Public Health Sudbury & Districts

12/18/2025

Join our team!

▪️ Project Management Specialist #25-209

Learn about our current job opportunities and how to apply https://www.phsd.ca/join-us/

Are you a highly motivated health professional? Join our team and contribute to our organizational mission of working with our communities to promote and protect health and prevent disease.

12/16/2025

Join our team!

▪️Health Promoter #25-208

Learn about our current job opportunities and how to apply https://www.phsd.ca/join-us/

Join us if you want to become a part of a progressive, accredited public health agency that is committed to improving health and reducing social inequities in health through evidence-informed practice.

12/10/2025

Our community, our health—enjoy smoke-free arena and recreational centre properties.

To help protect the health of our community, smoking and va**ng of any substances are prohibited on or within 20 metres of the following locations

• arena properties
• recreational community centre properties
• outdoor rinks

This includes areas such as dressing rooms, entrances and exits, and parking lots of these properties.

Let’s work together to keep these spaces safe and healthy for everyone.

Learn more about where smoking and va**ng are prohibited in Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/page/where-you-cant-smoke-or-vape-ontario

12/09/2025

Join our team!

▪️ Health Promoter #25-207

Learn about our current job opportunities and how to apply https://www.phsd.ca/join-us/

Are you a highly motivated health professional? Join our team and contribute to our organizational mission of working with our communities to promote and protect health and prevent disease.

12/08/2025

Watch the presentation delivered to the Board of Health in November: Icelandic Prevention Model

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoAqBRFlmBg

12/05/2025

Join our team!
▪️ Bilingual Office Assistant (Data Entry) #25-205

Learn about our current job opportunities and how to apply https://www.phsd.ca/join-us/

Are you a highly motivated health professional? Join our team and contribute to our organizational mission of working with our communities to promote and protect health and prevent disease.

12/05/2025

Public Health Sudbury & Districts is hosting an online sale of some excess office furniture items. Please visit https://event.auctria.com/eb1af59a-35c4-45d1-835c-074efe2f15c3/aa6cd270-8751-11e9-a741-3fcfcb35cbb0 to see the items available to purchase! The online sale will end on December 8 at 11 a.m.

How to register an account and get started:
To purchase, if you do not already have an Auctria account, please follow the registration process:

• Go to this website: https://event.auctria.com/eb1af59a-35c4-45d1-835c-074efe2f15c3/
• An account is required to be able to purchase items. Click on the “Register” button near the bottom of the page to create an account and get started.
• Once your account has been created, you should receive an email shortly after. Click on “Confirm Your Email Address” when you receive it.

Please note, items purchased must be picked up on the dates listed below:
• Items purchased from Edmund location – Thursday, December 11, and Friday, December 12 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

• Items purchased from ValCaron location – Tuesday, December 16, and Wednesday, December 17 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Payments can be made via cash, credit card, or debit card in person at our 1300 Paris Street Office or via credit card by calling 705.522.9200 and selecting option 0. Pick up appointments will be scheduled at time of payment.

If you have any questions, please direct them to INT_CS_Admin@phsd.ca.

12/04/2025

The latest Public Health in Focus is now available! Check out the work of Public Health at https://www.phsd.ca/about/public-health-in-focus/

▪️IPAC Hub hosts weeklong series dedicated to infection prevention and control education

▪️Showing our commitment to living wages

▪️Indigenous Public Health hosts second annual Fall Harvest Feast

12/04/2025

Check, vaccinate, and report your child’s immunization records

https://www.phsd.ca/check-vaccinate-and-report-your-childs-immunization-records/

Help us keep students safe and healthy.

Public Health is reminding parents and guardians to update and report their child’s vaccine records. To attend school in Ontario, students under 18 must have received all required vaccines or have valid exemption from vaccination. Starting December 2025, Public Health will begin reviewing all student vaccine records for the 2025-2026 school year, as required under the Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA). Families will be notified if their child is missing vaccinations.

“Approximately 3800 students across our service area have missing or overdue vaccines according to the provincial immunization database,” said Sara Noble, a manager with the Vaccine Preventable Diseases team. “Families play a pivotal role in keeping school communities safe and healthy. We’re encouraging parents and guardians to check their child’s vaccination records and receive the required immunizations as soon as possible.”

✅CHECK: Review your child’s immunization record for any missing vaccines by visiting the Immunization Connection Ontario (ICON) website: sdhu.icon.ehealthontario.ca.

✅VACCINATE: If vaccines are missing, make an appointment with your health care provider. Public Health will also offer dedicated appointments for students who received a notice. Please contact us to book an appointment.

