COVID-19 vaccine status report
Leeds, Grenville, and Lanark District Health Unit
Vaccination Statistics
As of November 7, 2022 a total of 505,743 vaccinations have been administered in the Leeds, Grenville and...
New Year’s Resolutions
submitted by: Danielle Labonte, RD, MPH, MAN, Public Health Nutritionist with the Leeds, Grenville, and Lanark District Health Unit
Nutrition
The New Year is here and...
Farmer Wellness Initiative focuses on helping farmers in need
- Help for Ontario farmers and their families is just a phone call away
by Tyler Brooks
Director of Communications and Stakeholder Relations
A telehealth line that makes...
Holiday hours for Health Unit programs and services
submitted by Susan Healey
The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit will be closed for the holidays on the following days:
Friday, December 22,...
What is bullying?
Many adults over a certain age commonly talk about how much worse bullying was when they were in school. These adults will tell you...
Why doctors must think like Sherlock Holmes
A 57-year-old woman, receiving physiotherapy for an injured ankle, suddenly suffered a seizure, became unconscious, and was rushed to Emergency. The obvious diagnosis, a...
North Grenville COVID-19 Assessment Centre increasing hours to help manage challenging viral season
The early arrival of the flu, a resurgence in respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, and the continued spread of COVID-19 have created a challenging...
Health Unit promotes well water testing
The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit celebrated World Water Day on March 22. In Ontario, we are fortunate to have an abundance...
MyChart connects patients to their health story
Submitted by Jenny Read
Terry MacLellan and his family have lived in Barrhaven for 13 years, but they still think of Winchester District Memorial Hospital...
OFA reflects on impacts of sudden loss on farm communities
by Brent Royce, Director, Ontario Federation of Agriculture
Loss has the power to shake a whole community. Like a pebble in a pond, the waves...