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                                            Program: 
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                                        Health Protection
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                                            Phone Numbers: 
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                                        519-376-9420
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                                            Toll-Free: 
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                                        1-800-263-3456
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                                            Fax: 
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                                        519-376-0605
                                         
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                                            Address: 
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                                                    101 17th St E Owen Sound, ON N4K 0A5 
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                                            Intersection: 
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                                        17th St E and 2nd Ave E
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                                            Location: 
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                                        North Grey
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                                            Accessibility: 
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                                        Wheelchair Accessible
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                                            Hours: 
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                                        Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm
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                                            Executives: 
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                                        Dr Ian Arra - Medical Officer of Health and Chief Executive Officer 
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                                            Service Description: 
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                                        Public health services that promote health and prevent disease for area residents through all of life's stages
  Rabies Control - Information and investigation of animal bites
  Other health protection subjects covered include:
 - vaccine preventable diseases
 - control of infectious diseases
 - emergency planning
 - pandemic planning
  - vector borne diseases, such as Lyme disease and West Nile Virus
  - tuberculosis control
 - environmental health
 - opioids and overdose
   
                                         
                                         
                                        
                                            
                                                    
                                                        
                                                            Food Safety
                                                             - Conducts regulatory inspections of all retail,
 service and institutional food premises to assess compliance with Food 
Premises Regulation under the Health Protection and Promotion Act
                                                             
                                                             
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                                                            Safe Water
                                                             - Monitors community drinking water systems, 
public bathing beaches, splashpads, wading pools, public pools and hot 
tubs and provides information on water quality testing and potential 
health effects
                                                             
                                                             
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                                                            Smoke and Vape-Free Living
                                                             - Enforces the Smoke-Free Ontario Act through inspections of enclosed workplaces, public places, schools and other places required to be tobacco and cannabis smoke-free and vape-free
                                                             
                                                             
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                                            Fees: 
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                                        Varies by program
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                                            Application: 
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                                        Call or visit * no referral required * appointment or registration required for certain programs or classes
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                                            Eligibility / Target Population: 
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                                        Varies depending on service
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                                            Languages: 
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                                        English
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                                            Area Served: 
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                                        Grey County and Bruce County
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                                            Last Updated:
                                        
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                                        7/24/2025
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                                            Service Profile Web Address:
                                        
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                                        eng/displayService.aspx?id=16180
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