We Are Lambton Public Health
Lambton Public Health offers services that support health and well-being in Lambton County by working with the community to help keep people healthy, stop sickness and injury, and promote policies that help people live healthier lives.
We are one of 29 local health units in the Province of Ontario and receive funding from both the Ontario Ministry of Health and the Corporation of the County of Lambton.
Other agencies we work with include:
How We Work
Public health work can be broken down into common categories.
Using common terms for our work helps us work better and more efficiently and makes it easier for everyone to communicate clearly, measure progress, plan, and work together—things that are all important for improving health and reaching our goals.
- Understanding Community Health
- Collecting and studying health information to understand what problems people are facing and how to fix them.
- Providing Public Health Services
- Delivering public health services directly to people, especially those who need it the most.
- Managing Diseases and Outbreaks
- Finding people who are sick with certain diseases, checking who they were around, and helping stop the disease from spreading.
- Monitoring bugs like ticks and mosquitoes so they don’t spread diseases.
- Sharing Health Information
- Sharing helpful information to enable people and communities to make support healthy choices.
- Health Teaching and Education
- Teaching people new things, helping them learn new skills, and supporting them to make healthy changes.
- Engaging Community Partners
- Empowering community partners to solve health problems
- Distributing Essential Health Supplies
- Keeping track of and handing out important supplies like vaccines and harm reduction kits to people and groups who need them
- Advancing Healthy Policies
- Helping community partners create policies and practices that make it easier for everyone to live a healthy life
- Public Health Inspections
- Checking places like restaurants, buildings, or businesses to make sure they follow health and safety rules
- Public Health Investigations
- Looking into things that could or have harmed people’s health and finding ways to stop them.
How We Measure Our Work
Our work is guided by the Ontario Public Health Standards and we report our progress to the Board of Health for Lambton County, which is made up of municipal representatives on County Council.
Reports are provided to the Board of Health at each County Council meeting and are available in their publicly posted agendas. Other health reports are available through our Public Health Reports.
Positive Space
Lambton Public Health believes that diversity enriches the communities in which we live and work. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to promoting an open and welcoming space that is equitable and accessible to persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities and expressions, for both clients and employees.
Is your business or organization interested in implementing its own Positive Space Policy? View our Positive Space Policy or contact us to learn more.