Message from the Medical Officer of Health
View the message from the 2024 MOH Dr. Mehdi Aloosh
View the message from the 2024 MOH Dr. Mehdi Aloosh
View the message from the 2024 CEO Dr. Ken Blanchette
View the message from the 2024 Board of Health Chair Fabio Costante
View the 2024 Board of Health members, appointments and positions.
Read the 2024 Windsor-Essex County Health Unit annual report, including program statistics, messages from leadership, and featured stories.
Based on information from Environment and Climate Change Canada, Dr. Mehdi Aloosh, Windsor-Essex County Health Unit’s Medical Officer of Health has ended the Extended Heat Warning.
Based on information from Environment and Climate Change Canada, Dr. Mehdi Aloosh, Windsor-Essex County Health Unit's Medical Officer of Health, has issued an Extended Heat Warning from Saturday, June 21 until Wednesday, June 25 for Windsor and Essex County.
As measles continues to circulate in the Windsor-Essex community, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) is advising all day camps and summer programming providers to take proactive steps to protect the health of children and staff.
On Tuesday, June 3, 2025, the media is invited to the start of the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit’s active tick surveillance program.
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit has worked with a panel of youth judges to complete three rounds of youth voting, narrowing down 64 Connected, Not Controlled public service announcement (PSA) video submissions. The top five videos in the Grade 6 - 8 and Grade 9 - 12 divisions are now open for public voting.