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December 1 is World AIDS Day

Huron Perth, ON – Huron Perth Public Health (HPPH) is recognizing World AIDS Day on December 1. The day is an annual opportunity to honour the lives lost due to HIV/AIDS and to recognize the positive advances HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment. December 1 also launches the start of Indigenous AIDS Awareness Week in Canada.

Better HIV treatments and improved access to treatment are resulting in a decline in new HIV infections globally. Medical advances mean people with HIV can live a long and healthy...

Respiratory illness season is here

Respiratory illness season is here, with COVID, influenza and many other respiratory viruses circulating.

Huron Perth Public Health, your local family health teams and community health centre, and your hospital emergency departments want you and your children to get through this upcoming respiratory season as safely as possible. Below is information that can help parents and caregivers in Huron Perth to keep their loved ones as healthy as possible in the months ahead. 

Reduce the chances of kids...

Funding shortfall to affect HPPH programs, services in 2024

Huron Perth, ON – Huron Perth Public Health (HPPH) will be restructuring its programs and services effective 2024 to address a challenging budget shortfall.

Prior to the 2020 amalgamation of the Huron County Health Unit and Perth District Health Unit, both organizations received little to no budget increases while expenses continued to rise due to inflation, affecting wages and other operating costs.

During the acute pandemic phase, one-time COVID-19 funding allowed HPPH to provide a comprehensive...

November is Radon Action Month

Huron Perth, ON – November is Radon Action Month in Canada, and Huron Perth Public Health (HPPH) is encouraging residents to test their homes for radon.

Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that is released from the ground. It can be found in varying concentrations all over Canada. Radon is odourless, tasteless, and invisible. When radon is released into the outdoor air, levels are low and generally not a concern. However, when radon enters enclosed spaces, like homes, levels can build...

COVID-19 and flu vaccines available to everyone aged six months and older

Huron Perth, ON – Beginning October 30, 2023, the COVID-19 XBB vaccine and the influenza vaccine (“flu shot”) will be available to everyone aged six months and older. Individuals can receive their next COVID-19 dose if it has been a recommended six months since their last dose or confirmed COVID-19 infection.

“We know that COVID-19 continues to circulate, and that flu has arrived in Huron Perth,” says Dr. Miriam Klassen, Medical Officer of Health for Huron Perth. “Both viruses can lead to serious...