Keeping Tobacco Out of the Hands of Youth

For the first half of 2015 we had a 97% compliance rate across the district of Algoma...”Fines for retailers can be as high as $10,000 for a first offence and $150,000 for three or more offences. For retailer staff who sell tobacco to a minor the maximum fine under the legislation is $4,000 for a first

Walk-ins welcome at GFL Memorial Gardens clinics

With over 82% of residents aged 12 and over in Algoma having received their first dose of a COVID-19 and 73.5% having receiving received their second dose, there is still plenty of vaccine available for those in our communi...  Please ensure your second dose is 28 days after you received your first dose

Pregnancy Checklist

Josephs General Hospital - Elliot Lake Out of district: Thunder Bay Regional Hospital Health Sciences North – Sudbury Timmins and District Hospital Sault Area Hospital – Interim Prenatal Care Clinic: www

Increase in opioid poisonings.

Marie and Area Drug Strategy Committee, “and neither should we when it comes to getting people the health services and help they need

Healthy Start To School

     Is your child ready for school? Has your child received the required immunizations needed to attend school?  Does Algoma Public Health have your child's immunization record? Has your child had their first dental visit? Has your child had an eye examination? Public Health Nurses work together,

Flu

  Children under 9 years old getting vaccinated for the first time need two doses of vaccine - the second dose at least one month after the first dose

School-based Immunizations

Further Lab Test Rule Out Measles in Elliot Lake

After receiving a vaccination, roughly five per cent of children can have a general feeling of being unwell, fever and sometimes a rash... Joseph’s General Hospital and hospital emergency room contacts to ensure they were protected against measles

Keeping tobacco out of the hands of our youth

The first half of 2015 had a 97% compliance rate across the district of Algoma...” Fines for retailers can be as high as $10,000 for a first offence and $150,000 for three or more offences. For retailer staff who sell tobacco to a minor the maximum fine under the legislation is $4,000 for a first offen

Board of Health announces 2019 Public Health Champion

  She accepted her award at Algoma Public Health’s Board of Health meeting on November 27th