About

Accessibility

The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit is committed to ensuring equal access and participation for people with disabilities. We are committed to treating people with disabilities in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence.

We believe in integration and are committed to meeting the needs of people with disabilities in a timely manner. We will do so by removing and preventing barriers to accessibility and meeting our accessibility requirements under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and Ontario’s accessibility laws.

NOTE: All documents on this page can be provided in an alternate, accessible format – or with communication supports – to persons with disabilities. This can be done in a manner that takes into account their disability.

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Our Policies/Procedures on Accessibility:

Accessibility Report
Accessible Customer Service
Accessibility Training
Accessible Formats and Communication Supports
Use of Support Persons
Use of Service Animals
Assistive Devices
Notice of Service Disruption
Interpretation and Translation Services
- Read our policy and protocol on how we provide this.

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Accessibility Feedback Form

We welcome your feedback. Please read on for the following:

Read our AODA Feedback Process
Please complete our Accessibility Feedback Form

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About this Website

The HKPR District Health Unit will provide, upon request, information in an accessible format or with communication supports to people with disabilities, in a manner that takes into account their disability.

We will also meet internationally-recognized Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Level AA website requirements in accordance with Ontario’s accessibility laws.

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Social Media Community Standards

Welcome to the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (HKPR) District Health Unit’s social media pages. We look forward to interacting with you online and encourage your participation across our channels.

You can find us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube!

These social media pages are intended for social networking, information sharing and engagement in helping you make healthy choices. If you require support or additional information, visit our website at www.hkpr.on.ca or contact us at 1-866-888-4577. We ask that you please follow the Social Media Community Standards and the terms of use outlined below.

Terms of Use

The HKPR District Health Unit aims to provide safe spaces for all residents, both in-person and online. All interactions on our social media accounts must be respectful, professional and constructive. All accounts are monitored daily and HKPR District Health Unit reserves the right to remove any comments that include any content we deem inappropriate, such as:

Harassment, bullying, threats, slander, obscenity, profanity, and any other posts that are hateful, degrading or abusive.
Inaccurate information, opinion-based theories, conspiracy theories or harmful health practices.
Violation of a staff or client’s privacy.
Violation of legal rights of another party, including intellectual property, or infringement of Canadian copyright regulations.
Contains unsolicited promotional material (including promotion/endorsement of political parties and/or religious organizations)
Promotes illegal activity.

In addition to removing inappropriate comments, the HKPR District Health Unit reserves the right to block or remove access to repeat offenders of this policy.

When interacting with the HKPR District Health Unit online, please refrain from including personal information as all our social media pages are public. If personal information is posted on our public pages, we reserve the right to remove it and we take on no responsibility for usage of your information by third parties.

Reuse of HKPR Video Content

HKPR District Health Unit welcomes the reuse of its videos for educational purposes. Should you wish to use a video, please email info@hkpr.on.ca for permission.

Please note that HKPR District Health Unit will not allow for any video modification or editing and will require that credit is given.

HKPR Online Interaction

The HKPR District Health Unit’s social media accounts are monitored Monday – Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.

We follow, like, and share content that we deem is of value to our followers. Please note that being followed, liked or re-posted does not imply endorsement of any kind.

Direct messages, replies and comments on our social media accounts are monitored regularly and will be responded to as needed.

By posting any content on the HKPR District Health Unit’s social media pages, users agree to these Social Media Community Standards.

Thank you. We look forward to engaging with you online!

Lindsay Office

Posted on February 11, 2020June 15, 2021 by gstruthers

Our office in Lindsay is open Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. We are closed on statutory holidays.

108 Angeline Street South
Lindsay ON K9V 3L5
Toll-free: 1-866-888-4577

The Health Unit’s programs and services are developed under the guidance of the Ontario Public Health Standards: Requirements for Programs, Services and Accountability (OPHS). The Standards are published by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and include Protocols and Guidelines that define specific requirements for programs and services.

