CK Public Health Conducts Community Survey

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In the coming days, you may get a phone call to ask about your perceptions, beliefs and behaviours related to COVID-19. CK Public Health is partnering with Ipsos, a Canadian-based market research and public opinion firm, to complete a survey that will help guide the local public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ipsos interviewers will be calling a random … Read More

A Statement from the Board of Health (June 24, 2020): Racism is a Public Health Issue

June 24, 2020 To the community of Chatham-Kent, Last week, the Chatham-Kent Board of Health unanimously voted to declare that racism of any kind is a public health issue. Anti-Black, anti-Indigenous and other forms of oppression result in disproportionate harms to the health of individuals and communities of colour.  This has been especially amplified during this COVID-19 pandemic. Compared to … Read More

Composting is Food for your Garden

Composting provides you with rich organic matter that does wonders to improve the quality of your garden soil. There are differences between compost and fertilizer for your gardens.  The main difference is that compost feeds the soil, while fertilizer feeds the plant. When you add compost to your garden, you are feeding the good microbes and improving the soil.  Fertilizers, … Read More

Gardening Mistakes to Avoid

The weather over the last few weeks has finally started to warm up and that means you most likely have already designed, if not planted your garden. Today, we’re sharing tips to up your chances of success. To start, all gardens will need the following to help their plants grow well: LIGHT – Plants need, full sun, for at least … Read More

Public Health Nurses Continue to Support Sexual Health

Public Health Nurses on our School Health and Infectious Diseases teams provide a number of sexual health services, including low-cost birth control, emergency contraception, testing for STIs, free pregnancy testing, and sexual health counselling. And, our dedicate nurses, like Lisa (pictured above), continue to offer these services during the pandemic. If you’ve ever been to our King Street location, you’ve … Read More

A Day in the Life of a Public Health Inspector: Seasonal Workers Edition

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It’s a well known fact that Chatham-Kent is a world leader when it comes to agriculture. In fact, we are the number one producer in all of Canada for tomatoes, carrots, seed corn, pumpkins and cucumbers. We also lead the provincial pack in producing green peas, broccoli, cauliflower and quail. High production levels of asparagus, field peppers, Brussel sprouts and … Read More

A Day in the Life of a Public Health Inspector: Special Events Edition

Many people know that Public Health Inspectors examine local food establishments like dine-in restaurants, fast food joints, and even your favourite corner convenience store. What many people don’t know is the role that PHI’s play when it comes to ensuring on-site safety of special events across Chatham-Kent. This year alone, your CK Public Health Inspectors were responsible for the inspection … Read More

How to Safely Dispose of Needles

Watch the video below for a step-by-step guide on how to properly dispose of needles found on public or private property.   For more information please contact the CK Public Health  at 519.355.1071 ext. 5901 or email ckpublichealth@chatham-kent.ca    

Smoking and vaping in Schools

Smoking, Vaping, and Schools in CK Since the holiday season of 2018, Chatham-Kent Public Health has seen a huge uptake in smoking and especially vaping in and around Chatham-Kent schools.  There have been some recent changes to the Smoke-Free Ontario Act (2017) dealing with schools, so here is a brief guide. 20m Away or You’ll Pay The Smoke-Free Ontario Act … Read More

Local CK Elementary School’s Health and Wellness Efforts “Good as Gold”

Chatham-Kent’s own École Saint-Francis Catholic Elementary School in Tilbury was one of 274 schools across Ontario that participated in, and completed, the Ontario Physical and Health Education Association (OPHEA) 6-step Healthy Schools process. Of those 274 schools, they were one of just 148 across the province who successfully achieved enough points to be certified as Gold. OPHEA’s Healthy Schools Certification … Read More

Eye See…Eye Learn® program available in CK!

Does your child need an eye exam?  This is time sensitive information if you have a student in JK!  Each year, thousands of children start school without ever having an eye exam. Parents often believe that their child will let them know that they cannot see well, but children are rarely able to tell that they have poor vision because … Read More