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Service Description:
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Works with the residents
of Haliburton County, Northumberland County and the City of Kawartha Lakes to
help prevent illness, protect against disease and promote healthy lifestyles * offices in Port Hope, Lindsay and Haliburton
Services include:- programs, services and
resources designed to encourage and create healthier communities
- information, guidance and support on a variety of public
health issues, including nutrition, substance use, injury prevention,
physical activity, tobacco use prevention and heart health
- ensures healthy communities through the testing and monitoring of water
quality, inspection of food premises, investigation of environmental hazards
and the follow-up of animal bites
- prevent the spread of
communicable diseases through immunization, infection control programs,
outbreak management and the follow-up of reportable diseases
- Sexual Health clinics for area residents, including confidential
counselling, pregnancy testing, free condoms, low-cost birth control, cervical
screening, and the testing/treatment/teaching about sexually transmitted
infections
- Provides free
preventive dental services, dental examinations for preschool and elementary
school students, and information about financial-support programs that cover
the costs of dental care
- Provides education and
resources on reproductive health and preschool speech and language development
- Provides education and support to pregnant women, new mothers and their
babies through the provincial Healthy Babies, Healthy Children Program
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