2024-25 Influenza Program Fact Sheets
Fact sheets for Health Care Providers related to the 2024/2025 Influenza season
Health Care Providers
This section is reserved for all health care providers. We are counting on your ongoing support in monitoring and improving the health of our community. The sub sections on the right will help you find current and reliable resources in a variety of areas such as vaccines, infectious diseases, and genetics.
If you’re not able to locate the information you need, feel free to contact us at 519-258-2146.
Health Care Communications
Reporting Student Immunizations Poster
Download this resource for Health Care Provider office use with instructions for parents to report their child's immunizations.
World TB Day Letter
Each year, World Tuberculosis (TB) Day is observed on March 24. This annual event commemorates the date in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacillus that causes tuberculosis (TB).
Zoonotic and Vector-borne diseases: Information for Healthcare Providers
A list of resources and information for healthcare providers about zoonotic and vecotr
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs), such as gonorrhoea, chlamydia, and syphilis, are increasing across Ontario and locally, in Windsor and Essex County. These infections pose a serious health risk to individuals and their partners. Complications from acquiring these infections range from chronic pelvic pain, infertility, and sterility, to more systemic infections of other organs, such as the heart and brain.
Diseases of Public Health Significance: Investigation and Reporting Forms
The investigation and reporting forms below includes diagnostic testing information, important patient education information regarding prevention of transmission, and mandatory reporting data elements.
Influenza Program Resources
This section is a source of information for health care providers to guide them in their clinical practice regarding the Universal Influenza Immunization Program (UIIP).
Measles Resources for Health Care Providers
Suspected or Confirmed Cases of Measles
Isolate suspected or confirmed cases of measles immediately into a single room with closed door. Refer to WECHU’s Clinical Office Checklist for Measles to prepare the clinical office for a patient with suspected measles.
HCPs are required to report suspected cases to the WECHU immediately and complete the Measles Investigation and Reporting form the SAME day as the initial patient visit.
If a patient’s immunization records are unavailable, immunization with measles-containing vaccine is preferable to ordering serological testing to determine immune status.
For support or consultation, please call 519-258-2146 ext. 1420.
Also, be sure to check out the updates and alerts website section for more recent HCP updates.
Additional resources for HCPs:
- Public Health Ontario - Measles Information for Health Care Providers
- Canadian Immunization Guide: Measles
- Public Health Ontario - Measles Information - for the latest information and guidance
- Measles in Ontario Enhanced Epidemiological Summary – for epidemiological information on confirmed measles cases, including case location’s and vaccination status
- Technical Brief - Interim IPAC Recommendations and Use of PPE for Care of Individuals with Suspect or Confirmed Measles – for detailed IPAC recommendations
- Measles Infectious Disease Protocol – for disease-specific information
- Measles resource – for primary care providers by the Ontario College of Family Physicians, a resource on immunization and management of suspected cases in primary care
To learn more about Measles, visit
- Public Health Agency of Canada (Search for “Measles”)
- CDC- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Search for “Measles”)
Downloadable Forms
2024-25 Influenza Program Fact Sheets
Fact sheets for Health Care Providers related to the 2024/2025 Influenza season
Reporting Student Immunizations Poster
Download this resource for Health Care Provider office use with instructions for parents to report their child's immunizations.
World TB Day Letter
Each year, World Tuberculosis (TB) Day is observed on March 24. This annual event commemorates the date in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacillus that causes tuberculosis (TB).
Zoonotic and Vector-borne diseases: Information for Healthcare Providers
A list of resources and information for healthcare providers about zoonotic and vecotr
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs), such as gonorrhoea, chlamydia, and syphilis, are increasing across Ontario and locally, in Windsor and Essex County. These infections pose a serious health risk to individuals and their partners. Complications from acquiring these infections range from chronic pelvic pain, infertility, and sterility, to more systemic infections of other organs, such as the heart and brain.
Diseases of Public Health Significance: Investigation and Reporting Forms
The investigation and reporting forms below includes diagnostic testing information, important patient education information regarding prevention of transmission, and mandatory reporting data elements.
Influenza Program Resources
This section is a source of information for health care providers to guide them in their clinical practice regarding the Universal Influenza Immunization Program (UIIP).
Measles Resources for Health Care Providers
Suspected or Confirmed Cases of Measles
Isolate suspected or confirmed cases of measles immediately into a single room with closed door. Refer to WECHU’s Clinical Office Checklist for Measles to prepare the clinical office for a patient with suspected measles.
HCPs are required to report suspected cases to the WECHU immediately and complete the Measles Investigation and Reporting form the SAME day as the initial patient visit.
If a patient’s immunization records are unavailable, immunization with measles-containing vaccine is preferable to ordering serological testing to determine immune status.
For support or consultation, please call 519-258-2146 ext. 1420.
Also, be sure to check out the updates and alerts website section for more recent HCP updates.
Additional resources for HCPs:
- Public Health Ontario - Measles Information for Health Care Providers
- Canadian Immunization Guide: Measles
- Public Health Ontario - Measles Information - for the latest information and guidance
- Measles in Ontario Enhanced Epidemiological Summary – for epidemiological information on confirmed measles cases, including case location’s and vaccination status
- Technical Brief - Interim IPAC Recommendations and Use of PPE for Care of Individuals with Suspect or Confirmed Measles – for detailed IPAC recommendations
- Measles Infectious Disease Protocol – for disease-specific information
- Measles resource – for primary care providers by the Ontario College of Family Physicians, a resource on immunization and management of suspected cases in primary care
To learn more about Measles, visit
- Public Health Agency of Canada (Search for “Measles”)
- CDC- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Search for “Measles”)