June 10, 2024 – The HKPR District Health Unit has been notified of increased pertussis (whooping cough) activity within the school community. Parents and caregivers should be vigilant, as it is possible that children may have been exposed to this highly contagious bacterial respiratory infection.
June 3, 2024 – The HKPR District Health Unit would like to inform the community that regular updates to the Respiratory Infection Dashboard, which reports local cases, hospitalizations, outbreaks, and other indicators of influenza and COVID-19, will now take a pause until the fall.
May 30, 2024 –The HKPR District Health Unit has released their 2023 Annual Report highlighting the progress made last year. The report shares program and service delivery stories and statistics along with a financial overview about the organization’s activities.
May 21, 2024 – The HKPR District Health Unit has released its 2023 Nutritious Food Basket Report titled ‘Addressing Food Insecurity and Poverty in the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District area'.
May 9, 2024 - The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge, District Health Unit (HKPR District Health Unit) would like to advise media and the community of an upcoming Board of Health meeting scheduled for Thursday, May 16, at 9:30 a.m.
April 24, 2024 – In response to evolving educational needs and the demand for convenient access, the HKPR District Health Unit will now offer the Ministry of Health’s Food Handler Training Certification exclusively online.
April 22, 2024 –The HKPR District Health Unit would like to inform the community that second notices are being issued to parents/guardians to remind them to update their child's immunization records with the Health Unit to avoid suspension in May.
April 16, 2024 - The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge, District Health Unit (HKPR District Health Unit) would like to advise media and the community of an upcoming Board of Health meeting scheduled for Thursday, April 18, at 9:30 a.m.
April 16, 2024– The HKPR District Health Unit would like to remind parents and guardians to ensure their children’s immunizations are up to date and on file with the local health unit, after being notified of confirmed cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, in the City of Kawartha Lakes.
April 8, 2024 - The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR District Health Unit) is issuing an alert due to a notable increase in suspected opioid drug poisonings in the City of Kawartha Lakes and Northumberland County.
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