Health

APH – Stats of January 19th

Algoma Public Health has changed the way they present statistics of COVID-19. Below are the stats as published on the APH website. There is one new case in the North Algoma Area (Dubreuilville, Michipicoten First Nation, Missinabie Cree First Nation, Wawa, White River). January 19th, 2022 Current Previous Change from previous report evidence of community spread recent cases Confirmed cases ...

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Des chercheuses de l’EMNO étudient la confiance des Autochtones envers la vaccination dans le Nord de l’Ontario

Des chercheuses de l’École de médecine du Nord de l’Ontario (EMNO) s’allient avec des communautés et organismes autochtones pour renforcer la confiance envers la vaccination chez les jeunes Autochtones. Marion Maar, Ph. D., professeure agrégée, Anthropologie médicale, et Dre Maurianne Reade, professeur agrégée, Division des sciences cliniques et médecin généraliste rurale sur l’île Manitoulin, sont les principales chercheuses dans l’étude ...

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NOSM researchers study Indigenous vaccine confidence in Northern Ontario

Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) researchers are partnering with Indigenous communities and organizations to strengthen vaccine confidence among Indigenous youth. Drs. Marion Maar, Associate Professor, Medical Anthropology and Maurianne Reade, Associate Professor, Clinical Sciences Division and a rural generalist family physician on Manitoulin, are principal research investigators for the project, Co-Creating Vaccine Confidence: An Anishinabe Theatre-based Approach to Strengthen ...

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APH – Stats of January 17th

Algoma Public Health has changed the way they present statistics of COVID-19. Below are the stats as published on the APH website. There are three new cases in the North Algoma Area (Dubreuilville, Michipicoten First Nation, Missinabie Cree First Nation, Wawa, White River). January 17th, 2022 Current Previous Change from previous report evidence of community spread recent cases Confirmed cases ...

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APH – Stats of January 16th

Algoma Public Health has changed the way they present statistics of COVID-19. Below are the stats as published on the APH website. There are no new cases in the North Algoma Area (Dubreuilville, Michipicoten First Nation, Missinabie Cree First Nation, Wawa, White River). January 16th, 2022 Current Previous Change from previous report evidence of community spread recent cases Confirmed cases ...

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APH – Stats of January 14th

Algoma Public Health has changed the way they present statistics of COVID-19. Below are the stats as published on the APH website. There is one new case in the North Algoma Area (Dubreuilville, Michipicoten First Nation, Missinabie Cree First Nation, Wawa, White River). January 14th, 2022 Current Previous Change from previous report evidence of community spread recent cases Confirmed cases ...

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Ramping Down in Response to the Omicron Fuelled 5th Wave

As Omicron continues to drive the fifth wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ontario, and in response to Directive 2, the Lady Dunn Health Centre has ramped down on all non-urgent activities.   Visitation Restricted visitation continues to be in effect. All Long Term Care and Acute Care residents and patients have designated caregivers in place; general visitors do not ...

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APH – Stats of January 13th

Algoma Public Health has changed the way they present statistics of COVID-19. Below are the stats as published on the APH website. There are 6 new cases in the North Algoma Area (Dubreuilville, Michipicoten First Nation, Missinabie Cree First Nation, Wawa, White River). January 13th, 2022 Current Previous Change from previous report evidence of community spread recent cases Confirmed cases ...

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APH – Stats of January 12th

Algoma Public Health has changed the way they present statistics of COVID-19. Below are the stats as published on the APH website. There are 6 new cases in the North Algoma Area (Dubreuilville, Michipicoten First Nation, Missinabie Cree First Nation, Wawa, White River). January 12th, 2022 Current Previous Change from previous report evidence of community spread recent cases Confirmed cases ...

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Ontario Launching School-based Vaccine Clinics, Expanded Rapid Antigen Testing and High-Quality Masks for Staff & Students

With elementary and high school students returning to in-person learning on January 17, Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, was joined by Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health to announce the launch of school-based vaccine clinics for youth and staff, along with a significant deployment of rapid antigen tests. These new measures build on the province providing millions ...

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L’Ontario lance des cliniques de vaccination en milieu scolaire, des tests antigéniques rapides étendus et des masques de haute qualité pour le personnel et les étudiants

Compte tenu de la reprise de l’apprentissage en personne à partir du 17 janvier pour les élèves du palier élémentaire et secondaire, le ministre de l’Éducation Stephen Lecce, accompagné du médecin hygiéniste en chef de l’Ontario, le Dr Kieran Moore, a annoncé la mise en place de centres de vaccination dans les écoles pour les jeunes et le personnel, ainsi ...

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The Northern Neighbours welcome Manday Larouche NP to the team

The Northern Neighbours Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic invite you to join us in welcoming Manday Larouche NP to our team. Mandy has been a familiar face in our clinic for the past year as a NP student and then as one of our clinic RNs for the past 4 months. She has five years experience as an RN, working primarily at ...

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APH – Report of January 11th

Algoma Public Health has changed the way they present statistics of COVID-19. Below are the stats as published on the APH website. There are 3 new cases in the North Algoma Area (Dubreuilville, Michipicoten First Nation, Missinabie Cree First Nation, Wawa, White River). January 11th, 2022 Current Previous Change from previous report evidence of community spread recent cases Confirmed cases ...

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APH – Report of January 10th

Algoma Public Health has changed the way they present statistics of COVID-19. Below are the stats as published on the APH website. There are 10 new cases in the North Algoma Area (Dubreuilville, Michipicoten First Nation, Missinabie Cree First Nation, Wawa, White River). January 10th, 2022 Current Previous Change from previous report evidence of community spread recent cases Confirmed cases ...

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SAH Declares COVID-19 Outbreak in Staff in the emergency department

Sault Area Hospital (SAH) has declared a COVID-19 outbreak in staff in the emergency department (ED). At present, there are two confirmed outbreak-associated positive COVID-19 cases in staff in the ED, and the outbreak is contained only to staff in the ED.  Staff who tested positive for COVID-19 are isolating at home.  Core ED workers are performing before-shift rapid antigen tests.  ...

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