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Address:
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101 17th St E
Owen Sound, ON
N4K 0A5
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Executives:
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Dr Ian Arra - Medical Officer of Health and Chief Executive Officer
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Service Description:
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Public health services that promote health and prevent disease for area residents through all of life's stages
Rabies Control - Provides information and investigates animal bites
Health Hazards - Works to prevent and reduce adverse health outcomes resulting from exposure to health hazards
Other health protection subjects covered include:
- vaccine preventable diseases
- control of infectious diseases
- emergency planning
- pandemic planning
- vector borne diseases, such as Lyme disease and West Nile Virus
- tuberculosis control
- environmental health
- compliance inspections of food premises
- food-borne illness investigations
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Food Safety
- Conducts regulatory inspections of all retail,
service and institutional food premises to assess compliance with Food
Premises Regulation under the Health Protection and Promotion Act
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Safe Water
- Monitors community drinking water systems,
public bathing beaches, splashpads, wading pools, public pools and hot
tubs and provides information on water quality testing and potential
health effects
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Tobacco Enforcement
- Enforces the Smoke-Free Ontario Act through inspections of enclosed workplaces, public places, schools and other places required to be tobacco and cannabis smoke-free and vape-free
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Application:
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Call or visit * no referral required * appointment 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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Grey County and Bruce County
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