Organization:
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Southwestern Public Health - Woodstock Site
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Address:
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410 Buller St Woodstock, ON N4S 4N2
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Hours:
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Administration | |
Mon | 8:30am-4:30pm | |
Tue | 8:30am-4:30pm | |
Wed | 8:30am-4:30pm | |
Thu | 8:30am-4:30pm | |
Fri | 8:30am-4:30pm | |
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Executives:
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Cynthia St John - Chief Executive Officer Dr Ninh Tran - Medical Officer of Health
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Service Description:
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Health agency that addresses public health issues and promotes healthy living
- immunization and screening for communicable diseases
- health education programs
- family and child
healthdental healthsexual healthinjury preventionenvironmental healthphysical activitypublic health standards enforcementresearch and population-based health researchfood safetysmoking violationsseasonal flu vaccine Prevents and controls disease * maintains, improves and promotes health through health education, consultation, advocacy, public policy development, legislation, mass communications, and community development
Emergency Preparedness - Organized plans to protect the health and safety of people in the case of a public hazard, or to limit damage to property or the environment
Smoking Cessation Program - One-on-one counseling with health promoters and public health nurses to develop a plan to assist smokers with quitting
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Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention
- Programs and services to help people’s well-being and reduce their health risks * support population health through local data collection, research, health literacy, community engagement strategies and governance * work to incorporate health in everyday settings
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Healthy Growth and Development
- Child and family health information and services including information on:
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Infectious Diseases
- Communicable disease control and infection prevention and control * monitors and follows up with reported cases and outbreaks of communicable diseases in both the community and in health care settings
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Sexual Health Services
- Private and confidential support for people of all gender identities and sexual orientations
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Report on the 2016 Oxford Health Matters Survey
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Application:
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Call or visit * no referral required * appointments or registration required for certain programs or classes
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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Varies depending on service
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Area Served:
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Woodstock; Oxford County
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