News Releases
News Release: Efforts Underway to Support Elementary and Secondary Students in Windsor-Essex County to Meet Immunization Requirements
Published on Thursday, January 23, 2025
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.
News Release: Windsor-Essex County Health Unit Issues Cold Weather Warning
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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.
News Release: Health Unit, Police & City Launch Neighbourhood Safety Plans as Part of the SSNAPP Project
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The Substance Supports in Neighbourhoods Accessed through Police Partnerships (SSNAPP) team, comprised of the Windsor Police Service, Windsor-Essex County Health Unit, and the City of Windsor, is excited to announce the launch of Neighbourhood Safety Plans for community members in the Downtown (N9A), South Central (N8X), Walkerville and East Windsor (N8Y), and South Walkerville (N8W) areas.
News Release: Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) No Longer Available at the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit.
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Please be advised that rapid antigen test (RAT) kits for COVID-19 are no longer available for public distribution at the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit, and they will not be restocked in the future.
News Release: Update to Precautionary Notice of Blue-Green Algae Bloom in Windsor and Essex County
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Update to Precautionary Notice of Blue-Green Algae Bloom in Windsor and Essex County
News Release: Potassium Iodide (KI) Pill Distribution to Start in the Town of Amherstburg
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If you live in the Town of Amherstburg and had previously obtained KI pills, they are nearing their expiration date.
News Release: Precautionary Notice of Blue-Green Algae Bloom
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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.
News Release: Residents are reminded to stay safe and prevent possible rabies exposures.
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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.
News Release: The WECHU celebrates 15 local schools for achieving Healthy Schools Certifications.
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The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) is excited to celebrate fifteen local schools for achieving National Healthy Schools Certification.
News Release: West Nile Virus Positive Mosquito Pool Found
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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.