News Releases
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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News Release: Elementary School Students with Out-of-Date Immunization Records Risk Being Suspended in March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.
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News Release: Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) Lapse Identified
Published on Thursday, November 10, 2022
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) performed an inspection on November 7, 2022 at Pro Nails, 8474 Wyandotte St. East, in the City of Windsor after receiving a complaint from a member of the public.
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News Release: Local Health Leaders Concerned About Respiratory Illness Trends
Published on Thursday, November 03, 2022
Windsor-Essex Residents Encouraged to Get Vaccinated
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News Release: New Chief Executive Officer Named
Published on Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Following a systematic and thorough search the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) Board of Health has named a new permanent Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr. Ken Blanchette.
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News Release: First Human Case of West Nile Virus Confirmed
Published on Tuesday, September 20, 2022
A Windsor-Essex County (WEC) resident has tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV).
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News Release: Nicole Dupuis Stepping Down as CEO of WECHU
Published on Tuesday, August 30, 2022
After more than a year leading the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) through the continued COVID-19 pandemic, Chief Executive Officer Nicole Dupuis has announced her resignation for personal and family reasons.