September 2019 Board Meeting - July 2019 Media Relations Recap Information Report

Meeting Document Type

Information Report

July 2019 Media Relations Recap

Prepared By:

Communications Department

August 7, 2019

July Media Relations Recap Report

Total Media Coverage	75
Interview Requests	25
Mentions (In the news without direct interviews)	44
Requests for Information	6

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Date	Type	Headline	Response
July 17, 2019	Media Advisory	Windsor-Essex County Health Unit Board of Health Meeting	7 Stories Reported
July 30, 2019	News Release	Infection Prevention and Control Lapse Identified at Two Foot Care Clinics	5 Stories Reported

Note: Digital stories were not available for two of AM 800’s requests.

Publish Date	Title
July 4, 2019	Swimming Off Limits At Two Area Beaches
July 9, 2019	Local Health Unit Shuts Down Two Beaches
July 11, 2019	New Treatment Program In Windsor To Focus On Root Cause Of Addiction
July 17, 2019	Two Local Beaches Unsafe For Swimming
July 18, 2019	Health Unit Advises Limiting Outdoor Time In Extreme Heat
July 18, 2019	Health Unit Eyes Possibility Of Safe Injection Site
July 24, 2019	Drug Overdose Alert Issued In Windsor-Essex
July 24, 2019	The Afternoon News - Overdose Cases Spike In Windsor
July 26, 2019	One Beach Posted Unsafe For Swimming
July 26, 2019	Annual BBQ Reminds Of Hepatitis Dangers In Windsor-Essex
July 30, 2019	Health Unit Suspends Two More Foot Care Clinics
July 31, 2019	Five Local Beaches Not Recommended For Swimming

Publish Date	Title
July 4, 2019	Lots Of Open Beaches For Swimming During This Heat Wave
July 9, 2019	Three Windsor Area Beaches Closed
July 11, 2019	New Addiction Recovery Model Launches In Windsor
July 12, 2019	Local Beaches Reopen After Bacteria Count Drops
July 16, 2019	This Could Be A Nasty Flu Season
July 16, 2019	Six Of Nine Local Beaches Waiting For You To Cool Off
July 17, 2019	Heat Records Could Fall Friday
July 18, 2019	Caution Advised Ahead Of Sweltering Heat
July 18, 2019	Health Unit Survey Shows Support For Safe Injection Site In Windsor
July 24, 2019	Overdose Alert Issued For Windsor Area
July 24, 2019	Sandpoint Beach Unsafe For Swimming
July 26, 2019	Heat Warning Issued
July 29, 2019	Foot Care Clinic Doing Happy Dance Over Its New Beginning
July 30, 2019	Two More Foot Care Clinics Shut Down Over Infection Control
July 31, 2019	Bacteria Warnings Posted At Five Windsor Area Beaches

Publish Date	Title
July 17, 2019	Letter To The Editor: Pro Fluoridation Doctors Fail To Reassure

(also includes Radio-Canada)

Note: Digital stories were not available for two of CBC’s requests.

Publish Date	Title
July 4, 2019	Swimming Not Recommended At Mettawas Beach Again
July 10, 2019	E. Coli Levels Close Colchester And Mettawas Beaches
July 17, 2019	Warnings Posted At Two Beaches, None Closed
July 19, 2019	Windsor-Essex, Chatham-Kent Brace For Extreme Heat, Experts Recommend Steps To Stay Safe
July 18, 2019	Supervised Injection Sites Get Majority Support In Health Unit's Public Survey
July 19, 2019	'It's A Bit Tricky': Meteorologist Says Environment Canada Issued Heat Warnings Too Soon
July 19, 2019	'Do It The Proper Ways': Windsor Overdose Prevention Society Submits Non-Profit Status Application
July 25, 2019	It Take Us Away From The Other Patients': Meth Use Resource Shortages For Health Officials
July 24, 2019	Windsor-Essex County Health Unit Issues Alert Following 20 Drug-Related Hospital Visits
July 24, 2019	No Beaches Closed, One Warning Posted For Windsor-Essex
July 26, 2019	(Update to Previous Article) Supervised Injection Sites Get Majority Support In Health Unit's Public Survey
July 29, 2019	Foot Care Clinic Reopens After Infection Prevention Breach
July 30, 2019	More Foot Care Clinics Suspended For Infection Prevention Breaches
July 31, 2019	Swimming Not Recommended At 5 Area Beaches

Note: Digital stories were not available for three of CTV’s requests.

Publish Date	Title
July 4, 2019	Mettawas Beach Closed To Swimming After Water Testing
July 5, 2019	Rise In Deaths Related To Potent Opioid Carfentanil: Medical Officials
July 10, 2019	Three Beaches Closed, One Listed As Unsafe For Swimming
July 11, 2019	Downtown Windsor Community Collaborative Launches Trauma-Based Addiction Treatment Effort
July 17, 2019	Cedar Island Beach And Mettawas Beach Are Unsafe For Swimming
July 18, 2019	Windsor-Essex, Chatham-Kent Brace For Hottest Weekend Of Year
July 19, 2019	Strong Support Shown For Safe Injection Site In Windsor-Essex: Survey
July 24, 2019	Alert Issued In Windsor-Essex Over High Number Of Overdoses
July 25, 2019	Sandpoint Beach Unsafe For Swimming, Almost All Other Windsor-Essex Beaches Open
July 30, 2019	WECHU Suspends Leamington Foot Care Clinics
July 31, 2019	5 Beaches Unsafe For Swimming In Windsor-Essex: Health Unit

Publish Date	Title
July 26, 2019	Southwestern Public Health Issues First Year-End Report

Publish Date	Title
July 2, 2019	No Relief From Wet Heat In Windsor-Essex This Week
July 18, 2019	Three Local Beaches Deemed Unsafe
July 18, 2019	Heat Wave Poised To Break Record; Windsor Adds Night Swimming
July 19, 2019	Health Unit Study Reveals Most Windsorites Support A Safe Injection Site
July 24, 2019	Health Unit Issues Alert After Spike In Windsor-Essex Drug Overdoses
July 25, 2019	Number Of Hepatitis C Cases Growing In Windsor-Essex
July 26, 2019	Health Unit Issues No-Swimming Warning For City's Sandpoint Beach
July 30, 2019	Local Health Unit Suspends More Foot Clinics In Windsor-Essex Due To Improper Health And Safety Practices
July 31, 2019	Beaches Rate Poorly With High Bacteria Counts

Publish Date	Title
July 19, 2019	It's A Bit Tricky': Meteorologist Says Environment Canada Issued Heat Warnings Too Soon
July 19, 2019	Do It The Proper Ways': Windsor Overdose Prevention Society Submits Non-Profit Status Application

Note: Digital stories were not available for the Toronto Star and WDET (Detroit).

The following individuals contributed to this report: Jennifer Jershy, Marc Tortola, and Michael Janisse.