CP Scoop - April 23rd, 2024

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MUNICIPAL NEWS

Carleton Place Recreation and Culture Department – Parents & Tots AND Family Dance

Join us on Sunday, April 28th, 2024, for our next Parents & Tots AND Family Dance at the Carleton Place Arena (75 Neelin Street)

Parents & Tots Dance: 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Ages 0 to 5 and their grown-ups
What This Event Looks Like:

• Toddler-Themed Music (Wiggles, Disney, etc.)
• Mini-Minded Crafts & Activities (colouring, stickers, etc.)
• Brighter Lighting/Less Strobe Lighting

Family Dance: 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon
All Are Welcome!
What This Event Looks Like:

• Music Of All Genres
• Dance Party Lighting
• Children’s Games & Activities

This is a free event! Please consider supporting this event by purchasing snacks at our event canteen!

For more information, please contact Jessica Hansen - Community Programmer: 613-257-1704 / jhansen@carletonplace.ca

 

PROVINCIAL NEWS

Ontario Providing More Funding to Build Long-Term Care Homes - New funding will help get much-needed long-term care projects built sooner

The Ontario government is investing $155.5 million this year to help fast-track the construction of new or redeveloped long-term care homes. This funding, through the 2024 Ontario Budget: Building a Better Ontario, is part of the government’s $6.4 billion plan to build 58,000 new and upgraded long-term care beds across the province.

 

OTHER NEWS

Leeds, Grenville, and Lanark District Health Unit - National Immunization Week April 22nd to 30th

National Immunization Awareness Week is from April 22nd to 30th. Immunization is of key interest to public health. The theme is Protect your future. Get immunized. Prevention of illnesses is one (1) of the public health mandates and immunization is a great way to be protected against illness and severe symptoms. Many of us don’t have knowledge of vaccine-preventable diseases because high immunization rates have made these diseases rare, for example Measles, Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis (Whooping Cough), Polio, Meningococcal Disease, Mumps and Rubella (German Measles). It is important to keep those vaccination rates high to keep those diseases from resurfacing. Good, credible, information about vaccines can help you make the right decision for you and your family: https://immunize.ca/diseases-vaccines.

In January, the Health Unit started sending letters to parents of children whose school immunization records were not complete. The Health Unit assesses each child individually, based on the known vaccine records. Letters are only sent if your child’s immunization is incomplete. Many of these children already have their immunizations but parents just need to submit proof. There is a secure web portal where parents can upload a picture of the immunization record: Online Immunization record submission. From this first round of reminder letters, many records were received from parents whose children had been vaccinated. For those who did not get vaccinated, you can still book an appointment for your child at one (1) of the Health Unit’s school immunization clinics. Book online on the Health Unit website: https://healthunit.org/clinics-classes/immunization-clinic/.

Vaccine isn’t just for kids… adults are important too. There are some vaccines that the ministry has given extended eligibility for adults: https://www.ontario.ca/page/vaccine-resources-professionals#section-2. For example, anyone who has had chickenpox can get shingles, but older adults and those who are immunocompromised are at greatest risk. Two-thirds of shingles cases in Canada happen to people over 50 years old. The severity of shingles and its complications also increase with age. To qualify for the free Shingrix® vaccine series, you must be a senior aged 65 to 70 years old and have not received any publicly funded shingles vaccine or have previously paid for a dose of the Zostavax® II vaccine. Since immunization services were affected as a result of the COVID‑19 pandemic, individuals born from 1949 to 1953 who missed the opportunity to receive the publicly funded shingles vaccine are eligible to receive Shingrix® and complete the two-dose series by December 31st, 2024. Adults are also recommended to get a tetanus vaccine every 10 years, and those who are 65 and over can get a vaccine to prevent certain pneumonias—these vaccines are also free.

For more information about immunization and vaccine-preventable diseases, visit Immunization - Leeds, Grenville, and Lanark District Health Unit. If you don’t have computer access, call 1-800-660-5853 with immunization questions or to book into a clinic. You can also follow LGLHealthunit on Facebook, X and Instagram.

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