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SIMCOE, ON, OCT. 11, 2007 – Unseasonably warm weather has extended the danger of contracting Lyme disease, cautions the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit. “With the warm fall we are having, it is important for people to know that ticks are still active,” explained Healthy Environment Program Coordinator Glen Steen. Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted […]

SIMCOE, ON, OCT. 5, 2007 – The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit is distributing information kits through the schools starting Oct. 9 in preparation for a Grade 8 girls vaccination program that will significantly reduce the rate of cervical cancer. Health Unit Registered Nurses will administer the school-based human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination clinics in public, Catholic and […]

SIMCOE, ON, SEPT. 10, 2007 – With the new school year underway, the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit is reminding students and parents that the sun’s rays can still damage skin. “Even as the days get cooler, the sun remains strong enough to burn unprotected skin,” warned Health Unit Health Promoter Krysta Clark. “On cloudy, misty or […]

SIMCOE, ON, AUG. 28, 2007 – The Haldimand-Norfolk Heath Unit is encouraging employees to take action if their rights to a smoke-free work environment are not being upheld. Under the Smoke-Free Ontario act, smoking is prohibited in all enclosed workplaces and the Health Unit is launching a “Breathing Free” campaign to raise awareness of the […]

Members of the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit’s tobacco-resistance youth group, Fresh Heir, rally in Spencer Smith Park, Burlington, to call for Canadian laws curbing tobacco industry marketing aimed at young people. From left are Heather McArthur, Paul Misner, Katie Mattina, Kristen Rattray, Michelina Palermo, Lucas Lubin and Brett Warner. SIMCOE, ON, Aug. 24, 2007 – Several […]