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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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SIMCOE, ON, OCT. 23, 2007 – The mosquito season is coming to an end and the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit is no longer asking the public to report dead bird sightings as a way of monitoring West Nile virus. “We want to thank the public for participating in the West Nile virus surveillance program by reporting […]
SIMCOE, ON, OCT. 19, 2007 – The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit is urging people to make use of a website with ideas and suggestions on how to increase health in the workplace. The site, www.healthyworkplaceweek.ca, has been established in connection with Canada’s Healthy Workplace Week 2007, which runs from Oct. 22 to 28. Healthy Workplace Week […]
SIMCOE, ON, OCT. 18, 2007 – Early detection of breast cancer saves lives and local hair styling salons are sharing that message with their clients, thanks to a project co-sponsored by the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit. The “Be a Breast Friend” project, initiated jointly by health units throughout central west Ontario, provides information to local hair […]
SIMCOE, ON, OCT. 12, 2007 – Armed with rakes, paper waste bags and some startling facts, members of the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit’s Youth Action Alliance will soon be out on area lawns alerting other young people to some alarming truths about tobacco use. On Wednesday, Oct. 24, the teenage members of the alliance, also known […]
CALEDONIA, ON, OCT. 12, 2007 – The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit’s local youth group, Fresh Heir, is holding an all-ages “trick or truth” pumpkin carving contest to shed light on how the tobacco industry tries to trick young people into using its products. “Halloween is a time when a lot of people hide behind a mask, […]