Health Unit Media Interviews
The Health Unit staff regularly appear on local radio and TV providing information on topics that are important to you. You can see or listen to some of the interviews from Brockville’s MOVE FM 104.9, Your TV Brockville or Smiths Falls or Perth’s Lake 88 FM 88.1 through the links below.
July 15 – Reportable Diseases
July 10 – Smoke-Free Ontario Act Rules
July 8 – Reportable Diseases
July 3 – Health Unit Celebrates 77 Years
July 2 – The Health Unit turns 77
June 26 – Beach Testing Program
- COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: Life’s a beach! Next week, that is | Lanarkleedstoday.ca
- The Bruce Wylie Show – Sound Bites | iHeart
June 24 – Barbeque Cooking Safety
June 19 – Handling the Heatwave
June 18 – Beating the Heat
June 17 – Nutrition tip: Hydration
June 12 – Food Safety and Barbequing
June 10 – Changes to our Sexual Health Clinic Services
June 10 – The Importance of Hydration
June 5 – Bats
June 3 – Summer Eating
May 31 – MyView Youth Film Festival Awards Ceremony
May 29 – An uptick in tick-borne illnesses reported in Ontario
May 28 – Information about Avian Flu
May 13 – Saving Money at the Grocery Store
May 8 – Emergency Preparedness Week
- COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: Health Unit weighs in on Emergency Preparedness | Lanarkleedstoday.ca
- Kim McCann talks preparing for emergencies on our hot topic – Brockville’s MOVE 104.9 – Omny.fm
May 6 – Saving Money at the Grocery Store
May 1 – Mental Health Week
April 24 – National Immunization Awareness Week
April 23 – National Immunization Awareness Week
April 16 – What to do if you find a needle in the community
April 9 – Preventing Dog Bites
April 2 – Health Unit Merger
April 2 – Oral Health Month
March 26 – Well Water Testing
March 22 – Senior Public Health Inspector Joyce McNeil talks Solar Eclipse Safety
March 20 – Nutrition Month
March 14 – Toxic drug supply warning
March 12 – Syphilis cases on the rise
March 12 – Toxic drug supply update
March 12 – Manager of Clinical Services, Jennifer Adams, discusses measles
March 7 – Talking Ticks
March 7 – Measles and March Break
March 6 – Surge in Measles
February 28 – Measles and March Break
February 28 – Update on Measles
February 28 – MyView Film Festival Returns
February 21 – Food Handler Safety
February 20 – Food Handling Certification
February 15 – Tobacco Cessation
February 14 – Sexual Health Week
- COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: Focusing on Sexual Health and Reproductive Awareness Week | Lanarkleedstoday.ca
February 14 – Drug Poisonings
February 8 – My View Youth Film Festival
January 31 – What you need to know about Strep A
January 10 – Strategic Plan Approved
January 3 – New Years Resolutions
January 2 – Strengthening Public Health
December 27 – New Prenatal Breastfeeding Sessions
December 20 – Holiday Food Safety
December 13 – Mental health during the holidays
December 13 – Mental health during the holidays
- Dr. Linna Li gives us advice on taking care of our mental health during the holidays on our Hot Topic (iheartradio.ca)
December 6 – Food Insecurity
November 22– Cold Weather Emergency Preparedness
November 22 – Winter Emergency Preparedness
November 21 – Radon Awareness Month
November 15 – Radon Awareness Month
November 15 – Lake 88 – Dr. Linna Li and Jennifer Adams – World AIDS Day and HIV home testing kits
November – 15 – Move FM – Dr. Linna Li – World AIDS Day
November 10 – Lake 88 – Dr. Linna Li – Respiratory Season
November 10 – Health care hub addressing Vulnerable Populations
November 8, 2023 – Nutritious Food Basket 2023
November 2 – Respiratory Season
October 18 – Best Practice Spotlight Designation
- In Focus: The Health Unit Celebrates their Best Practice Spotlight Designation | Lanarkleedstoday.ca
- Best Practice Spotlight Organization – what is it? Dr. Linna Li explains on our hot topic (iheartradio.ca)
October 11 – COVID-19 Vaccinations
- In Focus – Jennifer Adams of the Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit | Lanarkleedstoday.ca
