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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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People 55+ urged to join stroke prevention program SIMCOE, ON, FEB. 11, 2009 – Haldimand and Norfolk residents aged 55 plus are being urged to join a stroke prevention program being launched in April by the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit. “Up to 80 per cent of heart disease, stroke and type-two diabetes could be prevented by […]
Give a healthier heart on Valentine’s Day SIMCOE, ON, FEB. 9, 2009 – One of the best gifts you can give yourself and a loved on Valentine’s Day is a sound heart – and you can contribute to goal that by taking the Driven To Quit Challenge in February. “The Driven to Quit Challenge starts […]
SIMCOE, ON, JAN. 28, 2009 – The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit is offering mumps clinics at Fanshawe College in Simcoe on Feb. 9 and 25 from 10 a.m. to noon as part of a provincial government response to mumps outbreaks in Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Alberta and British Columbia. “College and university students are particularly […]
SIMCOE, ONT., JAN. 28, 2009 – The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit’s youth group, Fresh Heir, is partnering with two local athletic organizations at tournaments in February to promote tobacco-free sports. “Fresh Heir has been fortunate enough to partner with the Haldimand Youth Indoor Soccer Club and Haldimand Huskies Basketball, who both share our commitment to keeping […]
SIMCOE, ON, JAN. 23, 2009 – The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit and OPP are working together to promote the new ban on smoking in vehicles that carry children. “The new law went into effect on Jan. 21,” explained the Health Unit’s Julia Hartley, Tobacco Use Prevention Health Promoter. “It is now illegal to smoke tobacco products […]