The purpose of this dashboard is to provide an overview of the burden of mortality among Windsor and Essex County (WEC). These data provide valuable insights into the characteristics of those dying in WEC and allow for comparisons of trends over time.
The purpose of this dashboard is to provide an overview of the burden of injuries among the population of Windsor and Essex County (WEC). Along with a cumulative injury profile, a comprehensive look at the top 10 leading causes of injuries that impact the health of Windsor-Essex residents is explored.
The purpose of this dashboard is to provide an overview of cancer-related indicators for Windsor-Essex County (WEC), including incidence, prevalence and mortality. Where possible, comparisons have been made between WEC and Ontario. Analysis by age and sex stratifications is presented for the most common cancers and trends over time have also been presented.
The purpose of this dashboard is to provide an overview of early childhood development in Windsor and Essex County (WEC), including vulnerabilities in childhood developmental domains. This data provides insight to areas that WEC children are falling behind developmentally and looks at trends over time as well as comparison to provincial data.
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit reminds its residents that if you are drinking water from a private well on your property, you can test your well water for free!
Year-round well water testing is free of charge for private residential use. Water is tested for total coliform and E. coli bacteria.
The WECHU also conducts other types of inspections on a request basis. An online form must be completed and submitted to notify a Public Health Inspector of these types of requests.
Windsor-Essex County Health Unit issues extreme temperature warnings (heat warnings and cold warnings) to inform the residents, local agencies, stakeholders, and the media in Windsor and Essex County of the forecast of extreme weather events.
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit is pleased to present the Oral Health 2018 Report. Oral health is vital to general health and overall well-being at every stage of life.