Get Informed, Be Heard, and Vote!

This provincial election, the Northwestern Health Unit is encouraging local residents to learn about and discuss health issues that affect our communities. The health unit has launched a campaign promoting people to “Get Informed, Be Heard, and Vote.”

The campaign aims to help the public make an informed decision at the ballot box by learning about and asking questions about health related topics that are important to them. “We hope that people can use the information as they discuss and think about health related issues in the upcoming election,” says Dr. Kit Young Hoon, Medical Officer of Health at the Northwestern Health Unit.

The campaign materials focus on policy priorities such as health and the pandemic, climate and the environment, income/poverty, housing, discrimination/acceptance, and food insecurity. Most of these issues have been worsened throughout the pandemic and good policy and decisions related to these topics will be needed to address these topics.

“Public policy can make a difference in the health of residents. Socio-economic, cultural, and environmental conditions impact healthy behaviours, health inequities and the overall health of the population,” explains Dr. Kit Young Hoon.

For more information about the campaign please visit the health unit website, www.nwhu.on.ca.

Media Contact:
Dr. Kit Young-Hoon
Medical Officer of Health
Northwestern Health Unit
jbegg@nwhu.on.ca