Halton. Halton Region Public Health

Site: Oakville - Halton Regional Centre

Service: Infectious Disease and Outbreak Prevention

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Record #: OAK3757
Last Full Update: 09 Oct 2025

Contact Information

Office Phone Mon-Sun 24 hours 905-825-6000 or call 3-1-1
Toll Free Phone 1-866-442-5866
After Hours Phone 905-825-6000 or 3-1-1
TTY Phone 905-827-9833
Fax 905-825-8797
E-Mail accesshalton@halton.ca
Website https://www.halton.ca/For-Residents/Immunizations-Preventable-Disease/Diseases-Infections
Social Media Facebook Facebook, Instagram Instagram, LinkedIn LinkedIn, X (Twitter) X (Twitter), YouTube YouTube
Primary Contact Rabia Tharani, Manager, Communicable Disease
Alternate Contact Lucy Sidey, Manager, Outbreak Prevention

Agency Information

Funding Regional / Municipal ; Provincial

Description and Service Details

Description (Service)

Halton Region Public Health conducts case and contact management and outbreak mangement for all diseases of public health significance.

Registered Nurses, Public Health Inspectors and Infection Control Specialists:

  • Complete investigations of diseases of public health significance (reportable diseases) including respiratory, enteric, vaccine-preventable, zoonotic, vector-borne and blood-borne reportable diseases. 
  • Respond to outbreaks in long-term care homes, retirement homes and congregate living settings, and enteric outbreak in childcare centers.
  • Review and assess applications for mandatory blood testing of Emergency Service Workers under the Mandatory Blood Testing Act.
  • Ensure infection prevention and control (IPAC) programs are in place in long-term care homes, retirement homes, child care centres, and inspections of Personal Service Settings.  
  • Complete IPAC investigations and inspections

Website contains information regarding, but not limited to:
Hours

Office hours Mon-Fri 8:30-4:30 pm
Areas Served Halton Region
Eligibility

No restrictions
Application

No application required
Languages English
Fees None

Site Information

Located In Community Oakville
Address & Map
Halton Regional Centre
1151 Bronte Rd
Oakville, ON L6M 3L1
 
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Intersection Bronte Rd and North Service Rd
Mailing Address c/o Halton Region Public Health
Physical Access Fully Accessible

Categories and Classification

Service Categories Communicable Disease Control ~ COVID-19 ; Communicable Disease Control ~ Influenza ; Communicable Disease Control ~ Lyme Disease ; Communicable Disease Control ~ Measles ; Communicable Disease Control ~ Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus ; Communicable Disease Control ~ Mpox ; Communicable Disease Control ~ Respiratory Syncytial Virus ; Communicable Disease Control ~ Tuberculosis ; Communicable Disease Control ~ West Nile Virus ; Disease/Disability Information ~ COVID-19 ; Disease/Disability Information ~ Influenza ; Disease/Disability Information ~ Lyme Disease ; Disease/Disability Information ~ Measles ; Disease/Disability Information ~ Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus ; Disease/Disability Information ~ Mpox ; Disease/Disability Information ~ Respiratory Syncytial Virus ; Disease/Disability Information ~ Tuberculosis ; Disease/Disability Information ~ West Nile Virus ; Public Health Surveillance Programs ~ COVID-19 ; Public Health Surveillance Programs ~ Influenza ; Public Health Surveillance Programs ~ Lyme Disease ; Public Health Surveillance Programs ~ Measles ; Public Health Surveillance Programs ~ Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus ; Public Health Surveillance Programs ~ Mpox ; Public Health Surveillance Programs ~ Respiratory Syncytial Virus ; Public Health Surveillance Programs ~ Tuberculosis ; Public Health Surveillance Programs ~ West Nile Virus

Agency Overview

About This Agency
Halton. Halton Region Public Health
Halton Region Public Health works to achieve the best possible health for all through the delivery of services from Health Protection, Healthy Families, Healthy Schools and Communities, Infectious Di ... [More]
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Locations for this Service

1 Location(s) for this Service
Oakville - Halton Regional Centre
Halton Regional Centre
1151 Bronte Rd
Oakville, ON L6M 3L1
 
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