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Apr
2023
Grey Bruce Public Health is reporting an alarming spike in recent drug poisonings, highlighting concerns about the toxicity of the local unregulated drug supply.
Categories: News Release
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Mar
Grey Bruce Public Health is warning people who use unregulated street drugs that they are at significant risk of experiencing an overdose/poisoning due to the local supply containing potentially toxic substances, including the highly potent opioid fentanyl.
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Grey Bruce Public Health, in collaboration with Lions Club volunteers, will begin conducting publicly funded vision screenings at Bluewater District School Board schools this month, after successfully launching the in-school program at Bruce Grey Catholic District School Board schools in the fall.
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Grey Bruce Public Health will be consulting with municipalities, businesses, and other partners to develop a local plan aimed at ensuring all Grey-Bruce residents have equitable, convenient access to Public Health Ontario’s free well water testing service.
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March is Nutrition Month in Canada. To mark this annual occasion, Grey Bruce Public Health is shining a spotlight on both the important work Registered Dietitians do in the community and at GBPH and the potential of food to enhance lives and improve health.
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Feb
Grey Bruce Public Health is issuing an alert after receiving reports of three drug overdoses/poisonings, including one fatal overdose, that occurred within a 48-hour period.
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Grey Bruce Public Health is seeking the public’s help in finding the owner of a dog that was involved in a scratching incident on Feb. 10, 2023, in Owen Sound.
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The Grey-Bruce Board of Health is pleased to announce the ratification of a new two-year collective agreement between Grey Bruce Public Health and Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) Local 276-Pro-Tech, which currently represents 63 GBPH employees.
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Grey Bruce Public Health is keenly aware of the importance of sexual and reproductive health to a person’s overall health and well-being. It also recognizes that some residents, particularly those without a primary care provider, may face barriers to accessing timely sexual health services.
Jan
Grey Bruce Public Health has received reports of two fatal opioid overdoses/poisonings within the past seven days. GBPH is appealing to people who use unregulated street drugs to exercise extreme caution and follow critical harm reduction recommendations.
For media inquiries, please call 519-376-9420 ext. 1315 or email Communications@publichealthgreybruce.on.ca
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