Rapid Review Report - NEW
Effective Psychological and Psychosocial Interventions to Prevent Perinatal Depression and Anxiety Disorders, November 2016 (pdf)
Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health Annual Report
The 2016 Annual Chief Medical Officer of Health Report, Improving the Odds, Championing Health Equity in Ontario, is now available. This report discusses health equity and how the public health sector is well placed to champion health equity by bringing together partners to develop policies and programs that reduce or eliminate social, economic and environmental barriers to good health.
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
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) works with schools and School Boards within Simcoe County and the District of Muskoka to promote and protect health and to prevent disease and injury.
This summary report offers an overview of the various initiatives collaboratively undertaken by the SMDHU, School Boards and schools in Simcoe Muskoka each school year. For the purpose of these reports, these initiatives have been described in relation to the key components of the Ministry of Education K-12 School Effectiveness Framework: A support for school improvement and student success and the Foundations for a Healthy School.
Read the 2017-2018 Partnership Initiatives Report (PDF)
Read the 2016-2017 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 through the year 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.
