On March 5, 2025 the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit made the following statement: Following the confirmation of a case of measles which attended Cornerstone Christian Academy, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) has updated the exposure window to February 21st and 24th. Two additional points of exposure have now been identified and […]
As of March 5, 2025, there are 398 elementary students who are suspended from school for continuing to have incomplete immunization records with the Health Unit, as required by the Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) R.S.O.1990. Parents/guardians must update their child’s immunization record, thereby removing the suspension order so […]
On March 4, 2025 the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit made the following statement: The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit has received lab confirmation of a case of measles that attends Cornerstone Christian Academy (1664 Talbot Rd, Ruthven, ON). The potential exposure took place from February 21st to 28th. All families of students […]
On March 3, 2025 the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit made the following statement: “The Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) (1990), Section 11, Subsections (1) and (2) require public health units to maintain and review immunization records for every student attending school in Ontario; and to enforce a school suspension on students […]
In the fall of 2024, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) completed a review of all student immunization records (65,635) and sent out 7,076 notices to elementary students and 4,785 notices to secondary students. These notices indicated that the students were either overdue for vaccines required to attend school as […]
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) has observed a significant increase in cases of influenza reported within the region. To date in 2025, the WECHU received more than double the number of reported cases of influenza compared to this time last year. The health unit is reminding residents that respiratory […]
Based on Environment and Climate Change Canada’s forecast, Dr. Mehdi Aloosh, Windsor-Essex County Health Unit’s Medical Officer of Health has issued a Cold Warning for Tuesday, February 18 and Wednesday, February 19, 2025. A Cold Warning is issued when the temperature reaches -15°C (5°F) without the wind chill for a day. Everyone […]
Dr. Mehdi Aloosh, Medical Officer of Health at the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU), has rescinded the Boil Water Advisory issued on February 10, 2025, for consumers of the Amherstburg Water Distribution System. This applies to all areas from the original advisory: County Rd 8 in Tecumseh from Walker to […]
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit will be closed to the public on Monday, February 17, 2025 for Family Day. Website: Windsor-Essex County Health Unit Phone: 519-258-2146 Facebook: Windsor-Essex County Health Unit Instagram: thewechu Twitter: WEC Health Unit YouTube: Windsor-Essex County Health Unit
Dr. Mehdi Aloosh, Medical Officer of Health at the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU), has issued a Boil Water Advisory for waterline system consumers serviced by the Amherstburg Water Distribution System, specifically: County Rd 8 in Tecumseh from Walker to 13073 County Rd 8 County Rd 8 in Lasalle from […]
