(HGD) Evidence Network, comprised of public health unit staff working in child and family health/HGD from Ontario's 34 public health units. In the first survey, participants were asked to propose activities or initiatives that PHO could undertake to support Ontario public health units' work ...
Collection and use of sociodemographic data (SDD), including race, ethnicity and income, are foundational to understanding health inequities. Ontario’s public health units collected SDD as part of COVID-19 case management and vaccination activities. Thi
The Lambton and Renfrew County health units are also holding clinics for students to catch up on Hepatitis B, Human Papilloma Virus and meningococcal immunizations. In-school vaccination programs have been disrupted by school closures and a shift to online learning during the COVI...
Not only that, but Ontario’s health minister Christine Elliott has said that 31 out of 34 of Ontario’s public health units have reported under five new cases each, with 19 of them reporting zero new cases. Today, Ontario is reporting 102 cases of #COVID19, a 0.3% in...
The objective of our evaluation was to compare projected five-year costs associated with implementing these systems in Ontario public health units (PHUs) during pandemic and seasonal influenza vaccination campaigns./p pMethods/p pSix PHUs provided equipment and staffing costs during the pandemic (...
"To manage COVID-19 over the long-term, public health units can deploy local and regional responses based on local context and conditions." In other words, unless Toronto Public Healthissues its own Section 22 Ordercommanding local businesses to reintroduce capacity limits, this city should be ...
This dissertation examines the "subtle" impact of criminalization on the reasoning and practices of public health nurses who counsel HIV-positive clients about disclosure and the criminal law. It draws on qualitative interviews with thirty nurses at four Ontario public health units, eight interviews ...
Schools in the following public health units (PHUs) will not return to in-person instruction until February 10, 2021: Windsor-Essex Peel Region Toronto York Hamilton By January 20, 2021, the Chief Medical Officer of Health will advise the Ministry of Education which PHUs will be permitted to...
Lung Health Foundation Teams with Ontario's Public Health Units to Introduce 'Brief Conversations Toolkit' on World No Tobacco Day. The Brief Conversations Toolkit came to life through a partnership between Ontario 's public health units and the Lung Health Foundation and was made possible through ...
The return to in-person learning will be supported by enhanced safety measures, including targeted asymptomatic testing in schools and child care settings at the direction of local public health units. Emergency Child Care In all areas, emergency child care will continue to operate until the last ...