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Below is a list of media releases sent out by the staff and programs at the Haldimand-Norfolk Unit.
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  • Free Prenatal Fair coming to Simcoe Oct. 1

    SIMCOE, ON, SEPT. 4, 2008 – New parents or those expecting or planning a child are being urged to attend the area’s first Prenatal Fair at the Simcoe Recreation Centre on Wednesday, Oct. 1. “This is the first Prenatal Fair ever held in our community,” said Judith Hayman, Public Health Nurse and Lactation Consultant with […]

  • Bird tests positive for West Nile virus

    SIMCOE, ON, AUG. 28, 2008 – A dead crow picked up in Simcoe has tested positive for West Nile virus. “This is the first dead bird to test positive in Haldimand or Norfolk this season and it proves we have West Nile virus activity in the area,” said Cathy Lanni, Senior Health Inspector for the […]

  • Health Unit inspectors checking food shelves

    Canadian Food Inspection Agency – General Link SIMCOE, ON, AUG. 28, 2008 – Public Health Inspectors from the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit are continuing to check local food outlets for recalled meat products connected to a provincewide Listeriosis outbreak. “It takes time for a food recall to work its way through the distribution system, so we […]

  • School vaccinations will protect against three major diseases

    SIMCOE, ON, AUG. 22, 2008- The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit is again offering an elementary school immunization program that will protect young people against three major diseases. “We will be sending out information during the first week of school and we are urging parents to keep an eye out for this material,” explained Health Unit Clinical […]

  • Tobacco-free message to be promoted at baseball tourneys

    SIMCOE, ON, AUG. 1, 2008 – Baseball tournaments taking place in Oneida and Hagersville on Saturday, Aug. 9, will contain a tobacco-free message for the young athletes. Fresh Heir, a youth-led group from the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit, is partnering with tournament organizers to educate youth about the dangers of tobacco use and how it impacts […]