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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. 8, 2008 – Hair stylists in Haldimand and Norfolk Counties are being asked to become “breast friends” to their clients and join in the battle against breast cancer. The full-fledged Be a Breast Friend Project is being launched this month by the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit and other Health Units in southwestern Ontario […]
SIMCOE, ON, OCT. 7, 2008 – Haldimand or Norfolk residents who used the services of Venom Ink, a tattoo/piercing establishment located in St. Catharines and Niagara Falls, are being urged to get a blood test. Niagara Region Public Health, which is investigating Venom Ink for the use of non-sterile piercing instruments and equipment, has notified […]
SIMCOE, ON, SEPT. 26, 2008 – The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit is encouraging area workplaces to take part in Canada’s Healthy Workplace Month. The four-week long celebration and promotion of healthy workplaces runs from Sept. 29 to Oct. 26 and features weekly challenges that can be accessed at website www.healthyworkplacemonth.ca. “Canada’s Healthy Workplace Month promotes fostering […]
SIMCOE, ON, SEPT. 25, 2008 – Mosquitoes in a trap in Waterford have tested positive for West Nile virus, confirming the virus is in the area. The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit first noted the presence of the disease in late August after a dead crow picked up in Simcoe tested positive. West Nile virus is spread […]
SIMCOE, ON, SEPT. 25, 2008 – About two dozen exhibits geared to pregnancy will be featured at the area’s first Prenatal Health Fair next Wednesday, Oct. 1, at the Simcoe Recreation Centre. New parents or those expecting or planning a child are being urged to attend the free event, which runs for one evening only […]