Chief Medical Officer of Health Report The 2017 Annual Chief Medical Officer of Health Report, Connected Communities; healthier together has been published.
Mental Health Promotion Strategy Report
The health unit’s Strategic Transition Plan 2019-2020 outlines a goal to promote positive mental health across the lifespan and to create a Mental Health Promotion Strategy for the agency that is reflective of the community we serve. NEW Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit’s Mental Health Promotion Strategy Report outlines our strategy.
Smoke-Free Ontario Modernization- NEW A report of the Executive Steering Committee (pdf)
Rapid Review Report - Effective Psychological and Psychosocial Interventions to Prevent Perinatal Depression and Anxiety Disorders, November 2016 (pdf)
Annual Reportable Disease Surveillance Reports
Incidence of most relevant reportable diseases in Simcoe Muskoka (pdf)
Summary Report of Partnership Initiatives between the SMDHU and School Boards and Schools in Simcoe Muskoka
This summary report offers an overview of the various initiatives collaboratively undertaken by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU), school boards and schools in Simcoe Muskoka each school year to promote and protect health and to prevent disease and injury.
Read the 2018-2019 Partnership Initiatives Report (PDF)
Read the 2017-2018 Partnership Initiatives Report (PDF)
Addressing the Determinants of Health: A Health Equity Framework
The health unit's 2012-2016 Strategic Plan outlines a commitment to target broad social determinants of health and reduce health inequities among population groups. Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit's Approach to Addressing Determinants of Health is a foundational document that sets the groundwork for this effort. Read the full document. NOTE: PDF file is 107 pages. (3.22 Mb)
Focus on Health Stats Reports (link)
Periodically, the health unit compiles known data about the community's health, focusing on special topics. Statistics and epidemiological information paint a clear picture of how people's health is affected by specific influences.
Evaluation of Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit’s Planning, Preparation and Response to the G8 Summit (link)
Summarizes the health unit's role in preparation and response to the G8 Summit held in Huntsville, June 2010.
Response to pH1N1 in Simcoe and Muskoka 2009 (Link)
An evaluation of health unit response to the pH1N1 outbreak of 2009. Covers April 2009 to December 2009, with a focus on the second wave and the Mass Immunization Clinics (October 26 to December 16, 2009).
2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) Activity and Impacts Report (link) An epidemiological report on the H1N1 influenza pandemic, comparing local impact to: provincial impact, seasonal influenza, and scenarios within the health unit's pandemic plan.