Guelph Today article published February 18, 2021 By Guelph Today Staff When your opportunity comes to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, take it. That’s the message from nearly 100 doctors with the Guelph Family Health Team who signed an open letter to the community. “It’s to protect yourself and

Collingwood Today article published January 29, 2021 By Collingwood Today To better support residents in South Georgian Bay who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and are recovering at home, the South Georgian Bay Ontario Health Team (SGB OHT) has launched a Home Monitoring Program to care for

Collingwood Today article published January 6, 2021 By Erika Engel, Collingwood Today Since March Maureen Sullivan’s work as a nurse practitioner has centred around testing for COVID-19.  She is a member of the Georgian Bay Family Health Team and has been overseeing the Collingwood and Wasaga

The Sudbury Star article published December 22, 2020 By Colleen Romaniuk Elliot Lake city councillors voted to extend the community’s Age Friendly Delivers program into the new year at a regular city council meeting on Monday. Council last approved an extension of the program to the end of

The Sudbury Star article published January 1, 2021 It has been more than 10 months since Ontario first had evidence of community spread of COVID-19 and the first person tested positive in northeastern Ontario. Since that time, the nightly news has tended to focus on the impact of COVID-19 in

The Sun Times article published December 15, 2020 By the Sun Times The application for the Grey-Bruce Ontario Health Team has been submitted to the Ministry of Health. The application, submitted by the health team planning committee, is supported by signatures from 20 health service provider

This year's champions are recognized for going the extra mile to help the community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Algoma Public Health has officially named this year's Public Health Champions. Nominations for the awards closed on Nov. 20.  This year, APH wanted its award to recognize those who

The Expositor article published December 11, 2020 By Postmedia Staff Beginning Dec. 14, the Rural Lambton COVID Testing Centre will be moving from Petrolia to Plympton-Wyoming. Thanks to a partnership between the North Lambton Community Health Centre, the Central Lambton Family Health Team and

Congratulations to the thirteen new Ontario Health Teams and to our member teams that are engaged and participating in the development of OHTs. This list may be updated as more information becomes available. Ontario Health Team AFHTO Members  Brantford Brant OHT PrimaCare FHT

Healthy Debate opinion piece by Kate Mulligan and Kavita Mehta The data are in: people living with racism, low incomes and crowded housing are most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The attention it has drawn to these inequities has healthcare providers re-examining their practices with respect

The Essex County Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic (ECNPLC) enhancing digital services to meet community needs. Essex County NPLC has received grant funding from the Canadian Red Cross, through the COVID-19 Emergency Support for Community Organizations Granting Program, to improve access to