Promotion

• Prenatal education for expectant parents available online and in small groups
• Infant health promotion – e.g. breastfeeding education, home visits, Parenting in Ottawa Drop-ins
• Healthy eating and active living promotion
• Parenting support and education – e.g. Parenting in Ottawa Facebook page
• Low Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines awareness
• Mental health promotion
• Injury prevention and safety promotion
• Food skills and access to healthy foods projects
• Work to create neighbourhoods where people feel safe to walk
• Prevention of ultraviolet radiation exposure e.g. tanning salons, sun safety

Prevention

• Immunization promotion and monitoring
• School immunization clinics and community flu immunization clinics
• Healthy sexuality counselling, sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and follow-up
• Dental screening in schools
• Falls prevention e.g. screening, education and awareness
• Dental care for residents in need
• Smoking cessation

Protection

• Tuberculosis and communicable disease management
• Food premise inspections e.g. restaurants, grocery stores
• Food Handler Certification training
• Personal service settings inspections e.g. multi-service spas, tattoo parlours
• Management of infectious diseases outbreaks in institutions e.g. hospitals, long-term care homes, child care centres and schools
• Rabies control and surveillance
• Mosquito control and West Nile virus monitoring
• Drinking water testing
• Inspection of public pools and recreational water quality testing at beaches
• Extreme Weather / Emergency and Pandemic preparedness and response

If you are a motivated and dedicated individual who believes in preventative health and enjoys working in multidisciplinary teams in a fast-paced and evolving environment, we invite you to consider a career with Ottawa Public Health.

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