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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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Is your teen due for a boost? Simcoe, February 10th, 2014. The Haldimand Norfolk Health Unit will be offering immunization clinics at each of the local high schools to help ensure that all students are up-to-date with their shots. Upon entering elementary school, students typically have received immunizations against tetanus, diphtheria, measles, mumps, rubella (German […]
SIMCOE, JANUARY 28, 2014 – For many smokers the cost of nicotine replacement products can be a barrier to quitting. The STOP (Smoking Treatment for Ontario Patients) Program Workshop offers eligible participants in Haldimand and Norfolk counties five weeks of cost-free nicotine replacement therapy and smoking cessation information to help them in their quit attempt. […]
PORT DOVER, JANUARY, 2014 – Norfolk County’s water quality monitoring program has done further testing on the water supply in Port Dover. Samples taken on Wednesday January 22nd, 2014 show that sodium levels in the water have dropped to 14 mg/L, returning to a level that is in the normal range for this water supply. […]
PORT DOVER, JANUARY 21, 2014 – Norfolk County’s water quality monitoring program has found elevated levels of sodium in municipal water supplies in Port Dover. Sodium levels in the water have been found above the 20 mg/L concentration in recent sample test results. Normally, these levels have been hovering around 10 mg/L. For healthy adults, […]
SIMCOE, JANUARY 20, 2014 – If you missed getting your HPV vaccination in Grade 8 or did not finish all three does you can still get it for free. HPV or Human Papillomavirus is a common virus that affects both males and females. Some HPV types can cause genital warts, and certain types of cancer. […]