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Archives for "March 2019"


The Complex Legacy of Asbestos – April 8 Event

BY Communications | PUBLISHED: Mar 29, 2019

Free Event Showcasing Italian City’s Tragedy and Triumph over a Serious Occupational Health Hazard Peterborough Public Health invites local residents to hear the powerful story of one community’s experience tackling a major occupational health hazard in a free event called “The Complex Legacy of Asbestos” taking place on Monday, April 8 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 […]

Climate Change: Public Health’s Greatest Challenge

BY Communications | PUBLISHED: Mar 29, 2019

Local Residents Learn How Their Health Is Affected by Climate Disruption More than 80 residents attended “Your Health & Climate Change: Up Close & Personal” at Peterborough Public Health this evening to hear from national and local experts about the effect of climate change on their health, and how community action can address it. “We’re […]

Student Nutrition Program Roots for Local Food

BY Communications | PUBLISHED: Mar 29, 2019

St. Paul Lakefield Catholic Elementary Students Celebrate Healthy Eating Today, 200 St. Paul Lakefield Catholic Elementary school students and staff crunched down on Ontario Empire apples in synch with hundreds of thousands of students across the nation. The Great Big Crunch celebrates healthy eating with a synchronized bite into locally grown apples. “It’s a fun […]

Mapleview Retirement Residence – Enteric Outbreak – Over – #028

BY outbreaks | PUBLISHED: Mar 27, 2019

This table is updated when a new outbreak is declared, when a causative agent is identified and/or when an outbreak is declared over. If you have questions about these outbreaks, please contact the facility. For further information, call Infectious Diseases program staff at 705-743-1000. Alert Date: 2019-03-27 Time: 9:15 am (Alert #028)

Public Sector Salary Disclosure – 2018

BY Communications | PUBLISHED: Mar 27, 2019

In compliance with the Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, a full listing of Peterborough Public Health’s salaries and benefits exceeding $100,000 for 2018 is available at the link below: https://www.ontario.ca/page/public-sector-salary-disclosure

St. Joseph’s at Fleming Influenza A Outbreak #27

BY outbreaks | PUBLISHED: Mar 26, 2019

This table is updated when a new outbreak is declared, when a causative agent is identified and/or when an outbreak is declared over.  If you have questions about these outbreaks, please contact the facility. For further information, call Infectious Diseases program staff at 705-743-1000. Alert Date:  2019-03-26 Time:  3:05 pm (Alert #027)

Extendicare Peterborough Influenza A & RSV & Parainfluenza

BY outbreaks | PUBLISHED: Mar 22, 2019

This table is updated when a new outbreak is declared, when a causative agent is identified and/or when an outbreak is declared over.  If you have questions about these outbreaks, please contact the facility. For further information, call Infectious Diseases program staff at 705-743-1000. Alert Date:  2019-03-22 Time:  4:30 pm (Alert #026)

Extendicare Peterborough – GAS Outbreak – #025

BY outbreaks | PUBLISHED: Mar 21, 2019

This table is updated when a new outbreak is declared, when a causative agent is identified and/or when an outbreak is declared over. If you have questions about these outbreaks, please contact the facility. For further information, call Infectious Diseases program staff at 705-743-1000. Alert Date: 2019-03-21 Time: 3:20 pm (Alert #025)

Local Public Health Inspector Recognized by Ontario Onsite Wastewater Association

BY Communications | PUBLISHED: Mar 21, 2019

Julie Ingram Receives “2019 Volunteer of the Year” Award Julie Ingram, a Public Health Inspector with Peterborough Public Health, earned the 2019 Volunteer of the Year Award from the Ontario Onsite Wastewater Association (OOWA) on Monday, March 18, 2019. Ingram was recognized for her work on the OOWA Membership Committee, along with important work alongside […]

March 13, 2019 – Board of Health Meeting Summary

BY Communications | PUBLISHED: Mar 18, 2019

Weekly Influenza Report – An Example of Public Health Surveillance Epidemiologist Mohamed Kharbouch presented his work developing a weekly influenza report for health care providers. It provides a snapshot of the influenza season by comparing the weekly variation in three local indicators. These indicators include the number of laboratory-confirmed influenza cases, the number of institutions […]

Extendicare Lakefield Respiratory Unknown Outbreak #24

BY outbreaks | PUBLISHED: Mar 15, 2019

This table is updated when a new outbreak is declared, when a causative agent is identified and/or when an outbreak is declared over.  If you have questions about these outbreaks, please contact the facility. For further information, call Infectious Diseases program staff at 705-743-1000. Alert Date:  2019-03-15 Time:  12:00 pm (Alert #024)

Event on Mar 28: Your Health & Climate Change: Up Close & Personal

BY Communications | PUBLISHED: Mar 13, 2019

March 28 Event Explores How Climate Change is Affecting Public Health Everyone is invited to learn how climate change is affecting our collective health at a free public event called “Your Health & Climate Change: Up Close & Personal” on Thursday, March 28 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at Peterborough Public Health. “Climate change is […]

March – Brave Steps Needed to Tackle Worsening Opioid Crisis

BY Communications | PUBLISHED: Mar 12, 2019

Who was Bradley John Chapman and why should we care? At the time of his death in Toronto in 2015, Chapman was 43 years old and homeless. He was the father of three children and was found in an alley suffering from an opioid overdose. He died in hospital eight days later. A Coroner’s inquest […]

Mapleview Retirement Residence Enteric Outbreak – #023

BY outbreaks | PUBLISHED: Mar 11, 2019

This table is updated when a new outbreak is declared, when a causative agent is identified and/or when an outbreak is declared over. If you have questions about these outbreaks, please contact the facility. For further information, call Infectious Diseases program staff at 705-743-1000. Alert Date: 2019-03-11 Time: 11:00 am (Alert #023)

Board of Health Meets March 13 at 5:30 p.m.

BY Communications | PUBLISHED: Mar 08, 2019

Location: J.K. Edwards Board Room, Peterborough Public Health, Jackson Square, 185 King St., Third Floor Media and the community are advised that the next Board of Health meeting will take place on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. To download the agenda and the online board package, please visit: http://www.peterboroughpublichealth.ca/about-us/meetings/ This meeting is open […]

Extendicare Ptbo Influenza A & RSV Outbreak – #022

BY Communications | PUBLISHED: Mar 07, 2019

This table is updated when a new outbreak is declared, when a causative agent is identified and/or when an outbreak is declared over.  If you have questions about these outbreaks, please contact the facility. For further information, call Infectious Diseases program staff at 705-743-1000. The following facilities in Peterborough County and City are experiencing an […]

Fourth Frostbite Alert of the Season

BY Communications | PUBLISHED: Mar 07, 2019

Frostbite Alert: forecasted wind chill values of -27 or lower from the evening of March 7 to the morning of March 8.

Fairhaven (Riverside 2) – Influenza A Outbreak & Extendicare Ptbo – Unknown Respiratory – #21

BY Communications | PUBLISHED: Mar 05, 2019

This table is updated when a new outbreak is declared, when a causative agent is identified and/or when an outbreak is declared over.  If you have questions about these outbreaks, please contact the facility. For further information, call Infectious Diseases program staff at 705-743-1000. The following facilities in Peterborough County and City are experiencing an […]

Royal Gardens OVER Outbreak #020

BY Communications | PUBLISHED: Mar 04, 2019

This table is updated when a new outbreak is declared, when a causative agent is identified and/or when an outbreak is declared over. If you have questions about these outbreaks, please contact the facility. For further information, call Infectious Diseases program staff at 705-743-1000. The following facilities in Peterborough County and City are experiencing an […]

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