BY Communications | PUBLISHED: Dec 31, 2018
This information is posted when a new outbreak is declared, when a causative agent is identified and/or when an outbreak is declared over. If you have questions about these outbreaks, please contact the facility. For further information, call Infectious Diseases program staff at 705-743-1000. Alert Date: 2018-12-31 Time: 11:30 am (Alert #070)
BY Communications | PUBLISHED: Dec 27, 2018
This information is posted when a new outbreak is declared, when a causative agent is identified and/or when an outbreak is declared over. If you have questions about these outbreaks, please contact the facility. For further information, call Infectious Diseases program staff at 705-743-1000. This information is posted on www.peterboroughpublichealth.ca Alert Date: 2018-12-27 Time: 9:30 […]
BY Communications | PUBLISHED: Dec 20, 2018
This information is posted when a new outbreak is declared, when a causative agent is identified and/or when an outbreak is declared over. If you have questions about these outbreaks, please contact the facility. For further information, call Infectious Diseases program staff at 705-743-1000. This information is posted on www.peterboroughpublichealth.ca Alert Date: 2018-12-19 Time: 1:00 […]
BY Communications | PUBLISHED: Dec 19, 2018
Mon., Dec. 24 – Open until 12:00 p.m.
Tues., Dec. 25 – CLOSED
Mon., Dec. 31 – Open until 12:00 p.m.
Tues., Jan. 1 – CLOSED
Please note that PPH remains on call to respond to public health emergencies 24/7
BY Communications | PUBLISHED: Dec 17, 2018
This information is posted when a new outbreak is declared, when a causative agent is identified and/or when an outbreak is declared over. If you have questions about these outbreaks, please contact the facility. For further information, call Infectious Diseases program staff at 705-743-1000. Alert Date: 2018-12-17 Time: 3:30 pm (Alert #067)
BY Communications | PUBLISHED: Dec 11, 2018
Peterborough Public Health Activates Extreme Cold Response Plan With the colder winter months ahead, Peterborough Public Health has activated its Extreme Cold Response Plan (ECRP) to advise residents on the best way to protect their health when temperatures plummet. “Cold weather injuries, such as frostbite and hypothermia, are preventable,” said Dr. Rosana Salvaterra, Medical Officer […]
BY Communications | PUBLISHED: Dec 11, 2018
December heralds a time for cooking, baking and entertaining, and this year, I am hoping Santa brings you a meat thermometer! It’s estimated that four million (1 in 8) Canadians suffer from a foodborne illness each year. Though most cases are mild and self-limiting there are an estimated 11,600 hospitalizations and 238 deaths attributed to […]
BY Communications | PUBLISHED: Dec 07, 2018
Peterborough Family Health Team, PRHC and Peterborough Public Health urge public to get the flu shot, seek care in the right place as patient volumes rise (Peterborough, ON) – As flu season gets underway and seasonal illnesses begin to circulate, Peterborough Family Health Team (PFHT), Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) and Peterborough Public Health are […]
BY Communications | PUBLISHED: Dec 03, 2018
Free Flu Shots Still Available Throughout the Community Today Peterborough Public Health reported the first local lab-confirmed case of seasonal influenza in our area. “The case is lab-confirmed for influenza, and we now know that seasonal influenza is circulating in our community,” said Dr. Rosana Salvaterra, Medical Officer of Health. “Usually there are more cases […]