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• Why oral health matters more than we think

  Apr 29, 2026
  
  
  
  As a public health physician, I see that the oral health of our clients and communities is inseparable from their overall health and well-being. In Canada, oral health care is funded separately and to a more limited degree than the rest of the health-care system. This has created barriers to accessing care, leading to outcomes that are visible in our classrooms, workplaces and emergency rooms.
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• Health unit reminds public to take steps to keep food and drinking water safe during floods

  Apr 14, 2026
  
  
  
  SIMCOE MUSKOKA – Emergencies such as power outages and floods can affect food, water and living conditions. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is urging residents to take precautions where rainstorms and snow melt are causing localized flooding across the region. Proper food and water safety are essential during and after floods to prevent illness.
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• Demystifying public health food safety inspections

  Apr 07, 2026
  
  
  
  Health inspections take place in many different settings, but they all have the same goal: making sure that the right steps are being taken to protect people from getting sick, injured, or, in the most serious cases, dying.
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• Health unit returning to schools this spring for Grade 7 student immunizations

  Apr 02, 2026
  
  
  
  SIMCOE MUSKOKA – Beginning April 7, immunization nurses from the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) will be returning to local schools to finish the series of routine immunizations for Grade 7 students and offer catch-up opportunities to students in Grade 8 who missed completing their Grade 7 vaccine series.
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