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)”
Tag: Health Protection
MEETING PREVIEW: Board of Health Meeting for February 5, 2025
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”
MEETING PREVIEW: Board of Health Meeting for September 6, 2023
September arrives, and that means it’s back to school and back to work for the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Board of Health! It looks like the public health staff spent their summer writing some pretty big reports on the health effects of poverty, the lingering effects of the pandemic, increasing immunizations and vaping. Plus, we’re getting ready for cold and flu and COVID season this fall. Get ready, because there’s a lot of ground to cover Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Board of Health Meeting for September 6, 2023”


