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April 24, 2024 – In response to evolving educational needs and the demand for convenient access, the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR District Health Unit) will now offer the Ministry of Health’s Food Handler Training Certification exclusively online. In-class instruction will be led through Fleming College who will expanding accessibility to essential food safety education across the district area.
Reporting to the Department Manager, the School Health Nurse (SHN) will support the fulfilment of board of health requirements to improve the health of school-aged children and youth as per the School Health Program Standard and related guidelines and protocols under the Ontario Public Health Standards: Requirements for Programs, Services and Accountability (OPHS) including but not limited to the school-based immunization program (SBIP).
Reporting to the Department Manager, the School Health Nurse (SHN) will support the fulfilment of board of health requirements to improve the health of school-aged children and youth as per the School Health Program Standard and related guidelines and protocols under the Ontario Public Health Standards: Requirements for Programs, Services and Accountability (OPHS) including but not limited to the school-based immunization program (SBIP).
As a member of the Health Promotion Division, the Public Health Nurse is accountable to Health Promotion Management for the implementation of the assigned Requirements of the Healthy Growth and Development Program Standards of the Ontario Public Health Standards (OPHS) 2018 and relevant protocols. The Public Health Nurse may also be accountable to implement the Healthy Babies, Healthy Children Program in accordance with the Healthy Babies, Healthy Children Protocol 2018 and other duties as assigned by Health Promotion Management.
As a member of the Health Promotion Division, the Public Health Nurse is accountable to Health Promotion Management for the implementation of the assigned Requirements of the Healthy Growth and Development Program Standards of the Ontario Public Health Standards (OPHS) 2018 and relevant protocols. The Public Health Nurse may also be accountable to implement the Healthy Babies, Healthy Children Program in accordance with the Healthy Babies, Healthy Children Protocol 2018 and other duties as assigned by Health Promotion Management.
April 22, 2024 –The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR District Health Unit) would like to inform the community that second notices are being issued to parents/guardians to remind them to update their child's immunization records with the HKPR District Health Unit to avoid suspension in May.
April 16, 2024 - The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge, District Health Unit (HKPR District Health Unit) would like to advise media and the community of an upcoming Board of Health meeting scheduled for Thursday, April 18, at 9:30 a.m.
April 16, 2024– The HKPR District Health Unit would like to remind parents and guardians to ensure their children’s immunizations are up to date and on file with the local health unit, after being notified of confirmed cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, in the City of Kawartha Lakes.
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