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News Release: University of Windsor Pursues Canada Research Chairs in Public Health

Published on Thursday, May 18, 2023

The University of Windsor and Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) are pleased to announce that three (3) new Canada Research Chairs focused on public health will be pursed by the University of Windsor, which will allow for the recruitment of leading public health experts to the Windsor-Essex region.


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News Release: Update to Windsor-Essex County Health Unit’s COVID-19 Policies

Published on Friday, April 28, 2023

The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit has modified their masking and symptom screening policies, effective Monday, May 1, 2023.


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News Release: New Acting Medical Officer of Health Starts May 1

Published on Friday, April 21, 2023

The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) Board of Health is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Mehdi Aloosh as the region’s new Acting Medical Officer of Health (Acting MOH)


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News Release: SafePoint Offering Open Houses To Community Ahead Of Launch

Published on Wednesday, April 19, 2023

With the site preparing for imminent launch, residents, businesses, and other stakeholders are invited to attend open house tours available to the public at 101 Wyandotte Street East.


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News Release: Rising Cases of Pertussis in Windsor-Essex County

Published on Tuesday, March 21, 2023

The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit Warns Community of Rising Cases of Pertussis (Whooping Cough) in the Region


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News Release: Health Unit and Partners Expand Access to Classes and Free Resources for Nutrition Month

Published on Wednesday, March 01, 2023

March is National Nutrition Month and this year, Dietitians across Canada are calling on Canadians to unlock the potential of food by finding a dietitian.


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News Release: Health Unit Issues Suspension Orders to Elementary Students

Published on Thursday, February 02, 2023

As part of the continued work to prevent the spread of vaccine preventable diseases, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) completed a review of all elementary student immunization records in December and more than 12,000 students received a notice.


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News Release: Three Virtual Town Halls Being Held for Consumption and Treatment Service Site

Published on Monday, January 23, 2023

Businesses, residents, and agencies are invited to have their say at Virtual Town Halls ahead of the opening of the Consumption and Treatment Services Site.


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News Release: Windsor-Essex Board of Health Welcomes new Chair Fabio Constante

Published on Friday, January 20, 2023

At last night’s meeting, Councillor Fabio Costante was elected as the new chair of the region’s Board of Health.


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News Release: Elementary School Students with Out-of-Date Immunization Records Risk Being Suspended in March

Published on Monday, December 12, 2022

The Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) R.S.O.1990 requires all students in Ontario to be up-to-date on immunizations.