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Breaking Barriers to STI Testing with GetaKit

Updated August 11, 2026 - 1:22 PM
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Sexual health services are a cornerstone of public health, however, for various reasons, including access, stigma, and fear, many people do not seek sexual health services. Our…
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Testing and treatment services

Reproductive Health in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph

Updated August 11, 2026 - 4:12 PM
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Executive Summary Reproductive Health is an important Public Health issue and an upstream investment (Ministry of Health Promotion, 2010). Health before and during pregnancy…
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Media Release: Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health Launches Free, Accessible STI and HIV Testing Program

Updated August 12, 2026 - 2:45 PM
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Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health is announcing a collaboration with GetAKit, an innovative online platform offering free laboratory-based testing for sexually transmitted…
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Birth Control

Updated August 14, 2026 - 3:58 PM
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Birth control, IUDs and emergency contraception (Plan B). Get help choosing the right method, renew prescriptions and access low-cost options. Call or book an appointment online.
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Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing

Updated August 14, 2026 - 4:19 PM
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STI symptoms, testing and treatment, HIV testing, free condoms and sexual health services. Confidential care with no health card required.
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Sexual and Reproductive Health Clinics

Updated August 14, 2026 - 4:18 PM
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Access free, confidential birth control, STI testing, pregnancy counselling and vaccines. Book online or call to speak with a nurse.
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Testing at Home with GetaKit

Updated August 28, 2026 - 10:03 AM
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Getting tested just got way easier. WDG Public Health has teamed up with GetaKit to offer free, discreet sexually transmitted and blood-borne infection (STBBI) testing at your…
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Sexual health

Human Development & Sexual Health Teaching Resources

Updated September 3, 2026 - 11:35 AM
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Sexual health is about body awareness, overall health and well-being, making good and consensual decisions, and having respect for yourself and others. Most children enter puberty…
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Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health: Stay Well

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Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health protects health and promotes overall well-being so everyone in our communities can thrive.

We acknowledge that the work of Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health operates on the traditional lands and home of the Hodinöhsö:ni’ [ho-den-o-show-nee], Anishinaabek [ah-nish-in-ah-bek], Tionontati [tee-oh-non-tah-tee] and Attawandaron [add-a-won-da-run] people, and is steeped in the tradition of many First Nations, Inuit and Métis people.

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