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A Year of Building Together!

2025 marked the first year of Lakelands Public Health following the merger of two health units. Throughout the year, we brought together people, programs, and services, launched our new brand identity, strengthened partnerships, and continued delivering essential public health programs.

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Residents Urged to Protect Themselves During Air Quality and Heat Warnings
(July 15, 2026) –Lakelands Public Health is urging residents of Haliburton, Kawartha, Peterborough and Northumberland to take precautions to protect against heat- and air quality-related illnesses. Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued Heat and Air Quality Warnings for the region. When both heat and air quality warnings are in place, most people should prioritize keeping cool.
Residents Urged to Protect Against Heat-Related Illnesses This Week
(July 13, 2026) – Lakelands Public Health is urging residents of the region to take precautions to protect against heat-related illnesses. Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a Yellow Heat Warning for the entire region of Haliburton, Kawartha, Northumberland and Peterborough counties, beginning on Monday, July 13 through Thursday, July 16.
Lakelands Public Health Provides Notice of Cybersecurity Incident
June 30, 2026 – On January 29, 2026, Lakelands Public Health (formed through the merger of the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit and Peterborough Public Health) discovered a cybersecurity incident affecting the Peterborough Office location IT server only.

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Nurse Family Partnership® (NFP®) Program

A free home visiting service where public health nurses will visit first-time parents during their pregnancy and the first two years of their child’s life.