The Substance Supports in Neighbourhoods Accessed through Police Partnerships (SSNAPP) team, comprised of the Windsor Police Service, Windsor-Essex County Health Unit, and the City of Windsor, is excited to announce the launch of Neighbourhood Safety Plans for community members in the Downtown (N9A), South Central (N8X), Walkerville and East Windsor (N8Y), and South Walkerville (N8W) areas.
Break the Vape Challenge is a Public Service Announcement (PSA) video contest for Windsor-Essex county students in grades 6 to 12.
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit’s Opioid and Substance Use Notification System.
Partners involved in the WECOSS, including the WECHU, Windsor Regional Hospital, Essex Windsor-EMS, Erie Shores Healthcare, and Police Services, continue to monitor this increase and are working to understand more about these reported cases.
The Healthy School Department developed the Party Safer- Prom Toolkit, which takes a harm reduction approach to reduce the social and health harms related to alcohol and substance use
The Healthy School Department developed the Party Safer- Prom Toolkit, which takes a harm reduction approach to reduce the social and health harms related to alcohol and substance use
For this activity, an educator will create a box filled with various materials. Students will have to guess what the mystery materials are, for the purpose of understanding the risks associated with vaping and the ingredients found in vapour products.
Download these tip sheets for both parents and students, available in English and French.
An overview of vaping that provides educators with information they need to prepare for a lesson on vaping.
