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Child Safety Middlesex-London and Parachute are recruiting ‘Everyday Superheroes’ during Safe Kids Week to help champion road safety this spring.
High-Risk Behaviour Prompts Health Unit to Raise Awareness About STIs and Testing
The Middlesex-London Health Unit is investigating two cases of individuals with syphilis, one of whom also has an HIV infection, who have engaged in risky sexual behaviour. Both individuals have been participating in activities that could lead to the spread of infections. Of the two, one has been meeting anonymous partners through the Craigslist website, while the other is an individual who participates in local swingers events. Because of the nature of these encounters, the Health Unit has been unable to notify any individuals who may have been exposed to potential infections.
Support The Call For Plain And Standardized Tobacco Packaging Today
The Middlesex-London Health Unit and its One Life One You youth advocacy group, are joining forces with local health agencies and young people across Ontario to support plain and standardized tobacco packaging. The campaign, coordinated by Freeze the Industry, a network of youth activists standing against the tobacco industry, is taking to social media to counter the industry’s well-funded effort to halt the implementation of plain and standardized tobacco product packaging legislation in Canada.
[Workshop] Sex and You!
This workshop will provide a comfortable environment where people can learn through discussions and hands on interactive games. This day is for BOTH adults with a developmental disability and the staff who support them.
Spending Time Outdoors This Long Weekend? Be On the Lookout for Ticks
For many people, the Victoria Day weekend means enjoying the outdoors, whether it involves camping, hiking, or working in the yard. Since the start of 2017, the Middlesex-London Health Unit’s Vector-Borne Disease team has been scanning the region for the arrival of blacklegged ticks (also known as deer ticks). These bugs have the potential to carry Lyme Disease and have been on the Health Unit’s “Most Wanted” list for the last few years and there are indicators that they are present in the area.
[Workshop] Aging Workforce... making it work!
Join us for an engaging workshop as we explore the issues around the “maturing” of our current workforce; something that will have an effect on every workplace - in every sector.
Veggies and Fruit Cooking Program
Join us for a monthly hands-on food preparation workshop. Topics we will cover will include: food safety, label reading, food preparation on a budget, creative use of leftovers, cooking with kids and more.
Health Unit Brings 3rd Anuual Get Tested! Event to Western University
With Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Week well underway, the Middlesex-London Health Unit will be hosting its Get Tested! event on the campus of Western University tomorrow between 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Held since 2014, this annual event will take place at the University Community Centre and is being hosted in partnership with the Western Student Council and Health Promotion Western. The goal of the day is to screen and test as many students as possible for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), within the 12-hour timeframe.
Ready for some pillow talk? Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Week
February 12-18, 2017 is Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Week. During this week, Action Canada for Sexual Health & Rights is reminding everyone to be ready for some pillow talk. When we say pillow talk, we’re talking about “starting the conversation” with your healthcare provider to receive the best possible care. Open communication between healthcare providers and clients is crucial to sexual and reproductive health. We all have the right to sexual and reproductive health and care. You deserve to be treated with respect and receive quality, accessible care. When you are ready for some “pillow talk”, you can have open, non-judgemental, and stigma-free conversations with your healthcare provider about ALL your sexual and reproductive health questions.
Health Unit Issues Alert About Meningococcal Disease
The Middlesex-London Health Unit has become aware of a case of Meningococcal Disease in a child. The child attended Jalna Library Story-Time drop-in from 10-11am on Wednesday, January 25th. The Health Unit is investigating this case to ensure that appropriate antibiotic treatment is provided to those exposed to this child.