COVID-19 (2019 Novel Coronavirus)

Service Changes Related to COVID-19

Reopening: STEP 3

Effective July 16, 2021

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Service changes due to increased COVID-19 cases, community outbreaks and priorities for a pandemic response.

In this section:

Restricted Access – Lambton Public Health facility access includes office restrictions, closures and suspended or modified programs and services

COVID-19 Response – Provincial and local level service changes:

  • Provincial COVID-19 Roadmap to Reopen
  • Lambton’s case & contact management, access to test results

Federal Updates – Canada’s COVID-19 response, economic response plan, current border measures

Restricted Access to Lambton Public Health

Please access the Contact Us section of the website for options to call or reach us through web forms.

Staff are being redirected to support the COVID-19 response, and as a result, some routine programs and services are suspended or modified with new access requirements.

Office restrictions or closures:

  • Lambton Public Health – main office at 160 Exmouth Street in Point Edward will be restricted to the public by appointment only. Call-in options are available.
  • Petrolia sub-office at 450 Blanche St. will be CLOSED.
  • Forest sub-office at 59 King St. W. will be CLOSED.

Suspended programs or services:

  • Prenatal Classes
  • Ask a Public Health Nurse: Parent Drop-In sessions
  • Early ON Drop-in support
  • School Screening for Dental or Vision
  • Routine/School Immunizations
  • TB tests for employment or education
  • All drop-in clinic visits

Modified access to some programs or services

Call for an appointment or get more information at 519-383-8331 or toll free 1-800-667-1839. Some services have direct phone lines listed below.

Services are provided during standard business hours of 8:30 .a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday. Please note wait times may vary due to a current high volume of calls.

Sexual Health Clinic

The Sexual Health Clinic will remain available for urgent needs, including dispensing birth control, sexually transmitted infection treatment (STI), pregnancy options counselling, and emergency contraception.

Clients are required to call in advance to discuss their needs with a nurse prior to visiting Lambton Public Health. Clients will not be seen on a drop-in basis.

Call 519-383-8331 ext. 3547

Harm Reduction Supplies

The Harm Reduction Program will be available to distribute supplies, including Naloxone kits.

Please use the North Entrance of the building to ring the doorbell for assistance.

North Entrance (ring the door bell for service)

Dental Services

Clients, both seniors and children, with urgent dental (oral health) concerns that are causing pain are encouraged to call.

Family Health Line

No in-person consultations at this time. Lambton Public Health continues to offer parents support through our Family Health Line, Monday- Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

  • Breastfeeding or infant feeding support
  • Child growth and development
  • Parenting concerns

Call 519-383-3817 or 1-800-667-1839 ext. 3817

Food Handler Training

All in-class LPH Food Handler Courses and Exams are cancelled.

Water Sample Testing

Well Water

Please call in advance to make arrangements to drop off well water samples at our main office, 160 Exmouth St., Point Edward.

  • Monday-Thursday: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.,
  • Friday: 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital Lab (Basement), 450 Blanche St., Petrolia

  • Monday-Thursday: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Our Forest and Petrolia sub-offices are closed but rural residents in Lambton County can bring water samples to our main office in Point Edward and to the lab in Petrolia.

Beach Water Quality

Beach water quality monitoring begins Monday, May 31, 2021 at public beaches and continues until the end of August.

Beach water quality status reports can be accessed in advance through online reports, by text or an info-line phone call. Signage is also posted at inspected beaches.

Vector-Borne Disease

Learn more about vector-borne disease. The monitoring and surveillance of vector-borne disease has been modified:

Lyme Disease

  • Tick samples not collected at this time
  • Tick identification can be completed through these steps:
    • Take a photo and access eTick.ca for identification of the tick.
    • Be aware of signs and symptoms of Lyme disease. Contact your health-care provider if you are experiencing symptoms after a finding a tick on a person.

West Nile Virus (WNV) Disease

  • Dead bird reporting no longer collected
  • Mosquito larviciding of catch basins begins June 29
  • Mosquito trap surveillance and reporting begins early July
  • Health system monitoring of human cases is ongoing

For more information about WNV, or dead bird disposal, call the West Nile virus Information Line at 519-383-3824, toll-free 1-800-667-1839 ext. 3824.

Garden Fresh Box

Site locations available may change over time. Please view a current list on LambtonPublicHealth.ca or call LPH.

COVID-19 Response

Recent Announcements

News Release – July 9, 2021 – Ontario Moving to Step Three of Roadmap to Reopen on July 16

News Release issued June 24, 2021 – Ontario Moving to Step Two of Roadmap to Reopen on June 30

With key public health and health care indicators continuing to improve, the provincewide vaccination rate now surpassing the targets outlined in the province’s Roadmap to Reopen, and on the recommendation of the the Chief Medical Officer of Health, the Ontario government is moving the province into Step Two of its Roadmap to Reopen at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, June 30, 2021.

News Release issued June 7, 2021 – Ontario to Move to Step One of Roadmap to Reopen on June 11

 Based on the provincewide vaccination rate and continuing improvements in key public health and health system indicators, the Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, will move the province into Step One of its Roadmap to Reopen at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, June 11, 2021.

At the end of this period, the Government of Ontario will transition to the new three-step plan to safely and cautiously reopen the province.

News Release issued June 2, 2021 – Remote Learning to Continue across Ontario for the Remainder of School Year

To best protect Ontario families from the fast growing B.1.617.2 variant, and to allow for higher rates of vaccination of students, staff, and families, the Ontario government has made the difficult decision to continue with remote learning for all elementary and secondary students across the province for the remainder of this school year. This will allow the province to continue its focus on accelerating COVID-19 vaccinations to support a safer summer and return to in-person learning in September for the 2021-22 school year.

Enhanced Travel Restrictions:

Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health strongly advises that individuals and families:

  • only travel out of the province if it is essential
  • self-isolate for 14 days when arriving in or returning to Ontario

To limit the spread of COVID-19, travellers entering Canada must follow the rules set out by the emergency orders under the Quarantine Act.

Case & Contact Management – Lambton County

Lambton Public Health will resume with a modified approach to provide notification calls for case and contact management that were temporarily suspended. Once a COVID-19 case is confirmed, the following calls to clients will be supported:

  • All phone calls to close contacts identified during case investigations
  • Daily monitoring calls for new cases (called on day 5 and 10) and new contacts (called on day 7 and 14)

Lambton Public Health will continue to monitor caseloads and make adjustments as required.

Test Results – Lambton County

Lambton Public Health will contact you only if you have a positive COVID-19 test result. All individuals can access their test results from the provincial website: covid-19.ontario.ca. Learn more about test results and options to access support.

Federal Updates