HAVE A BALL TOGETHER! Fight Obesity in PreSchoolers
Release Date: November 20, 2009
Community partners across Grey and Bruce are
participating in the provincial campaign, Have a Ball Together!,
orchestrated by the Best Start Resource Centre. The goal of the campaign
is to increase the amount of physical activity and decrease the amount
screen time children participate in daily.
Youth Waves Support for Kincardine Fundraising
Release Date: November 17, 2009
Youth Waves and Kincardine Home Hardware have teamed up to help
not-for-profit youth teams and youth organizations in Kincardine raise a
little money.
H1N1 Vaccine Available to All Grey Bruce Residents
Release Date: November 17, 2009
All future scheduled Public Health clinics will offer the H1N1 vaccine
to all residents of Grey Bruce six months of age and over. Seniors aged
65 years and older can also receive the Seasonal Flu vaccine.
Updates on H1N1 Vaccine Recommendations for Children
Release Date: November 16, 2009
Updated recommendations on the H1N1 flu vaccine dosing for healthy
children between 3 years and 9 years of age means that one shot may be
enough to provide protection from the H1N1 flu virus.
Local Ground Water Monitoring Wells Test Higher Than Normal For Sodium
Release Date: November 13, 2009
The Grey Bruce Health Unit received notice from the
Provincial Ground Monitoring Network (PGMN) that water samples taken from
monitoring wells in the vicinity of Tiverton (Lot 2, Concession 1) and Walkerton
(Brant Township, Lot 1, Concession 1) show test results higher than normal for
levels of sodium in the ground water aquifer. These sodium concentrations are
slightly above the accepted parameters identified in the Ontario Drinking
Water Standards.
Diabetes Awareness Month
- Understand Diabetes and Take Control!
Release Date: November 9, 2009
November is Diabetes Awareness Month. World Health Diabetes Day,
celebrated on November 14, has been a United Nations World Health Day
since 2007. This date marks the birthday of Dr. Fredrick Banting who,
along with Dr. Charles Best, is credited with the discovery of insulin
in 1921 and forever changed the lives of people worldwide living with
diabetes.
