April 2018 Board Meeting - March Media Relations Recap Information Report

Meeting Document Type
Information Report
March Media Relations Recap

Prepared By:

Communications Department

Date:

April 4, 2018

Subject:

March Media Relations Recap Report

March Media Coverage

Total Media Coverage

40

Interview Requests

31

Mentions (In the news without direct interviews)

9

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Breakdown of Top Stories

Topic

Requests for Interviews

Mentions in the News (no interviews)

CHC Smoke-Free Housing Policy

2

1

Dental Health Coverage/NDP

1

0

Dental Health Survey

1

0

ER Trips For Kids With Severe Allergies

1

0

Flu Update

2

1

Health Needs/Town Of Amherstburg

1

0

Living Wage

3

2

Measles

2

0

Online Nutrition Challenge

1

0

Opioids

3

1

Sliced

1

1

Student Immunizations and Suspensions

11

2

Ticks

1

1

Vaping and Student Health

1

0

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Media Coverage

Outlet

Number of Stories

CBC

10

AM 800

7

CTV

7

Windsor Star

6

Blackburn

4

Windsorite.ca

3

Advocator.ca

1

Windsor Business Magazine

1

Yahoo News

1

News Release and Media Advisories

Date Type Headline Response
March 13, 2018 News Release Windsor Express, Windsor Lancers, and 2 Stories Reported St. Clair Saints Battle It Out at Sliced

2018!
2 Stories Reported
March 14, 2018 Media Advisory Windsor-Essex County Health Unit Board of Health Meeting 3 Stories Reported
March 16, 2018 News Release Windsor-Essex County Health Unit Re-Launches Living Wage Program 5 Stories Reported
March 20, 2018 News Release Grade 11 & 12 Students with Incomplete Immunization Records Suspended Today 7 Stories Reported

Links to Stories

AM 800

Publish Date

Story Link

March 7, 2018

Sad But Not Surprised: Local Reaction To Latest Stats On Opioid-Related Deaths

March 16, 2018

Living Wage In Windsor-Essex Is $14.81/Hour According To Local Health Unit

March 19, 2018

Health Unit Put Focus On Nutrition With Sliced Competition

March 20, 2018

388 High School Students Suspended In Windsor-Essex

March 27, 2018

Suspensions Down Due To Incomplete Immunization Records

Advocator.ca

Publish Date

Story Link

March 31, 2018

Deer Ticks Found at Ojibway Prairie Complex. Do They Carry Lyme Disease?

Blackburn News

Publish Date

Story Link

March 13, 2018

Over 800 Students Face Suspension Next Week

March 20, 2018

Nearly 400 Students Suspended

March 23, 2018

Flu Season Not Over Yet in Windsor-Essex

CBC News

Publish Date

Story Link

March 12, 2018

Flu has already caused 18 deaths and 31 outbreaks, and the season is not over yet

March 15, 2018

Windsor Essex Community Housing Corporation implements smoke-free policy

March 16, 2018

Health officials say $14.81/hr is what it costs to live comfortably in Windsor-Essex

March 16, 2018

Immunization deadline for grade 11 and students is Monday

March 16, 2018

Detroit measles exposure prompts health unit to remind people to be vaccinated

March 20, 2018

Almost 400 students suspended over incomplete immunization records

March 29, 2018

Ticks that can transmit Lyme disease found at Ojibway Prairie Complex

CTV News

Publish Date

Story Link

March 8, 2018

Opioid-related deaths up across province in 2017, including Windsor-Essex

March 13, 2018

Health Unit reminds residents of online immunization reporting tool

March 16, 2018

Health unit says living wage in Windsor-Essex is $14.81/hour

March 19, 2018

Suspensions expected as immunization deadline looms for high school students

Windsor Star

Publish Date

Story Link

March 2, 2018

Social housing starts forbidding smoking in units, with little protest

March 6, 2018

Guidelines released to combat opioid epidemic call on doctors, hospitals to join fight

March 15, 2018

Travellers at Detroit airport might have been exposed to the measles

March 15, 2018

Health unit calculates 2018 local living wage at $14.81 an hour

Windsorite.ca

Publish Date

Story Link

March 16, 2018

Health Unit Re-Launches Living Wage Program

March 17, 2018

Photos: Annual Sliced Competition Cooks Up A Storm At Devonshire Mall

March 20, 2018

Students With Incomplete Immunization Records Suspended Today

Yahoo News

Publish Date

Story Link

March 15, 2018

Windsor Essex Community Housing Corporation implements smoke-free policy

The following individuals contributed to this report: Jennifer Jershy and Michael Janisse