September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
This day is a chance for everyone to join in promoting awareness about suicide: those impacted by a suicide attempt or loss, family and friends, schools, organizations, and community members.
This day is a chance for everyone to join in promoting awareness about suicide: those impacted by a suicide attempt or loss, family and friends, schools, organizations, and community members.
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit is celebrating seven local schools on their participation in the Ontario Physical and Health Education Association (OPHEA) Healthy Schools Certification.
Teaching young people about food and nutrition is important to show them the positive role food plays in supporting their physical, social, and mental well-being.
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.
Mental health is a state of well-being where a person can realize their abilities, cope with the stresses of life, and have the ability to work productively and contribute to their community.
An overview of vaping that provides educators with information they need to prepare for a lesson on vaping.
Information and resources for Educators, Parents/Caregivers, and Students.
Starting a school year can be an exciting and sometimes stressful time. Parents/caregivers can help their child get ready for school with healthy habits.
As an educator working in the school system, it is very likely that you will come into contact with a student who has asthma. This e-learning training course provides you with background information on asthma, how it’s managed, and your role in the school to keep students as healthy as possible.
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation, and Parks (MECP) enforces the Ontario Regulation 243/07 which requires all schools, private schools and child care centres to sample and test drinking water to measure the concentration of lead against the provincial drinking water guidelines for lead.