BY outbreaks | PUBLISHED: Nov 29, 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: 2019-11-29 Time: 12:30 pm (Alert #060)
BY Communications | PUBLISHED: Nov 28, 2019
Service Resumes Spring 2020 in Two Northern County Townships Peterborough Public Health and the Municipality of Trent Lakes and Township of North Kawartha are pausing their joint well water sample drop-off program for the winter. The final date for county residents to drop off their samples to the Trent Lakes Administration office and the Township […]
BY outbreaks | PUBLISHED: Nov 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: 2019-11-26 Time: 2:32 pm (Alert #059)
BY outbreaks | PUBLISHED: Nov 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: 2019-11-22 Time: 12:00 pm (Alert #058)
BY Communications | PUBLISHED: Nov 21, 2019
Radon Kits Available at Local Hardware Stores Due to an overwhelming response, Peterborough Public Health has run out of free radon test kits, giving away 400 kits in just three days to local residents. Residents who are still interested in testing their homes can still purchase kits local hardware stores. Radon is the second-leading cause […]
BY Communications | PUBLISHED: Nov 19, 2019
Planet Youth Planet Youth refers to a community-based model developed in Iceland in the late ‘90s that during two decades of implementation successfully reduced youth substance use in that country. The Icelandic Model (IM) effectively changed cultural norms around youth substance use by focussing on risk factors while building resilience at the community level. The […]
BY Communications | PUBLISHED: Nov 19, 2019
Board Keen to Provide Evidence-Based Input as Ministry Resets Original Plans to Transform Public Health The Board of Health is keen to take part in the province-wide consultations launched yesterday by the Ministry of Health that will shape the future of public health in Ontario. “We welcome the Ministry’s approach to reset the conversation to […]
BY Communications | PUBLISHED: Nov 18, 2019
Keep Your Family Safe by Testing for Cancer-Causing Radon Gas Peterborough Public Health is giving away free radon test kits while supplies last to raise awareness about this public health risk that is the second-leading cause of lung cancer in Ontario. “Radon is responsible for anywhere from 1,080 to 1,550 cancer cases in Ontario each […]
BY Communications | PUBLISHED: Nov 12, 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 Thursday, November 14, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. Note this meeting is occurring on a Thursday and not on the regular Wednesday time slot. […]
BY Communications | PUBLISHED: Nov 11, 2019
Each year, more Canadians end up in hospital from alcohol-related harms than from heart attacks. In fact, it is alcohol, not tobacco, not even opioids, that holds first place as the leading substance of harm when total societal costs are considered. And despite all our progress on restricting exposure to tobacco smoke, the risk of […]
BY outbreaks | PUBLISHED: Nov 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: 2019-11-11 Time: 9:45 am (Alert #057)
BY outbreaks | PUBLISHED: Nov 08, 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: 2019-11-08 Time: 3:20pm (Alert #056)
BY outbreaks | PUBLISHED: Nov 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. Alert Date: 2019-11-07 Time: 11:00 am (Alert #055)
BY Communications | PUBLISHED: Nov 05, 2019
Peterborough Public Health is mandated by Ontario’s Health Promotion and Protection Act (HPPA) to detect and effectively address threats to your health, as they arise. We have your back, and you probably don’t even realize it. Most of our work is invisible – it happens every day, round the clock, weekends as well as week […]
BY outbreaks | PUBLISHED: Nov 01, 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: 2019-11-01 Time: 3:00 pm (Alert #054)
BY Communications | PUBLISHED: Nov 01, 2019
First Local Influenza Case of the Season Reported This year’s flu season is off to an early start as Peterborough Public Health is reporting the first lab-confirmed case of seasonal influenza in our area just as the flu shot is being widely distributed throughout the community. “With this lab-confirmed case we have confirmation that seasonal […]
