York Region Community and Health Services Department, Public Health
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Record Details
Funding	Regional / Municipal
Alternate Name	Region of York ; Regional Municipality of York ; York Region
Address Notes	A Region-wide program
Mailing Address	17250 Yonge St  Newmarket, ON L3Y 6Z1
Office Phone	905-895-4511
Toll Free Phone	Health Connection Line: 1-800-361-5653
Website	www.york.ca
Areas Served	York Region
Hours	Office: Mon-Fri 8:30 am-5:30 pm
Languages	English ; Interpretive Services
Description	Child and Family Health - education and support programs and services, including prenatal/postnatal, postpartum depression, breastfeeding, parenting skills * Healthy Lifestyles - including workplace wellness, injury and falls prevention, non-smoking programs, chronic disease prevention and early detection of cancer * Dental Services * Nutrition Services * School Services - health promotion and illness prevention for parents, teachers and children in public and Catholic schools; also information on topics such as violence and bullying in schools, and head lice * Health Protection - programs include food and water safety, environmental health, pool and spa safety, rabies, infection control, West Nile Virus, pesticide reduction * Infectious Diseases Control - immunization programs and clinics; infectious diseases surveillance and services; sexual health programs and clinics; travel health
Subjects	Communicable diseases ; Environmental health ; Health education ; Health services ; Parenting support ; Prenatal care ; Public health ; Rabies ; Smoking ; Travel information