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Board Notes, 2009

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Please Note: For the months of October and November, 2009, Board Notes will not be available. This information service will be restored after the next board of health meeting following.


  • Health unit ready to respond to H1N1 flu; Improved funds for dental programs; Breastfeeding important, even in emergencies 

  • Health unit unveils green report; Public health role in G8 summit explained; Funding freeze makes infection control challenging 

  • H1N1 flu a “dry run” for a flu pandemic; Green light for new health unit offices; Youth tobacco programming cuts 

  • Food allowance for families on social assistance needed; Road safety needs a second look: report 

  • The health unit’s approved budget of $25.8 million is an increase of five per cent over last year.  

  • Financial assistance covering dental costs for children has been given a $520,000 boost in Simcoe and Muskoka, allowing the program to reach teens up to their 18th birthday for the first time.  
Page Last Updated: Monday, August 16 2010