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News Releases - 2012

Significant health related issues and events
that appear in newspapers and other media.

May

Public Assistance Request
Release Date: May 23, 2012
Just in time for Father’s Day, the third annual Guys Caring for Kids Photo Contest is now accepting submissions. The Photo Contest challenges individuals of all ages to capture the visual stories of men in caring relationships with children.

Public Assistance Request
Release Date: May 22, 2012
The Grey Bruce Health Unit is seeking assistance from the public in finding the owner of a dog involved in a biting incident in Port Elgin.

Longest Day of PLAY
Release Date: May 22, 2012
The longest day is one month away, how are you going to play?

Contract Agreement with OPSEU Pro-Tech Local 276
Release Date: May 18, 2012
The Board of Health for the Grey Bruce Health Unit is pleased to announce ratification of the tentative agreement reached in recent contract negotiations with the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, Pro-Tech Local 276.

Tattoos and Piercing: Are you safe?
Release Date: May 18, 2012
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (WDG) Public Health is asking anyone who received a tattoo at a private residence on Harris Street in Guelph by Shannyn Moss or Chris Haines to contact WDG Health Unit. The home-based tattoo shop has never been inspected and it is possible the equipment used for tattooing was not sterile.

Wash and cook fiddleheads to prevent illness
Release Date: May 10, 2012
Grey Bruce residents are being reminded to thoroughly wash and cook fiddleheads before they are consumed to avoid illness. Fiddleheads are curled, edible shoots of the ostrich fern.

Grey Bruce Health Unit Celebrates Nursing Week
Release Date: May 8, 2012
Nursing Week offers an opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) Best Practice Guidelines underway at the Health Unit.

Health Unit nurses welcome politicians into their workplace during Nursing Week 2012 (May 7-13)
Release Date: May 3, 2012
Health Unit nurses welcome politicians into their workplace during Nursing Week 2012 (May 7-13)

April

Dog in Biting Incident Identified
Release Date: April 20, 2012
An appeal for assistance has been successful to identify a dog in a biting incident last week in Meaford. The owner of the dog came forward.

Public Assistance Request
Release Date: April 18, 2012
The Grey Bruce Health Unit is seeking assistance from the public in finding the owner of a dog involved in a biting incident in Meaford.

Baby Teeth Count!
Release Date: April 11, 2012
Baby teeth count. That’s the message from the Grey Bruce Health Unit for April - Oral Health Month. Baby teeth need to be brushed twice a day. For some parents, brushing teeth can be a battle they don’t feel is worth fighting. However, these early teeth are vital for the child

Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound Ontario Early Years Centres celebrate 10 years!
Release Date: April 10, 2012
Bruce and Grey Counties mark the success of Ontario Early Years Centres (OEYC) delivering free locally accessible early childhood development and parenting programs to families in their community.

Tobacco vendor compliance with youth access legislation
Release Date: April 4, 2012
Tobacco Enforcement Officers and youth working at the Grey Bruce Health Unit have visited over half of the tobacco retail vendors in Grey Bruce to verify youth access under the Smoke-Free Ontario Act. Youth enter retail stores, such as convenience stores and grocery stores, and attempt to purchase a tobacco product.

Pause to PLAY by Turning Off The Screens
Release Date: April 4, 2012
It’s time once again for children and their families to participate in the Turn Off The Screens challenge. This year’s 10^th annual event runs a full seven days from April 23 – April 29. During the week students do their best to get off the couch and get active by turning off the television, video game and computer.

March

Local Food in Local Institutions
Release Date: March 22, 2012
Efforts are underway to introduce more locally grown food to Grey Bruce institutions.

FOOD RECALL- Health hazard alert: certain ground beef products may contain E. coli O157:H7
Release Date: March 20, 2012
The list of affected products has been updated to provide details of over 135 affected products under various brand names and codes that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. In addition to their brand names and codes, the affected products are identifiable by the Establishment Number that appears on the packages, cartons or cases. The products made at this facility bear Establishment Number (EST) 761.

Stop TB in My Lifetime
Release Date: March 15, 2012
“Stop TB in my lifetime” is the child-centered theme this year for World TB Day, March 24. At least 200,000 children die of tuberculosis (TB) each year. In 2009, more than 10 million children were orphaned because a parent died of TB.

Tobacco-Free Outdoors Spaces
Release Date: March 8, 2012
The target of efforts by the Grey Bruce Health Unit is to make Grey Bruce tobacco-free! …by 2016.

Guys Caring for Kids Photo Contest - Winners Announced
Release Date: March 1, 2012
The 2^nd Annual Guys Caring for Kids Photo Contest is now complete. The Photo Contest challenges people of all ages to capture the visual stories of men in caring relationships with children.

