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MEETING PREVIEW: Board of Health Meeting for April 5, 2023

Published on Mar 31, 2023Apr 5, 2023 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

April’s Board of Health meeting for Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph brings you sex and drugs, but no rock and roll. Or, to be more precise, it’s bringing you an update on fighting the opioid epidemic as well as an update on fighting sexually transmitted infections, which are both very serious issues despite the above joke. Also on the agenda is information about COVID-19 and flu vaccine distribution for this past cold and flu season! Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Board of Health Meeting for April 5, 2023” →

MANGEZ! Dine Safe Guide for March 1-15, 2023

Published on Mar 16, 2023Mar 14, 2023 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

Every month, Guelph Politico posts the latest inspection results from the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health Unit inspection of local restaurants, hotels, cafes, grocery stores and other businesses that handle food. We call it “Mangez!”, and this column highlights the latest inspections done by WDGPH, and the results they’ve posted. Continue reading “MANGEZ! Dine Safe Guide for March 1-15, 2023” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #364 – COVID Questions Remain

Published on Mar 15, 2023Mar 14, 2023 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

It was this week three years ago when the City of Guelph announced that they were closing all their public facilities, when the University of Guelph started sending all students in residents home, when all Guelph students started online learning, and every business in town, except for the most essential, closed their doors. It was start of the first COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, and three years later we still have questions. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #364 – COVID Questions Remain” →

RECAP: Board of Health Covers A Lot of Non-COVID Business

Published on Mar 1, 2023 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

The Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Board of Health spent their March meeting looking at a variety of public heath issues from updates about the unit’s privacy measures to the results of a survey of area students to the effect of the Our Food Future office on goals of healthy and nutritious eating locally. Plus, there was an update on some other viruses that have been making the news lately. Here’s the recap of the March meeting… Continue reading “RECAP: Board of Health Covers A Lot of Non-COVID Business” →

MANGEZ! Dine Safe Guide for February 15-28, 2023

Published on Mar 1, 2023Feb 26, 2023 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

MEETING PREVIEW: Board of Health Meeting for March 1, 2023

Published on Feb 24, 2023Feb 27, 2023 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

This month’s Board of Health meeting will cover a wide-variety of community health matters, and some regular business for the health unit. Looking forward to summer? You will get to hear about preparations for diseases spread by insects while the epidemics of hunger and food insecurity will also be discussed in a presentation from the Smart City’s office. This is what’s on the agenda for March’s meeting… Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Board of Health Meeting for March 1, 2023” →

MANGEZ! Dine Safe Guide for February 1-14, 2023

Published on Feb 16, 2023Feb 11, 2023 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

RECAP: Board of Health Looks to the Future, Including Catch-Up Jabs for Kids

Published on Feb 1, 2023Feb 1, 2023 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

This month’s meeting of the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Board of Health seemed to be mostly about looking ahead. While there are still issues around COVID-19, there was a lot of discussion around other public health matters like young people and making sure they’ve gotten all their other vaccination shots, plus also some initial conversation about planning for the future of public health beyond COVID. Continue reading “RECAP: Board of Health Looks to the Future, Including Catch-Up Jabs for Kids” →

MANGEZ! Dine Safe Guide for January 16-31, 2023

Published on Jan 31, 2023Jan 28, 2023 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

MEETING PREVIEW: Board of Health Meeting for February 1, 2023

Published on Jan 26, 2023Jan 31, 2023 by Adam A. Donaldson1 Comment

The Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Board of Health will welcome February with their monthly meeting, and it will be a very interesting agenda that will look at the programs that might have suffered from all the emphasis on COVID-19 in the last few years, and the immediate plans and priorities for the public health unit in the next 12 months. Infectious diseases is going to be a pretty big topic, but this won’t be the COVID-19 show. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Board of Health Meeting for February 1, 2023” →