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Provincial shutdown limits interactions to those within your own household. Due to surging cases Ontario is shutting down the province to spare lives and a pressured health care system.

Southwestern Public Health’s Medical Officer of Health has new advice for household members of symptomatic people awaiting COVID-19 test results: stay home. “COVID-19 spreads when people have close contact with each other.

Southwestern Public Health is excited to introduce ‘Know & Grow’ as a sub-brand for its pregnancy and baby support. Southwestern Public Health wants to make it easier for families to find services for pregnancy and baby support.

Southwestern Ontario health units offer strategies to Rethink Your Drinking. Public health units from across Southwestern Ontario are combining efforts to help parents and caregivers curb teen substance use through the Parent’s Matter campaign, an initiative of the Rethink Your Drinking collaborative.

Public Health and Rehoboth Christian School Work Together Following Positive COVID-19 Cases within School Community. Southwestern Public Health (SWPH) has been informed that the Rehoboth Christian School in Norwich, Ontario has voluntarily closed due to the presence of positive cases of COVID-19 within the school and the associated community.

November 15, 2020. On the heels of a decision by the Rehoboth Christian School in Norwich, Ontario to voluntarily close its doors following a number of cases of COVID-19 in the school community, Southwestern Public Health is providing the community with an update about the 11 confirmed positive cases in the Norwich region.

Southwestern Public Health MOH Provides Statement Regarding Protests Planned for Aylmer, ON. Southwestern Public Health’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr.

Southwestern Public Health seeks assistance in Woodstock dog bite incident. Southwestern Public Health has been notified of a dog biting incident in Woodstock, on Woodall Way.

Southwestern Public Health Reports at least 31 COVID-19 cases from Congregate Living Setting in Bayham. Southwestern Public Health is investigating an outbreak of COVID-19 at a congregate living setting within its catchment area after at least 31 people tested positive for the virus.

Southwestern Public Health is advising community members to be cautious and consider local risks when planning Hallowe’en activities. “With our relatively low rates in the region, Hallowe’en activities including a limited trick-or-treat night may proceed,” says Dr.