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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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 ourAnnual 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.
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.
