Disease Prevention

Infants and young children are more susceptible to vaccine preventable diseases because their immune systems are not mature enough to fight all infections. Children who do not get vaccinated are at greater risk if they come in contact with vaccine preventable diseases. It’s important for children to be up-to-date with their vaccinations. Schools are places where infectious diseases are commonly spread. As a parent, you can keep your kids of all ages healthy with routine health care and vaccinations. Vaccines are the safest and most efficient way to guard against some diseases. Postponing vaccines can be harmful because it delays protection.

The infectious diseases dashboard provides a summary of active and rescinded outbreaks in Windsor-Essex County, annual and monthly counts of reportable diseases, along with annual disease rates for Windsor-Essex County and Ontario.

Learn more about the causes and symptoms of flu and how to lower your flu risk and protect yourself and your family. This section also tells you more about what’s happening with the flu in Windsor-Essex County. It is a source of information for health care providers to guide them in their clinical practice.

For a list of active outbreaks at local institutions along with resources for long-term care homes, retirement homes, rest homes, and child care centres.

Ontario Regulation 136/18 Personal Service Settings requires that WECHU regularly inspect and respond to complaints regarding infection prevention and also provide education to owners/operators and staff about safe practices that reduce the risk of transmitting infections to clients and staff during the delivery of personal settings.