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RECAP: Board of Health Hears About Helping Parents and the Climate Vulnerable

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At the last meeting of the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Board of Health before summer vacation, there was some timely discussion about the community health effects from the changing climate. On top of that, there were renewed warnings from Dr. Nicola Mercer about ticks and West Nile, but in positive news the region is seeing success in having fewer road accidents and in supporting babies on their way to becoming school kids. Here’s the recap! Continue reading “RECAP: Board of Health Hears About Helping Parents and the Climate Vulnerable” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Board of Health Meeting for June 3, 2025

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Before departing for summer vacation, the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Board of Health will have one last meeting to talk about the ongoing work about keeping the community healthy. In this agenda, there are four big reports including the annual one about all of their works, and on a more granular level, the board will look at their early childhood health programs, the yearly injury surveillance report and the health effects on climate change. Check it out below! Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Board of Health Meeting for June 3, 2025” →

RECAP: Board of Health Talks Inspections and CTS Closure Impacts

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One last ride before summer vacation for the local Board of Health! At the June meeting, there were a number of information reports concerning the inspection of food vendors and childhood health programs, and there was also some discussion about the impacts from the closure of the consumption and treatment site in April. So we heard about all that, plus there was some actual good news on the measles front if you want to check out the recap below. Continue reading “RECAP: Board of Health Talks Inspections and CTS Closure Impacts” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Board of Health Meeting for June 4, 2025

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It’s one last ride for the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Board of Health before they take their usual summer break, but despite the pending time off this is going to be an unusually laidback agenda. There are some pretty important updates though about the loss of harm reduction services downtown, and the annual community report about the overall work of the unit, but to learn more about the agenda, scroll through the preview below. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Board of Health Meeting for June 4, 2025” →

RECAP: Board of Health Talks About Measles and Drinking (Not Together)

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Given the news earlier this week that a measles cases was detetected in Guelph, it should come as no surprise that this month’s Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Board of Health meeting kicked off with a discussion about the dangers of… drinking! No, wait, that was later in the meeting. Yes, the Board heard about the dangers of measles in our community and being unvaccinated, and the dangers of increased access to alcohol. Continue reading “RECAP: Board of Health Talks About Measles and Drinking (Not Together)” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Board of Health Meeting for March 5, 2025

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This month at the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Board of Health meeting, we dig into a variety of concerns including privacy, communicable diseases, and drinking. Yes, the major presentation for this meeting is about how much and how often people in our region say they need a drink or many drinks, and whether or not they’re fully aware of the health impacts of that. So let’s dig into the agenda for some of the details. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Board of Health Meeting for March 5, 2025” →

RECAP: Board of Health is Back and Talking Diseases! (And Other Stuff)

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Even though it’s February, the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Board of Health had their first meeting of the year, and since it was their first meeting of the year there was a lot of housekeeping to do right off the bat. In the meat of the meeting, there was some discussion about the impact of certain diseases in the community, the health needs of priority populations and, naturally, feedback about public health itself. Let’s recap! Continue reading “RECAP: Board of Health is Back and Talking Diseases! (And Other Stuff)” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Board of Health Meeting for February 5, 2025

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As usual, the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Board of Health is getting a late start to the year, and for their first meeting of 2025 they will get themselves sorted before they get this month’s public health concerns sorted. The Board will play musical chairs, and then they will dig into quarterly and annual reports that will address the current health condition in the region and the current status of some of your favourite diseases(!). Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Board of Health Meeting for February 5, 2025” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #426 – The Year at Committees So Far…

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There’s a lot of work when it comes to the grind of municipal governance and policy development, but it doesn’t always start with city council (though it does often end with them). So on this episode of the podcast we’re going to try and cram six months of work by eight different committees into 30 minutes of audio, from the retirement of the library’s head to the debate over a bus chime to the ongoing issues around housing. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #426 – The Year at Committees So Far…” →

RECAP: Board of Health Focuses on Innovation and STIs in May

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The word of the month at the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Board of Health meeting was “innovation.” Many of the reports this month focused on how technological and digital tools are changing the way that public health, for want of a better term, does business, and that includes artificial intelligence. For some old school public health news, there was a report about sexual transmitted infections in the region last year. Let’s recap…! Continue reading “RECAP: Board of Health Focuses on Innovation and STIs in May” →