GREY BRUCE PUBLIC HEALTH – The local health unit is looking into ways of strengthening the relationship between public health and the Indigenous community. One of those ways involves exploring a rarely-used piece of legislation; another would mean building a bridge with other local boards. Discussion began with Dr. Rim Zayed’s report on the opioid crisis, which included an update on opioid-related deaths, overdoses and the SOS team.
However, the section on prevention elicited the most interest from the board. (By Pauline Kerr)
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GBPH explores new ground to partner with Indigenous community was last modified: November 29th, 2023 by