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  • Dr. Joyce Lock appointed Medical Officer of Health

    The Board of Health for the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Joyce Lock to the position of Medical Officer of Health for a temporary period of six months, effective April 1, 2023.    Dr. Lock served as the Medical Officer of Health at Southwest Public Health in 2014 until […]

  • Community Vaccine Update for March 22, 2023 

    Statistics for residents   Vaccine doses administered to date: 284,408  Pediatric doses to date: 4,652 (Haldimand Norfolk Health Unit administered only) Infant doses to date: 114 (Haldimand Norfolk Health Unit administered only) Proportion of local population 6 months + with at least 1 dose:  75.5% Proportion of local population 6 months + with 2 doses: 73.3% Proportion […]

  • Community Vaccine Update for February 22, 2023

    Statistics for residents  Vaccine doses administered to date: 283,738 Pediatric doses to date: 4,632 (Haldimand Norfolk Health Unit administered only) Infant doses to date: 101 (Haldimand Norfolk Health Unit administered only) Proportion of local population 6 months + with at least 1 dose:  75.6% Proportion of local population 6 months + with 2 doses: 73.4% […]

  • Outbreak declared at Evergreen Heights Child Care Centre

    The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit (HNHU) has declared an enteric disease outbreak at the Evergreen Heights Child Care Centre in Simcoe.   The HNHU is working closely with Evergreen Heights Child Care Centre to implement a public health management plan.  Thirty-nine students and staff have symptoms of gastroenteritis, with vomiting and diarrhea being the main symptoms. […]