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In the fall of 2024, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) completed a review of all student immunization records (65,633) and sent out 7,076 notices to elementary students and 4,785 notices to secondary students.
Based on Environment and Climate Change Canada’s forecast, Dr. Mehdi Aloosh, Windsor-Essex County Health Unit’s Medical Officer of Health has issued a Cold Warning for Monday, January 20 and Tuesday, January 21, 2025. A Cold Warning is issued when the temperature reaches -15°C (5°F) without the wind chill for a day.
Update to Precautionary Notice of Blue-Green Algae Bloom in Windsor and Essex County
If you live in the Town of Amherstburg and had previously obtained KI pills, they are nearing their expiration date.
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) is issuing a precautionary notice to residents based on visual confirmation of a blue-green algae bloom on Lake St. Clair in the area near Stoney Point.
With summer upon us and residents enjoying the warmer season, Dr. Mehdi Aloosh, the region’s Medical Officer of Health, reminds residents to avoid contact with unfamiliar domestic animals and any wildlife.
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) is excited to celebrate fifteen local schools for achieving National Healthy Schools Certification.
Routine monitoring for West Nile Virus (WNV) has identified one positive mosquito pool in our community. This is the first sign of WNV in Windsor and Essex County (WEC) this year.
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit has launched the 2024 beach water quality testing program at 8 local beaches.
Dr. Mehdi Aloosh, Medical Officer of Health, Windsor-Essex County Health Unit has issued a Boil Water Advisory for waterline system consumers serviced by the Wheatley Water Distribution System, specifically: