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On Friday April 1, 2022, Southwestern Public Health will move its St. Thomas COVID-19 vaccine clinic from its current Memorial Arena location to 1230 Talbot Street, the organization’s head office.

Hours of operation at 1230 Talbot Street will remain Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Visit the Southwestern Public Health vaccine page for current hours as well as vaccine pop-up clinic locations. Clinics will be closed April 15 and 18 for Good Friday and...

Southwestern Public Health receives funding to prevent and reduce tobacco use in at-risk populations

Southwestern Public Health is honored to have been selected as a recipient of the Public Health Agency of Canada’s Healthy Canadians and Communities Fund. Over one million in funds will go towards reducing barriers to smoking cessation services for at-risk populations, including marginalized and underserved populations in the Southwestern Public Health region.

Through this project,...

As we approach two years since COVID-19 began circulating in our community, we recognize the sacrifices businesses and organizations have made to protect public health. While COVID-19 case rates across the province (amongst those eligible for PCR testing) are declining, the highly transmissible Omicron variant is still very prevalent in our community. We cannot let our guard down yet.

The emergence of the Omicron variant has changed how public health manages cases, eligibility for testing, and self-isolation...

Southwestern Public Health’s COVID-19 vaccination team is hitting the road! As a result, the large clinics in St. Thomas and Woodstock will adjust their hours of operation to accommodate a renewed focus on pop-up clinics across the region.

The health unit is confident timing is right for a more mobile strategy to encourage higher vaccine rates, particularly for people seeking booster doses and children aged 5-11.

“We have had a decline in appointments and walk-ins at our mass immunization clinics,...

News: Southwestern Public Health Board of Health Hires Dr. Ninh Tran as its New Medical Officer of Health

February 14, 2022

It was announced in mid-September that Dr. Joyce Lock would retire from the public health agency on March 31, 2022, following 8 years of service to the community.

Today, Southwestern Public Health’s Board of Health announced that following a thorough recruitment process, it has recruited Dr. Ninh Tran as its new Medical Officer of Health, serving Oxford County,...

Repairs have been made to the watermain and recent water samples have been taken with satisfactory results. The drinking water is now safe to use as normal.