February

Dog in Biting Incident Identified
Release Date: February 29, 2012
An appeal for assistance has been successful to identify a dog in a biting incident earlier this week in Owen Sound. The owner of the dog came forward.

Public Assistance Request
Release Date: February 27, 2012
The Grey Bruce Health Unit is seeking assistance from the public in finding the owner of a dog involved in a biting incident in Owen Sound.

Report shows risks of unpasteurized milk
Release Date: February 27, 2012
The rate of outbreaks caused by unpasteurized milk was 150 times greater than outbreaks from pasteurized milk, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The 13-year review showed that the U. S. states where the sale of unpasteurized milk (also called raw milk) was legal had more than twice the rate of outbreaks as states where it was illegal.

Never too late to quit, but chance to win expires Wednesday
Release Date: February 23, 2012
Driven to Quit Challenge registration closes at end of month
There is still time to join the more than 300 people in Grey Bruce who have entered the Driven to Quit Challenge. While it is never too late to quit smoking, it is down to the wire for Grey Bruce residents to trade in the addiction for the chance to win a prize. The deadline to register for The Driven to Quit Challenge is Wednesday, February 29, 2012.

Health Professionals Can Help Smokers Butt Out for Good
Release Date: February 8, 2012
Tobacco use continues to be the number one preventable cause of premature death, disease and disability. Of those 12 years and older in Grey Bruce, 17.9 percent continue to smoke; almost one in five people. Research shows that health professionals who speak to their clients about their tobacco use can have a significant impact and can influence smokers to consider quitting.

Public Assistance Request
Release Date: February 8, 2012
The Grey Bruce Health Unit is seeking assistance from the public in finding the owner of a dog involved in a biting incident in Kincardine.

Tobacco-Free Outdoors Spaces
Release Date: February 7, 2012
What would it take for Grey Bruce to become tobacco free? …by 2016. That is the target of efforts by the Grey Bruce Health Unit.

Solutions for Active Transportation - Forum
Release Date: February 6, 2012
Solutions for Active Transportation is an educational forum to highlight best practices for creating active transportation in communities, and provide case examples from communities who have experienced some successes.

January

Butt Out and Get Fit
Release Date: January 31, 2012
Look for the Big Cigarette from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Thursday, February 2, in the parking lot of Velocity Sports and the Brick, 1125 8^th St. East, Owen Sound. The giant, inflatable cigarette supports the Driven to Quit Challenge.

Dog in Biting Incident Identified
Release Date: January 25, 2012
An appeal for assistance has been successful to identify a dog in a biting incident earlier this week in Mildmay.

Public Assistance Request
Release Date: January 23, 2012
The Grey Bruce Health Unit is seeking assistance from the public in finding the owner of a dog involved in a biting incident in Mildmay.

Influenza Arrives in Grey Bruce
Release Date: January 17, 2012
On Tuesday, January 17, the Grey Bruce Health Unit received laboratory results confirming Influenza B in a local Owen Sound resident. Area health care practitioners are being notified and will be performing appropriate testing on individuals experiencing influenza symptoms.

Public Assistance Request
Release Date: January 17, 2012
The Grey Bruce Health Unit is seeking assistance from the public in finding the owner of a dog involved in a biting incident in Durham. On January 16, 2012 a woman was bitten by a dog that was off leash in Durham Park. The dog is described as a black and brown German Shepherd.

National Non-Smoking Week acknowledges “Breaking up is hard to do”
Release Date: January 13, 2012
January 15, 2012 marks the start of National Non-Smoking Week in Canada. The 2012 theme is “Breaking up is hard to do.” While kicking a tobacco addiction is not easy, Grey Bruce residents can gain some extra motivation with the seventh annual Driven to Quit Challenge, which is open until February 29.

Photovoice exhibit highlights health issues important to local youth
Release Date: January 5, 2012
The Owen Sound Artists' Co-op's Legacy Project proudly presents Photovoice, a show featuring 21 photos with accompanying narratives taken and composed by local youth from Saugeen First Nation and the Chippewas of Nawash.

Healthcare workers in Grey Bruce are getting their flu shot
Release Date: January 5, 2012
The Grey Bruce Health Unit is seeing an increase in the number of healthcare workers receiving annual influenza immunization. Each year, the Ministry of Health and Long-term Care requires vaccine uptake rates as of November 15, before flu season begins and outbreaks occur.

Shortest Day of Play
Release Date: January 4, 2012
More than 9,000 PLAY hours were officially logged during the Shortest Day of PLAY event, December 21. Eleven municipalities actively participated in the inaugural challenge encouraging Grey Bruce residents to get more active. The top three municipalities accumulating the highest number of PLAY hours were West Grey with 3,916 hours, Arran-Elderslie with 1,429 hours and South Bruce with 1,191 hours. The top three finishers receive unique trophies to display in their municipality.