Port Hope Office

Posted on February 11, 2020June 15, 2021 by gstruthers

Our office in Port Hope is open Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. We are closed on statutory holidays.

200 Rose Glen Road
Port Hope ON L1A 3V6
Toll-free: 1-866-888-4577

Haliburton Office

Posted on February 11, 2020June 15, 2021 by gstruthers

Our office in Haliburton is open Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm (closed from 1-2 pm for lunch). We are closed on statutory holidays.

191 Highland Street, Unit 301
Haliburton ON K0M 1S0
Toll-free: 1-866-888-4577

Office Locations

Please find our office locations below. Health Unit offices are open Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. We are closed for statutory holidays.

Haliburton Office*

**Our Haliburton office is closed weekdays from 1-2 pm for lunch

191 Highland Street
Haliburton ON K0M 1S0

Lindsay Office

108 Angeline Street South
Lindsay ON K9V 3L5

Port Hope Office

200 Rose Glen Road
Port Hope ON L1A 3V6

Welcome to the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (HKPR) District Health Unit!

HKPR is pleased to provide important public health programs and services to residents in Northumberland County, Haliburton County and the City of Kawartha Lakes.

Our staff provide programs and services to help keep our community healthy by preventing illness, protecting against disease and promoting healthy lifestyles. We work with other agencies, health care providers and partners to address social conditions so that everyone can have has an equal opportunity to be healthy.

Meet Our Medical Officer of Health

Find our Office Locations

Click here for a map of the Health Unit’s geographical boundaries

Find a phone extension for a specific service

Our Mission:

We work with our partners to improve the health of people in our communities

Our Vision:

Healthy People, Healthy Communities

Our Values:

Trust, Engagement, Accountability, and Leadership

Meet Our Medical Officer of Health

Posted on April 6, 2021April 6, 2021 by Bill

Dr. Natalie Bocking is the Medical Officer of Health for the Haliburton, Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit. She joined the agency in April 2021.

Prior to her arrival here, Dr. Bocking spent four years working as a public health physician with Thunder Bay District Health Unit and Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority. In her role, she supported the development of a community-based, First Nations-governed public health system for 31 rural and remote First Nations. This included overseeing tuberculosis and hepatitis C programming, population health assessment, and maternal and child health support.

In addition to her work in public health, Dr. Bocking has worked as a locum family physician in northwestern Ontario. She has published in peer-reviewed scientific journals and presented at provincial and national conferences.

“I went into public health because I thought that some of the issues or health problems I was seeing in family medicine really could have been addressed so much more effectively at a population level and that was really where public health fit for me,” she says.

Dr. Bocking is a Public Health and Preventive Medicine Specialist and was certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in 2015, following the completion of her specialty training at the University of Toronto. Dr. Bocking’s academic training also includes a Medical Doctorate from McMaster University and Master’s in International Public Health from the University of Sydney, Australia.

Currently, Dr. Bocking lives in the City of Kawartha Lakes with her husband and two children.

Annual Report 2019 – Strong Roots in Our Communities

Posted on November 15, 2020November 26, 2020 by Bill

What does the Health Unit do? It’s a question we often hear… and the simple answer is that our public health staff:

Provide programs and services that help people stay healthy.
Provide information to help local residents prevent illnesses and injury.
Carry out work that helps protect people from diseases.
Encourage people to make healthier choices to benefit their well-being.

Our work often goes unnoticed, but if you have eaten at a restaurant, been vaccinated against disease, gone into the water at a public beach or had a visit from a nurse after having a baby, you have benefited from public health programs.

In our Annual Report 2019, the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit is pleased to share our promotion, protection and prevention efforts in Haliburton County, Northumberland County and the City of Kawartha Lakes. We are pleased to be your health partner for life, working closely together to foster healthy communities!

Read on to learn more on what we do (click on the Annual Report image for a printable PDF file). You can also click here to connect with us.