PLEASE NOTE: Beginning January 13th 2021, Ontario will enter a state of emergency. The government has also issued a stay-at-home order requiring everyone to remain at home except for essential purposes effective January 14th 2021. The provincewide shutdown will continue in the Southwestern Public Health region until at least Thursday February 11, 2021 with a few additional restrictions added. . The Southwestern Public Health guidance documents below may reflect the restrictions within the previous COVID-19 Response Framework that are currently on pause. Please be advised that the Provincewide Shutdown guidance prevails. Read more here.
General guidance documents
- COVID-19 Workplace Screening Tool (Ministry of Health)
- Guidance: Public Health Principles for Public Spaces (SWPH)
- How to properly wear, clean and dispose face coverings
- Sector-specific guidelines and posters to help protect workers, customers and the general public from COVID-19 (Ministry of Health)
- Guidance for Public Washrooms (SWPH)
- Water Fountain Precautions During COVID-19 (SWPH)
- Guidance for Office Environments (SWPH)
- Guidelines for Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Home (CDC)
- COVID-19 Guidance for Reducing Risk from Contaminated Surfaces
- COVID-19 Gathering Limits Guidance (SWPH)
Congregate living and multi-unit buildings
- Guidance for Congregate Living for Vulnerable Populations (Ministry of Health)
- Resuming Visits in Congregate Living Settings (MCCSS)
- Resuming Visits in Congregate Living Settings Guidance (MCCSS)
- Checklist: Managing COVID-19 Outbreaks in Congregate Living Settings (Public Health Ontario)
- Foundations of COVID-19 Prevention and Control for Congregate Living Settings (Webinar - Public Health Ontario)
- Congregate Living Setting Resources Toolkit (Public Health Ontario)
- Guidance for Group Home Employers (PSHSA)
- Guidance for Multi-Unit Residential Buildings (SWPH)
Outdoor public spaces, pools and farmers' markets
- Guidance for Outdoor Skating Rinks (SWPH)
- Guidance for Splash Pads, Pools, Spas and Wading Pools (SWPH)
- Guidance for Parks and Green Spaces (SWPH)
- Guidance for Community Use of Playgrounds (SWPH)
- Lifesaving Society Guide to Reopening Pools and Waterfronts
- Guidance for Ontario Farmers’ Markets (SWPH)
- COVID-19 Community Garden Health and Safety Guidance
- Vendor List Form for Famers' Markets (SWPH)
- Ontario Famers' Market Plan for Operating during COVID-19 (SWPH)
Places of worship
Fitness facilities
All indoor and outdoor sports and recreational fitness facilities are currently closed under the provincial shutdown (with limited exceptions).
Community services
- COVID-19 Screening Tool for Shelters (Oxford) (SWPH)
- COVID-19 Screening Tool for Shelters (Elgin St. Thomas) (SWPH)
- COVID-19 Community Garden Health and Safety Guidance (WSPS)
- Food Access in Elgin St. Thomas (SWPH)
- Food Access in Oxford (SWPH)
- COVID-19 Shelter Resources – Common Areas (SWPH)
- COVID-19 Shelter Resources – Sleeping Areas (SWPH)
- COVID-19 Shelter Resources – Dining Areas (SWPH)
- Public Health Guidance for Harm Reduction and COVID-19 (SWPH)
Events
- COVID-19: Event Form (SWPH)
- Guidance for Festive Gatherings (SWPH)
- Guidance for Meeting and Event Facilities (Ontario)
- Guidance for Events (SWPH)
- Event Checklist (SWPH)
- COVID-19 Gathering Limits Guidance (SWPH)
Signage and resources
- Visitor Log Contact Tracing Information
- Simple Face Covering Poster
- Physical Distancing Poster
- Physical Distancing on Elevators
- How to Practice Safe Physical Distancing
- How to Wash Your Hands Poster
- COVID-19 Mental Health Poster
- Cleaning & Disinfection in Public Spaces
- Mixing of Bleach Solution for Disinfecting
- How to choose an effective non-medical mask
- Alternative PPE Supplier List
- COVID-19 responding to an overdose with naloxone
- City of St. Thomas
- City of Woodstock
- Oxford County
- Elgin County
- Town of Aylmer
- Information in other languages