Tools for Healthcare Providers

This section includes some of the screening tools and point-of-care tools that have been developed by a variety of sources, including the Health Unit in partnership with community colleagues.

Point of Care Tools

Screening Tools

Point of Care Tools

Point-of-care tools synthesize current research and evidence into a single screening and intervention tool. These tools can assist healthcare providers to assess a patient’s health in a timely, comprehensive manner, and offer potential referral and intervention options, if appropriate.

Addiction

• Primary Care Addiction Toolkit

Breastfeeding

• Breastfeeding Protocol: Positioning and Latching
• Breastfeeding Protocol: Expressing, Collecting, and Storing of Human Milk

Immunization

• Publicly Funded Immunization Schedules for Ontario - 2022 (16 pages) (PDF)
• Guidance for Routine and Catch-Up Immunization Services - 2023 (11 pages) (PDF)
• SUMMARY: Publicly Funded immunization Schedules for Ontario - 2022 (6 pages) (PDF)
• SUMMARY: Infancy and Childhood Routine Immunization Schedule - 2020 (PDF)
• Ontario Publicly Funded Immunization Schedule Human Papilloma Virus (PDF)
• A Guide to Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella Vaccines (PDF)
• A Guide to Tetanus-Containing Combination Vaccines (PDF)
• A Guide to Meningococcal Vaccines (PDF)

Lyme Disease

• Management of Tick Bites and Investigation of Early Localized Lyme Disease (PDF)
• Tick Identification and Testing FAQ 

Nutrition

• Pediatric Nutrition Guidelines (Birth to Six Years) for Health Professionals - Ontario Dietitians in Public Health (PDF)

Sexual Health

• Sexually Transmitted Infections (PDF)

 Tuberculosis

Screening Tools

Screening tools are important to a healthcare provider’s daily practice. Screening tools can assist in facilitating a conversation with a patient about a specific topic.

Substance Use

Alcohol:

• Alcohol Screening Tool

Tobacco:

• The 5A’s Tobacco Screening