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Après-heures:
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Emergencies Only: 1-800-922-0096
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Adresse postale:
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1230 Talbot St
St Thomas, ON
N5P 1G9
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Carte
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Intersection:
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Centennial Ave and Talbot St
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Accessibilité:
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Accessible en fauteuil roulant
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Heures d’ouverture:
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Administration | |
| Lun | 08h30-16h30 | |
| Mar | 08h30-16h30 | |
| Mer | 08h30-16h30 | |
| Jeu | 08h30-16h30 | |
| Ven | 08h30-16h30 | |
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Description des services:
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Public health specialists concerned with environmental factors affecting human health * emergency services on-call in case of urgent public health emergencies such as animal bites and rabies response, urgent health hazards, etc
Protects the health of the community * inspections of safe water (drinking water, public pools and spas, beach management) * food safety inspections (commercial, retail and institutional food premises) * analysis of health hazards * weather and air quality alerts
Investigates complaints and responds to inquiries from the public on a
variety of environmental health matters including food safety, health hazards, animal bites and rabies, drinking water and infectious diseases
Resources and applications for migrant housing and special events available
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Animal Bites / Rabies
- Investigates reports of people bitten or scratched by domestic and wild animals to determine possible exposure to the Rabies virus * reports of bites and/or scratches are required to be reported to the health unit by police, hospital, veterinarian, and others by provincial law * information and resources for health care professional * information to the public in case of a rabid animal in area
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Food Handler Certification
- One or two-day courses provided throughout the year and exam challenges * certification is valid for five years and accepted across Ontario
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Food Safety
- Conducts regulatory inspections of all food retail, service and institutional food premises to assess compliance with Food Premises Regulation under the Health Protection and Promotion Act * inspections also may be done to investigate consumer complaints/inquiries/suspected and confirmed illness investigations * monitors food recalls for follow-up advisories
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Safe Water
- Monitors community drinking water systems, public beaches, public pools and hot tubs and provides information on water quality testing and potential health effects
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Procédé et formulaires:
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Call or visit * no referral required * appointments or registration for certain programs or classes
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Admissibilité / population desservie:
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Varies depending on service
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Langues:
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English
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Langues - Notes generals:
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Interpretation services available upon request
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Zone(s) desservie(s):
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St Thomas and Elgin County
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Carte
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