Leadership

com   Manager of Emergency Preparedness and Response Nicole LindahlContact: 705-942-4646, ext...com Director of Health Promotion and Chief Nursing Officer Kristy HarperContact: 705-942-4646, 7323...com   Supervisor of Healthy Growth and DevelopmentAlana Brassardabrassard@algomapublichealth

Beware of needles on the ground after the snow melts!

Spring has arrived and Algoma Public Health (APH) and the City of Sault Ste... “It is important to pick up and dispose of them properly... It is best to wear rubber gloves... Please use the instructions above and place only small hard plastic containers with lids in the Drop Bins... Marie, Group Health Centre a

PSA: 1 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 (#248)

Marie and area...  How the person acquired the virus is not known... Critical Actions: Anyone who is ill, even with mild symptoms, must stay home and self-isolate away from others. Stay home as much as possible, and avoid gathering, visiting or having close contact with people you don’t live with...

Further Mandatory Measures to Lower Social Gathering Limits, Increase Masking and Physical Distancing Requirements, and Restrict High Risk Close Contact Activities

” The vast majority of people impacted with ... Marie businesses and organizations to put in strengthened masking and physical distancing requirements, and prohibiting certain high risk close contact activities... Data on local cases and their vaccination status is preliminary and highly subject to change

Beauty and Body Art Safety (Personal Services)

  The program involves: Assessing and inspecting all personal service settings to ensure compliance with Ontario Regulation 136/18 under the Health Protection and Promotion Act and the Guide to Infection Prevention and Control in Personal Service Settings Providing education to owners, operators an

Indigenous Resources

Embracing Indigenous Childbirth Traditions    Each community has its own teachings and customs about pregnancy and childbirth... Many pregnant people find learning about these traditions and cultural teachings comforting and helpful during pregnancy... Because teachings are specific to a community and som

Stats & Reports

Hepatitis C

  Symptoms include: fatigue (most common) lack of appetite nausea vomiting  itchiness jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes) joint and muscle aches Contact Us!   Sault Ste... How... with unsterilized equipment. Accidentally being stuck with a used needle... always using a condom and practice safer sex

Cryptosporidiosis

  What Is Cryptosporidiosis? Cryptosporidiosis is a diarrhea disease caused by a microscopic parasite, Cryptosporidium parvum. It can live in the intestine of humans and animals and is passed in the stool of an infected person or animal... In persons with weakened immune systems, cryptosporidiosis can

Dientabmoeba fragilis

Loss of appetite and weight, nausea, and fatigue also are common... fragilis and pinworm infections... fragilis is spread. The parasite is fragile and probably cannot live very long in the environment...  Who is at greatest risk for infection? Anyone can become infected with this parasite...   How can I preven