Windsor-Essex County Health Unit
Site: Windsor - Ouellette Ave
Service: Environmental Health, Health Inspections and Enforcement
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Print Version (New Window)| Record #: WIN3554 | Last Modified: 12 Nov 2019 | Last Full Update: 12 Nov 2019 |
| Memos and Bulletins | |
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| Public Comments | Other useful links dealing with Bed Bugs not associated with the Windsor Essex Health Unit * To avoid bringing bedbugs home after travelling, make efforts in advance to see if your hotel has a bed bug problem, through an online registry Click Here This next link allows you to get alerts when someone within a mile from you reports a bedbug problem Click Here |
| Contact Information | |
| Office Phone | 519-258-2146 |
| Toll Free Phone | 1-800-265-5822 |
| Fax | 519-258-8672 |
| pwong@wechu.org | |
| Website | www.wechu.org |
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| Primary Contact | Philip Wong, Manager, Environmental Health Department, Windsor-Essex County Health Unit |
| Description and Service Details | |
| Description (Service) | Provides health inspection services designed to reduce the spread of public illness * Food Premises Inspection / Special Event Inspections * Inspection Disclosure https://www.wechu.org/inspections * Food Handler Certification * Seasonal Housing (Migrant Workers) * Outbreak Investigations (Community and Long Term Care) * Infection Control including personal service settings (Hair, Tattoo, Tanning etc..) * IPAC Lapse * Rabies Control and Animal Bite Investigations * Radon Inquiries * Health Hazard Abatement * Vector Borne Surveillance (Tick and Mosquito) including West Nile Virus, Eastern Equine Encephalitis, Zika Virus and Lyme Disease * Information on Septic Tanks and Variances * Small Drinking Water Systems * Boil Water Advisories / Drinking Water Advisories * Recreation Water Safety / Beaches / Swimming Pools * Water QualityTesting * Stay Cool and Stay Warm Windsor Essex * Zika Virus Information Click Here to Find out more Beach Water Testing Click Here Boil Water Advisories Click Here Bed Bug Information: * Windsor-Essex County Health Unit Inspection Department, will mail out literature about bed bugs to anyone requesting the information https://www.wechu.org/tags/stay-cool |
| Hours | Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm |
| Areas Served | Essex County ; Windsor |
| Eligibility | * No restrictions * Other services are mandated under Health Promotion and Protection Act for Windsor-Essex County organizations |
| Application | * Food Handler Course: Register online * Migrant Worker Housing Inspection: Register online * Pool Operator Training Course: Register online * Personal Service Settings Training Course: Register online |
| Languages | English |
| Fees | Program - Food Handler Certification Course - $40 in class; online free |
| Agency Information | |
| Established | 2007 |
| Primary Executive | Theresa Marentette, CEO, CNO | Administration, Windsor-Essex County Health Unit |
| Alternate Executive | Dr Wajid Ahmed, Medical Officer of Health | Administration, Windsor-Essex County Health Unit |
| Funding | City / Town - City of Windsor ; Regional / Municipal - County of Essex ; Provincial - Ministry of Health and Long Term Care |
| Site Information | |
| Located In Community | Windsor |
| Address & Map | |
| Intersection | Ouellette Ave and Erie St |
| Bus Routes | Transway 1A ; Transway 1C ; Central 3 ; Ottawa 4 ; Dougall 6 |
| Physical Access | Fully Accessible - Parking, Washroom, Ramp, Entrance and Elevator |