- We Talk COVID-19 and Flu shots with Jennifer Adams on our Hot Topic – Brockville’s MOVE 104.9 – Omny.fm
October 5 – Well Water Testing
October 2 – Health Eating on a budget
September 27 – Eastern Equine Encephalitis
September 25 – Strategic Planning
September 25 – Kids Nutrition After School
- Nutrition Tip with Danielle Labonte talking Kids nutrition after school – Brockville’s MOVE 104.9 – Omny.fm
September 13 – Strategic Planning (Perth LAKE 88)
August 30 – International Overdose Awareness Day 2023
- Dr. Li discusses why overdoses are an important issue for public heath and the harm reduction services and resources available in the area
August 28 – Health Equity – Access to health services
August 23 – COVID-19 Update (Brockville MOVE FM and Perth LAKE 88)
- It’s Back – COVID-19 with a new strain – Dr. Linna Li talks about this on our hot topic – Brockville’s MOVE 104.9 – Omny.fm
- In Focus – Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit COVID-19 Update
August 21 – The importance of social connections (Brockville MOVE FM)
August 16 – Planet Youth Lanark County Youth Summit being held August 23 (Perth LAKE 88)
August 14 – Working with Indigenous population in LGL (Brockville MOVE FM)
August 9 – Smoke Free Outdoor Spaces (Perth LAKE 88)
August 4 – Infection Control Investigation
- UPDATED: Brockville Piercing Studio Being Investigated – Brockville’s MOVE 104.9 – Omny.fm
- Brockville Piercing Studio Being Investigated – Brockville’s MOVE 104.9 – Omny.fm
August 2 – Awareness of Algal Blooms
July 31 – Food Insecurity (Brockville MOVE FM)
July 26 – Bats and Rabies (Brockville MOVE FM)
July 26 – Awareness of Bats and Rabies (Perth LAKE 88)
July 24 – Living Wage (Brockville MOVE FM)
July 19 – Preventing Mosquito Bites; New IUD services in Sexual Health Clinic (Brockville MOVE FM)
July 19 – Health Statistics (Perth LAKE 88)
July 14 – How to protect yourself from mosquito borne illnesses
July 12 – Seniors and the Health Effects of Loneliness (Perth LAKE 88)
July 10 – Definition of Health Equity (Brockville MOVE FM)
July 5 – Injury Prevention (Brockville MOVE FM and Perth LAKE 88)
June 28 – Canada Day closures and accessing public health services in general
June 26 – Nutrition Tip – Food Safety in the summer
June 24 – Local beach water testing program starting
June 19 – Nutrition Tip – Using local produce in your meals
June 18 – Warm weather precautions
June 14 – BBQ Safety
June 14 – My View Youth Film Festival
June 12 – Nutrition Tip – Eating during the summer
June 7 – Air quality advice
June 5 – Nutrition Tip – Staying hydrated
May 31 – Program to reduce stigma around substance use
May 29 – Nutrition Tip – Seasonal vegetables in May
May 17 – Dr. Li talks about evening immunization clinics and the importance of spring clean up
May 10 – Emergency Preparedness Week
May 10 – Nurses Week
May 8 – Nutrition Tip – Getting kids interested in gardening
May 3 – Quit Smoking program
May 1 – Nutrition Tip – Gardening
April 26 – National Immunization Week
April 24 – Nutrition Tip – Seniors’ Nutrition
- Nutrition Tip for Seniors with Saman Shaikh from the Health Unit – Brockville’s MOVE 104.9 – Omny.fm
April 24 – Addiction Discussion Panel at the Library with Health Unit staff
April 19 – COVID-19 Update and information about climate change and public health
April 17 – Nutrition Tip – Adult Nutrition
April 12 – COVID-19 Booster eligibility
April 10 – Nutrition Tip – Youth and Teen Nutrition
April 5 – Oral Health Month
April 3 – Nutrition Tip – Infant Nutrition
March 29 – What you need to know about Ticks and Lyme Disease
March 27 – Nutrition Tip – Finding a Dietitian
March 22 – Safe Water and Flooding
March 20 – Nutrition Tip – Role of the Dietitian
March 15 – Ontario MOH report and being prepared for future emergencies
March 13 – Nutrition Tip – Role of public health in school age nutrition
March 8 – New alcohol guidelines and what they mean for people
March 6 – Nutrition Tip – Nutrition Month Topics
March 1 – Measles Information