✅REPORT: Parents and guardians must report their child’s immunizations to Public Health. Submit updated records using one of the below options:

▪️Online: Upload records to ICON at icon.ehealthontario.ca.
▪️In person: Drop off a copy to a Public Health office.
▪️By mail: Mail records to Public Health’s main office.
▪️Email: Send a copy to ISPA@phsd.ca(*Note: Email is not fully secure and may risk data privacy).

Under the ISPA, the Medical Officer of Health will issue suspension orders to students who continue not to meet immunization requirements. These students may remain suspended for up to 20 school days, or longer if required, and not be allowed to attend school or related events until their records are up to date. To keep everyone safe, students with incomplete records may be excluded from school during disease outbreaks, even if they have a valid exemption.

Visit our website for more information about immunization requirements, reporting, or exemptions or call 705.522.9200, ext. 458 (toll-free 1.866.522.9200).

12/04/2025

Join our team!

▪️ Manager – Information Technology #25-203

Learn about our current job opportunities and how to apply https://www.phsd.ca/join-us/

12/03/2025

Today, on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we honour the strength, resilience, and positive contributions people who live with disabilities make in our communities.

Let’s celebrate achievements and reflect on the persistent barriers that people who live with disabilities face in health care, education, employment, housing, transportation, and daily life. Let’s take a moment to consider what more we can do, as individuals, to challenge stereotypes, amplify voices, and build a world where everyone belongs.

At Public Health, we recognize that the social determinants of health, such as income, education, housing, and access to care, play a critical role in shaping the health outcomes of individuals who live with disabilities. That’s why we are committed to promoting inclusive, equitable policies and practices that reduce barriers and foster full participation for all.

Together, we can build a community where everyone thrives.

12/02/2025

Drug warning: December 2, 2025

https://www.phsd.ca/drug-warning-december-2-2025/

Public Health Sudbury & Districts is warning of a rise in drug poisonings (overdoses) and unexpected reactions to substances in the Sudbury and Manitoulin districts.

The cause of the increase is unknown. This serves as an important reminder that street drugs may be cut or mixed with substances such as benzos (benzodiazepines), xylazine, medetomidine, fentanyl, or carfentanil. Be cautious if using drugs, and please share this information widely to help save lives.

Key information
Staff from various community services throughout Sudbury and Manitoulin districts have reported:
▪️an increase in emergency medical services (EMS) calls for suspected drug poisonings over the last 72 hours
▪️an increase in emergency department visits for suspected drug poisonings over the last 72 hours
▪️heavy nods (sedation)
▪️an increase in naloxone kits being distributed and required for resuscitation

How to prevent poisonings
A poisoning occurs when a person uses a substance and their body cannot handle its effects. A person can pass out, stop breathing, or experience a seizure. Poisonings can be fatal or non-fatal.

▪️Carry a naloxone kit. It can help reverse an opioid poisoning. ▪️Know how to use it.
▪️Pick up a free naloxone kit at The Point, Réseau ACCESS Network, or ask your local hospital or pharmacy. Visit ca/page/get-naloxone-kits-free.
▪️Avoid mixing substances. This includes alcohol, prescription, over the counter, and street drugs.
▪️Start with a lower dose and go slow.
▪️Avoid using drugs when you are alone.
▪️Have a trusted person nearby or use a virtual safe consumption service like the National Overdose Response Service at 1.888.688.6677 or the Brave App. These services provide 24/7 confidential and nonjudgmental support, whenever and wherever you use drugs.

How to respond to poisonings
▪️Call 911. Stay with the person. Monitor their breathing until help arrives.
▪️GIVE NALOXONE. It won’t cause harm if opioids aren’t involved. The person may not wake up right away due to sedation. More doses may be needed.
▪️If the person is unconscious, place them in the recovery position.

How to recognize poisonings
Different substances affect the body in different ways. Depending on the type of substance consumed, symptoms of a poisoning may look different.

Opioid poisoning symptoms
▪️bluish, purple, or greyish skin, lips, or nails (depending on skin tone)
▪️dizziness, confusion, or inability to stay awake
▪️choking, gurgling, or snoring sounds
▪️slow, weak, or no breathing

Benzodiazepines (benzos) toxicity poisoning symptoms
A poisoning due to benzodiazepines (benzos) toxicity may last for hours and look like:
▪️extreme sleepiness or passing out
▪️poor balance or movement control
slurred speech
▪️blackouts and memory loss

Share this warning to help raise awareness and reduce the risk of drug poisonings.