The Annual Reports are a summary of the organizations performance and achievements over each operating year, they include financial results and future plans.

2023  |  2022  |  2021 

This Report is the first step in understanding the current and future impacts of climate change on the health of people residing in the HKPR district area.

2023 Executive Summary Report | 2023 Full Report

Every year, the HKPR District Health Unit publishes a food insecurity report that highlights the struggles faced by low-income families to pay for basic necessities, such as housing and food, because incomes and social assistance rates are not keeping up with rising costs. 

2024  |  2023  |  2022

The Mental Health Promotion Framework was developed over many months and in collaboration with internal and external partners. It represents the commitment of HKPR to promote and protect the mental health and well-being of people in our communities.

Mental Health Promotion Framework

The Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey (OSDUHS) is a population survey of Ontario students in Grades 7 through 12. This self-administered, anonymous survey is conducted across the province every two years with the purpose of identifying epidemiological trends in student drug use, mental health, physical activity, and risk behaviour, as well as identifying risk and protective factors.

2017 OSDUHS Summaries:
Alcohol  |  Antisocial Behaviour and Bullying  |  Cannabis Use  | Gambling and Tech Use  |  Home and School  |  Mental Health  |  Opioid | Physical Health  |  Tobacco   

2013 OSDUHS Infographics:
Alcohol and Tobacco  | Bullying and Self Esteem  |  Drug Use  | Health and Behaviours  | Mental Health

This report was published by the HKLN Drug Strategy Network, in partnership with the HKPR District Health Unit. The purpose of this report is to provide a situational assessment of local trends in drug use and poisonings, and the four pillar approach used to address the crisis in the County of Haliburton, City of Kawartha Lakes, and Northumberland County.

Full Report  |  Executive Summary

• Infographic: Trends in Opioid-related Harms
• Infographic: Survey of People with Lived Experience of Using Drugs in our Communities
• Infographic: Recommendations for Action

For more information please visit hklndrugstrategy.ca

The Strategic Plan guides our daily decisions, actions, and continues to set a course for success in providing public health programming to the communities we serve.

Strategic Plan 2019-2024