I am pleased to present Durham Region Health Department’s 2025 Health Check Up! which highlights key successes and accomplishments achieved across the Health Department’s programs and services.
The Health Department is responsible for protecting and promoting the health of Durham Region residents. Our team is made up of talented and dedicated professionals with diverse expertise, working together to deliver public health and paramedic programs and services to support the health and well-being of our community.
One of our key accomplishments in 2025 included promoting food safety across the region. Public health inspectors performed nearly 8,000 food safety inspections, provided oversight at more than 407 special events, and offered practical educational tools for food premises. These efforts helped to protect residents from foodborne illnesses and supported safe community gatherings throughout the year.
A few other highlights for 2025 include:
- Enhancing emergency preparedness by participating in a full-scale nuclear emergency exercise with Regional and municipal partners.
- Providing residents with real-time updates on health inspection and investigation results for public facilities through the Check&Go! Durham disclosure portal.
- Completing close to 5,700 home visits for families identified with risk for compromised parenting and child development through our Healthy Babies Healthy Children and Infant & Child Development programs.
- Delivering integrated, low-barrier services that offered education and income supports in trusted school settings to improve access and promote health equity.
- And, protecting the community from vaccine-preventable diseases by delivering immunization clinics in schools and easy to access community settings.
I invite you to read the full 2025 Health Check Up! report to learn more about the work your Health Department does to protect residents from health hazards, helping to prevent diseases, and promoting equitable health outcomes. We are committed to serving our community by delivering a wide range of public health and paramedic programs and services, with the goal of achieving optimal health and well-being for all people in Durham Region.