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Health Department investigating confirmed case of measles in Durham Region
Posted on Wednesday, April 03, 2024 04:42 PM
Whitby, Ontario - Durham Region Health Department has received confirmation of a case of measles in a local adult who acquired the illness during recent travel abroad. The individual is currently isolated at home.
Currently, the Health Department is investigating and following up directly with known contacts in Durham Region who may have been exposed to the measles virus through this individual and has also followed up with other appropriate jurisdictions regarding possible exposures outside of...
Health Department stresses the importance of eye examinations for school-aged children
Posted on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 10:09 AM
Whitby, Ontario – Durham Region Health Department is encouraging parents and caregivers of school-aged children to book an optometrist appointment for their child for an eye examination and emphasizes the importance of eye examinations for all young children.
“Yearly eye examinations are free for children up to 19-years old with a valid Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) card,” explained Yemisi Aladesua, a public health nurse with the Health Department. “We encourage all parents of school-aged...
Inclusive Design and the Municipal Innovation Processes
Posted on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 09:47 AM
Winter 2022
The goal of this project was to understand how we might integrate accessibility and inclusive design considerations into Durham Region’s innovation process. This included answering questions such as:
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What are the principles of accessible and inclusive design?
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What are the practical implications of these principles to the municipal innovation process?
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How might innovation tools be made inclusive?
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How might diverse perspectives be captured throughout the innovation process?
A Community Sport Council in Durham Region - Benefits & Requirements for Success
Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2022 11:21 AM
Fall 2021
Sport Durham helps grow sporting events and sport culture in Durham Region. To support this initiative we investigated questions like:
*What value do community sport councils deliver?
*What are some examples of effective community sport councils and what are the measures by which they are recognized as effective?
*Who typically leads community sport councils?
*What are the resources required for community sport councils to be effective (people and time)?
*Are there regions (consisting of...
Investigation into national organizations of nuclear host communities
Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2022 11:21 AM
Fall 2021
In Canada we have a small association of nuclear host communities, based mainly in Ontario. The purpose of this project was to gain a better understanding of whether similar host community organizations exist in other jurisdictions, how they operate (e.g., who’s involved, how it’s funded and staffed), what role do they play in the nuclear sector, how they support the host communities, how effective they are at meeting goals, and what the critical success factors are.
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