Growing Food
Submitted by Danielle Labonte, MPH, MAN, RD
Registered Dietitian and Public Health Nutritionist
Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit
Finally, winter is over and people can get...
School Immunization Catch-Up Clinics
by the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit
As our pandemic response slows down, we can now turn our focus to the School Immunization...
Stay with the happy people
This year, the holidays aren’t what they should be. At least the vaccine’s roll-out brings anticipation that 2021 will see a return to normal....
Health Unit starting to reduce pandemic specific services
Susan Healey, Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit
We are currently transitioning away from our pandemic response and beginning to resume our non-COVID work....
School Vaccination Program to combat variant at return to class
The Ontario government is working with public health units and publicly funded school boards to plan and host vaccination clinics in or nearby schools...
No moderation needed when bathing in the woods
Mae West, the American movie star who rarely lacked for lifestyle advice, once conceded, “When in doubt, take a bath.”
She didn’t have a forest...
The COVID-19 Respiratory Roundtable urges Canadians to continue protecting each other
The COVID-19 Respiratory Roundtable has released a joint letter, MASK UP FOR SOMEONE YOU LOVE, urging Canadians to continue taking precautions amidst the easing...
Parents and experts disagree with latest school closures
by Brandon Mayer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Last month, 500 Ontario doctors authored an open letter to Doug Ford and his Progressive-Conservative government, giving their...
Prevention is the key to reducing the spread of Norovirus
submitted by Leeds, Grenville, and Lanark District Health Unit
Many health jurisdictions across Canada, including Ontario, are reporting increases in Norovirus and similar gastrointestinal illnesses back...
COVID-19 Vaccine Status Report
Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit
Vaccination Statistics
For individuals 5 plus, our first dose vaccination rate is 94.4%, and second dose rate is...