Interim Leadership Plan Announced for APH

Penny Sutcliffe and Connie Free, as Acting Medical Officer of Health (MOH) and Acting CEO, respectively...”“The health of citizens in our area is our priority,” says Connie Free, Algoma Public Health’s Chief Nursing Officer/Director of Clinical Services and recognized organizational leader

Don’t get something you didn’t expect this Valentine’s Day

February 8th to 12th is Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Week and Algoma Public Health wants to remind you to about the importance of healthy sexuality. “It is important to remember that sexuality is more than just sex.” said Carolyn Kargiannakis, a public health nurse at Algoma Public…

APH Looks for Sustained Success in Keeping Tobacco Out of the Hands of Youth

Algoma Public Health routinely checks stores who sell cigarettes, and tobacco products to ensure they are not selling to youth under the age of 19. Tobacco retailers, in addition to being responsible for their own actions are responsible for the actions of their employees to ensure they comply with …

Advisories

Drinking water advisories are issued to warn the public that the water is potentially unsafe and outline what precautions should be taken to prevent injury and illness. There are three types of drinking water advisories: Boil water advisories Do not drink advisories Do not use advisories   How do …

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

One quarter of people living with HIV in Canada are unaware that they have HIV. What is it HIV? Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a sexually transmitted and blood-borne infection. It is caused by a virus that attacks and weakens a person’s immune system. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome…

Stats & Reports

Cannabis

As of October 17, 2018, non-medicinal cannabis is legal across Canada for all adults aged 19+ to purchase, possess and consume. Find out all you need to know for safe use guidelines and what impacts the new Cannabis Act will have in Canada and more specifically here in the Algoma district. Stay…

Board of Health Meetings

General Q&A

What is an IPAC lapse? An IPAC (infection prevention and control) lapse occurs when there is a deviation from infection prevention and control standard of care and when this deviation may result in infectious disease transmission to patients or staff through exposure to blood, body fluids and/or…

Chapter 1 - Demographics and Life Expectancy

Key Messages: Algoma is home to an aging population, with a higher proportion of seniors aged 65 years and older compared to Northeast Public Health Units (NE PHUs) and Ontario. A male and female baby born in Algoma are expected to live to 77.2 and 81.6 years respectively. Infant mortality in…