News Release: WECOSS Releases New 2026 - 2030 Action Plan Following Urgent Overdose Concerns
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Friday, March 13, 2026 |10:00 a.m. | Windsor-Essex County
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Friday, March 13, 2026 |10:00 a.m. | Windsor-Essex County
In the fall of 2025, immunization records of all elementary students in Windsor and Essex County (WEC) were reviewed (46,163 records). Today, 98.7% of these students are up to date with the Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) requirements.
All alcohol manufactured or sold in Canada should have mandatory, regulated labels including health warnings, Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health, and standard drink size information.
Whereas 80% of Middlesex-London adults 19 years of age and older self-report alcohol use in the past 12 months and 29% report drinking alcohol weekly at more than a low-risk level (Middlesex-London Health Unit, 2025); AND
Letter of Support: Essex Region Source Protection re: ACEs Local Policy Advancement
January 15, 2026 to February 14, 2026 Communications Update for Board of Health meeting
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) administers the Healthy Babies Healthy Children (HBHC) Program which is funded entirely by the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (MCCSS). The operating budget for the fiscal year April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027, requires approval by the Board of Health prior to submission to the MCCSS.
PREPARED BY: Administration
DATE: 2026-03-12
SUBJECT: Governance Standing Committee - Meeting Summary
The Board of Health is required to approve the one-time business cases included in the 2026 Annual Service Plan and Budget Submission (ASP) that will be submitted to the Ministry of Health (MOH) on March 31, 2026.
The ASP includes budget information approved by the Board of Health on November 20,2025. More specifically: