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SIMCOE, ONTARIO February 9th, 2018– According to the 2017 Nutritious Food Basket (NFB) survey conducted by the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit (HNHU), it costs a family of four about $868 for a month’s worth of healthy groceries. The NFB is a survey conducted every year by the HNHU to determine the cost of eating a healthy […]

SIMCOE, ON FEBRUARY 8th, 2018 – The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit (HNHU) is pleased to announce that secure sharps kiosks will be installed in February at their three office locations: 12 Gilbertson Drive, Simcoe; 282 Argyle St. S., Caledonia; and 117 Forest St. E. Dunnville. Community members use needles/sharps for many reasons, including medical ones. There […]

Simcoe, ON- Feb 7th, 2018- The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit (HNHU) released a report called “Alcohol Use and Harms in Haldimand and Norfolk Counties” on February 6th, 2018. The report blends local data on alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harms with personal stories collected from the “Alcohol Use in Our Community” survey the HNHU conducted in 2016. […]

SIMCOE, JANUARY 24th, 2018– The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit (HNHU) was notified yesterday by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry that a raccoon from just north of Simcoe has tested positive for rabies.  While there has been widespread rabies activity within areas of Haldimand County since the raccoon rabies outbreak began in 2015, this is […]

Simcoe, Ontario- December 19th, 2017. With the report over the weekend that the Norfolk detachment of the OPP has found carfentanil in drugs seized locally, the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit would like to remind the public about the dangers of opioids and how to recognize the signs of an opioid overdose. Carfentanil is an opioid that […]