News Release: 2025 Beach Water Testing Season Has Begun Weekly Results Now Available
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit has launched the 2025 beach water quality testing program at 8 local beaches.
News Releases
News Release: Windsor-Essex County Health Unit Ends Extended Heat Warning
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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.
Correction: Potential Hepatitis A Exposure Notice - Vaccine Clinic Correction
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This is a correction to the vaccine clinic dates for potential Hepatitis A exposure.
News Release: Potential Hepatitis A Exposure Notice
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The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) is issuing a public notice about a potential exposure to Hepatitis A.
News Release: West Nile Virus Positive Mosquito Pools Identified
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Routine monitoring for West Nile Virus (WNV) has identified positive mosquito pools in our community. This is the first sign of WNV in Windsor and Essex County (WEC) this year.
News Release: Windsor-Essex County Health Unit Issues Extended Heat Warning
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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 starting on Saturday August 9, 2025.
News Release: Windsor-Essex County Health Unit Issues Heat Warning
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Based on information from Environment and Climate Change Canada, Dr. Mehdi Aloosh, Windsor-Essex County Health Unit's Medical Officer of Health, has issued a Heat Warning for Monday, July 28 and Tuesday, July 29 for Windsor and Essex County.
News Release: WECHU Sends Reminders about Measles Vaccination as Wastewater Signal Rises
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The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) has sent reminders to school-aged children in WEC who are overdue for the important measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine.
News Release: Results Received for Blue-Green Algae Bloom in Windsor and Essex County
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The WECHU has received notice that the blue-green algae bloom testing from Lake St. Clair, noted in our news release on July 18, 2025, has come back with results that are within range to be deemed safe.
News Release: Precautionary Notice of Blue-Green Algae Bloom
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The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) is issuing a precautionary notice to residents based on initial laboratory results of a blue-green algae bloom in the Ruscom River in the area of Trepanier Road and Lakeshore Road 129.
News Release: Windsor-Essex County Health Unit Ends Extended Heat Warning
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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.
News Release: Health Unit Alerting Residents of an Increase in Local Measles Cases
At a media event in the Municipality of Leamington this morning, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit’s (WECHU) Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Mehdi Aloosh shared information on the increasing cases of measles within the region and steps that residents can take to keep safe ahead of the coming holiday weekend.
News Release: Health Unit Invites Students to Balance their Screen Use and Join the Connected, Not Controlled Challenge
Students in Grades 6 to 12 can increase awareness about the impact of digital technology on their well-being and promote a balanced approach to technology use.
News Release: The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit continues Potassium Iodide (KI) Pill Distribution in the Town of Kingsville
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU), in partnership with the Town of Kingsville, will be distributing Potassium Iodide (KI) pills to the Town of Kingsville residents living in the secondary zone which is 80 km from Enrico Fermi 2 Nuclear Generating Station.
News Release: Vaccine Clinic Offered for Possible Public Measles Exposure Locations
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit asks anyone who visited the location(s) listed below on the identified date(s) to monitor themselves for symptoms of measles for 7 to 21 days from the date of exposure. Individuals can contact a healthcare provider to review their immunity status
News Release: WECHU launches tool to assess risk and provide guidance following a measles exposure
With community measles exposures released by the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) on a near daily basis, the local public health unit is supporting residents with an easy, simple-to-follow, assessment tool to inform next steps.
News Release: The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit provides updated recommendations for measles vaccination
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Thursday, March 20, 2025 | 4:00 pm | Windsor and Essex County
News Release: Windsor-Essex Community Opioid and Substance Strategy (WECOSS) Partners Launch WEC CONNECT, an Online Inventory of Mental Health and Addictions Services
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Wednesday October 23, 2024 | 11:30 a.m. | Windsor and Essex County
Partners of the Windsor-Essex Community Opioid and Substance Strategy (WECOSS) and the Windsor-Essex Ontario Health Team gathered Wednesday to launch a new mental health and addictions service inventory for those looking for help in Windsor and Essex County.
News Release: The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit continues Potassium Iodide (KI) Pill Distribution in the Town of Essex
The Substance Supports in Neighbourhoods Accessed through Police Partnerships (SSNAPP) team, comprised of the Windsor Police Service, Windsor-Essex County Health Unit, and the City of Windsor, is excited to announce the launch of Neighbourhood Safety Plans for community members in the Downtown (N9A), South Central (N8X), Walkerville and East Windsor (N8Y), and South Walkerville (N8W) areas.