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Niibin – It is Summer! Let’s Celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day

June is National Indigenous History Month. On the summer solstice, June 21st, we recognize National Indigenous Peoples Day by celebrating the diverse cultures, languages, and heritages of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities. The summer solstice is the longest day of the year, and this is a traditional day of celebration for many Indigenous communities.

There are celebrations taking place on unceded Algonquin-Anishinaabe territory, in and around Ottawa, over the course of the month. We...

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Professional Development and Resources

• New At a Glance: Infection Prevention and Control Organizational Risk Assessment for Clinical Office Practice(July 2024), Public Health Ontario.Offers a step-by-step approach to evaluating and benchmarking your current IPAC practices against provincial recommendations. Developed in collaboration with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, this resource aims to enhance patient and staff safety by minimizing infection risks in office-based practices. Find additional IPAC information on

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Supporting Active Lifestyles: Practical Physical Activity Resources for Your Patients

June presents many opportunities for your patients to boost their physical well-being, including National Health and Fitness Day, Recreation and Parks Month, and ParticipACTION’s Community Challenge.

We have compiled a range of practical resources for patients to encourage them to increase their physical activity.  These resources may help your patients integrate more movement in their daily lives and help to reduce sedentary behaviour.

• For...

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Switch to Pentacel® in Publicly Funded Immunization Program

Date: June 11, 2024
From: Dr. Trevor Arnason, Associate Medical Officer of Health
Subject: Switch to Pentacel® in Publicly Funded Immunization Program

Dear Colleagues,

The province has informed Ottawa Public Health that starting sometime in July 2024, the Pediacel® vaccine product will be replaced by Pentacel® in the provincially funded vaccine supply. Both the Pediacel® vaccine and the Pentacel® vaccine are pentavalent vaccines from the same manufacturer used to protect against diphtheria, tetanus,...

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Professional Development and Resources - May 2024

1. Updated! Recommended Steps: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Public Health Ontario (PHO). This resource offers posters illustrating correct hand hygiene and personal PPE procedures (general and with Contact Precautions), aligning with guidance outlined in the Provincial Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee’s best practice document Routine Practices and Additional Precautions In All Health Care Settings. For more resources, check out the Hand Hygiene and Routine Practices and Additional...

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