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Visit Check Before You Choose Public Health is responsible for inspecting food establishments, hair salons, spas, tattoo studios, and recreational water facilities (including public pools, public...Read more
Submit an infection control complaint online. This page contains reports where an infection control lapse was found for personal service settings (e.g. nail salons, tattoo/piercing studios) and...Read more
Public Health inspects vendors at special events who provide food and beverages to the public, and non-regulated health professionals who offer a personal service to the public (including tattooing,...Read more
Public health inspectors visit restaurants and other food premises to make sure they’re following safe food handling and storage practices. You may know about the work of inspectors through the media...Read more
Imagine - It’s Valentine’s Day and you’ve been planning a romantic evening for you and your loved one. The evening includes a romantic dinner at that fancy new restaurant in town – the one all your...Read more
Your guide to becoming a breastfeeding friendly place Why Welcome Breastfeeding? Workplaces must support breastfeeding employees to stay in compliance with the law. The Ontario Human Rights...Read more
To : Board of Health Meeting date : September 5, 2018 Prepared by : Janice Walters, Manager, Control of Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis; Shawn Zentner, Manager, Environmental Health (Safe Water...Read more
To : Board of Health Meeting Date : January 11, 2019 Report No .: BH .01. JAN1119 . C01 Prepared By : Jessica Morris, Manager, Environmental Health; Kelly Briscoe, Public Health Inspector,...Read more
INTRODUCTION Infectious diseases are a significant cause of illness and death in Canada and, in addition to the sporadic cases of disease that usually occur on an ongoing basis, several outbreaks of...Read more
Download the 2017 Community Report ( PDF ). 50 years of health and well-being In 2017, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health celebrated 50 years of promoting healthy lives and preventing disease...Read more
Finance Committee Report BH .04. OCT1316 . R14 October 13, 2016 Report to: Finance Committee Submitted by: Elizabeth Bowden, Interim Director of Administrative Services Subject: 2017 FINAL DRAFT...Read more
Download the 2018 Community Report ( PDF , 32 Pages, 6.6 MB ) Message from Dr. Nicola Mercer, Medical Officer of Health & CEO Change and Consistency It is a time of change for Wellington-Dufferin...Read more
Executive Summary For centuries, alcohol has played a significant role in society. While generating some social and economic benefits, alcohol also places significant health, safety, social, and...Read more
Report to: Chair and members of the Board of Health Meeting Date: December 7, 2016 Report Number: BH .01. DEC0716 . R23 Prepared by: Melissa Potwarka, Manager (A), Family Health Promotion Approved by...Read more
Download the 2016 Community Report ( PDF , 24 pages, 1.3 MB ) Message from the Medical Officer of Health & CEO , Dr. Nicola Mercer In 2017, as the country turns 150 years old, Canadians may be...Read more
Introduction Infectious diseases are a significant cause of illness and death in Canada, and, in addition to the sporadic cases of disease that usually occur on an ongoing basis, several outbreaks of...Read more
Executive Summary Background and Methodology While over a third of parents in the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph ( WDG ) area rely on Unlicensed Home Child Care Providers ( UHCCP ) to care for their...Read more
Please see WDGPH s Emergency Response Plan ( PDF , 24 pages). This is a living document that is updated as needed.Read more
The Smoke Free Ontario Act ( SFOA ), 2017 protects people from harmful exposure to second-hand smoke in all enclosed public places, workplaces, limits smoking in many outdoor public places, and makes...Read more