 to 11 p.m. at Simcoe Composite School and features […]
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SIMCOE, ON, APRIL 28, 2009 – There are no confirmed cases of swine flu locally, but the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit has ramped up its influenza surveillance in response to the outbreak. “Like all Health Units in Ontario, we are now in a state of heightened alert in response to the appearance of swine flu in […]
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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 […]
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SIMCOE, ON, APRIL 9, 2009- On April 20 2009, the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit is launching its new stroke prevention program, Step up to a Healthier you, with a Stroke Awareness Evening at the Greens at Renton, located at 969 Concession 14. “I encourage anyone interested in attending the event to register by contacting me at […]