News Releases
News Release: Windsor-Essex County Health Unit issues Special Weather Statement
Published on Wednesday, August 03, 2022
Based on information from Environment Canada, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit has issued a Special Weather Statement for Wednesday August 3, 2022.
News Release: Faith Community’s Response to Opioid Crisis Results in 500+ Naloxone Kits Distributed
Published on Friday, July 29, 2022
Rising rates of opioid-related overdose and death continue to be a concern for local health and social services leaders working on the Windsor-Essex Community Opioid and Substance Strategy.
News Release: Upcoming Changes to Mass Vaccination Clinics and Boosters Available for 12 - 17 Year Olds
Published on Friday, February 18, 2022
Grovedale Arts and Cultural Centre (Kingsville) and Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare clinic to close over the coming weeks. Devonshire Mall clinic to expand as a “catch up” vaccination clinic for children.
News Release: New Location Announced for County-Based Mass Vaccination Clinic
Published on Tuesday, February 01, 2022
The health unit and partners are relocating the mass vaccination site currently located at Nature Fresh Farms Recreation Centre in Leamington with the final doses being administered at this site on Saturday, February 5th.
News Release: Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Supply Increases and Walk-ins Accepted across the Region
Published on Wednesday, January 26, 2022
On December 18, 2021, the Ontario Ministry of Health put in place recommendations to preserve the limited availability of the Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty) vaccine to only those who were identified for a preferential dose of the vaccine (i.e., those between 12-29 years of age).
News Release: Mass Vaccination Site at Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare Now Open for Walk-ins
Published on Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Windsor, ON: The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU), in partnership with Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare (HDGH), has expanded their mass vaccination clinic at the Dr. Y Emara Centre for Healthy Aging and Mobility to welcome walk-ins.
News Release: Health Unit Institutes Employee Vaccination Policy
Published on Friday, August 27, 2021
Joining other local leaders like the University, College, City of Windsor, and County of Essex, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit has implemented a vaccination policy for its staff to ensure workforce availability and protect clients amidst the pandemic’s fourth wave.
News Release: Windsor-Essex County Health Unit Encourages Residents to Test Their Home For Radon
Published on Monday, November 02, 2020
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) is encouraging residents to test their homes for radon gas this Fall and Winter. Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer in non-smokers and is linked to 16% of lung cancer deaths in Canada. Through our three-year study, we have found that approximately 11% of homes in Windsor and Essex County have unsafe levels.