Infection Prevention and Control Resources Best Practices for Environmental Cleaning for Prevention and Control of Infections in All Health Care Settings, Third Edition Best Practices for Hand Hygiene, Just Clean Your Hands (JCYH) Program and other Resources PHO Rounds: Legionella in Healthcare Settings: When Risk Becomes Reality (Slide deck and Video presentation) Routine Practices and Additional… Continue reading Infection Prevention and Control
New from Public Health Ontario – June 2025 Child Care Infection Control Manual Children are particularly susceptible to illnesses for several reasons. They have not been exposed to many common germs, their immune systems are still developing, and let’s be honest, they usually have poor hygiene habits. Child care centre owners and staff play an… Continue reading Preventing and Managing Illnesses
It is by what we ourselves have done, and not by what others have done for us, that we shall be remembered in after ages. – Francis Wayland Beginnings Originally founded on July 1, 1947, the Leeds and Grenville Health Unit was established to meet the need for integrated public health services throughout Brockville, Gananoque… Continue reading History of the Health Unit
List of Fact Sheets or Website Links by Alphabetical Order Amebiasis Campylobacter Chickenpox Chlamydia Cryptosporidosis Fifth Disease Flu (Influenza) Giardia Gonorrhea Hand Foot and Mouth Disease Hantavirus Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis C HIV/AIDS Impetigo Listeria/Listeriosis Lyme Disease Measles Meningitis Monkeypox Mononucleosis (Mono) Mumps Norovirus Ophthalmia Neonatorum Pertussis Pinworms Pneumococcal Disease Rabies Ringworm Rubella (German… Continue reading Fact Sheets
All children attending Licensed Child Care in Ontario must be immunized according to Ontario’s Publicly Funded Immunization schedule. Being immunized protects children against many diseases that are easily spread in child care facilities. Under the Child Care and Early Years Act (CCEYA), children are required to be immunized against: Exemption Process for Immunization Record Submission… Continue reading Attending Licensed Child Care
Requirements for Attending School in Ontario Throughout January 2025, notification letters will be sent to parents of children born in 2008, 2017 and 2020, with missing doses or missing immunization records for the following school boards: CDSBEO, CECCE, CEPEO. Letters will be sent to parents in the UCDSB in February. If you need to book… Continue reading Requirements for Attending School
Welcome to resources on several health topics that we hope will be helpful to you in your practice. If there is anything else that you would like information about, please let us know. Reportable Diseases Toolkit You can find up-to-date, credible information on all 68 diseases of public health significance including symptoms, testing, and treatment… Continue reading Health Care & Dental Professionals
Students aged 4–17 attending school in Ontario must be immunized according to Ontario’s Publicly Funded Immunization schedule. Being fully immunized protects students against many diseases that are easily spread in schools. Under the Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA), students are required to be immunized against: Immunization information is provided to the Health Unit when… Continue reading Immunization Records