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Southwestern Public Health has launched its 2025–2029 Strategic Plan - an ambitious, community-informed roadmap that will guide the organization’s priorities over the next five years. 

Healthy Schools Certifications in Elgin and Oxford Counties awarded by the Ontario Physical and Health Education Association

Update: This boil water advisory ended on August 29th, 2025.

A new installment in Southwestern Public Health’s Vital Perspectives storytelling series focuses on the importance of belonging in schools and its impact on youth.

Southwestern Public Health has confirmed that a mosquito trap located in Tavistock, Ontario, has tested positive for West Nile Virus. 

Community vigilance urged as pattern persists of fewer cases reported to the health unit.

Southwestern Public Health has confirmed that a mosquito trap located in Woodstock, Ontario, has tested positive for West Nile Virus. This is the first mosquito trap to produce a positive test in the Southwestern Public Health region in 2025.

A bat located in the City of Woodstock has tested positive for rabies. An individual who was exposed to the bat is receiving rabies post-prophylaxis which will prevent them from contracting the virus.

Results from beach water quality tests are reported weekly from June through September