TPH opens 2025 Toronto Urban Health Fund (TUHF) grant program

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Toronto – Toronto Public Health (TPH) has opened applications for the 2025 Toronto Urban Health Fund (TUHF) grant program. TUHF provides project funding to community-based non-profit organizations that deliver HIV prevention and substance use programs to individuals who face access barriers due to language, cultural or geographic challenges.  TUHF will allocate nearly $1.5 million in funding for one-year projects, spanning …

TPH reports 1st case of West Nile Virus, what’s the cure

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Toronto – Toronto Public Health (TPH) has reported its first probable human case of West Nile virus (WNV) in an adult resident this year. WNV is an infection transmitted to people through the bite of an infected mosquito. Residents can take the following steps to help protect themselves from WNV: Wearing light-coloured, long-sleeved shirts and pants when outdoors. Applying an …

TPH urges eligible residents to get vaccinated against mpox

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Toronto – Toronto continues to report new mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) cases, with cases increasing in late June and July following major events and festivals in the city. As of July 31, a total of 93 cases has been confirmed in 2024 compared to 21 confirmed cases reported for the same period last year. While mpox cases have been …

#BeSunSafe program in select Toronto parks return this summer

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Toronto – The City of Toronto, in partnership with Toronto Public Health, David Cornfield Melanoma Fund and the Douglas Wright Foundation, are bringing back the #BeSunSafe program to raise awareness about sun safety and offer free sunscreen at select parks in Toronto. This year, the #BeSunSafe program will offer 50 sunscreen dispensers in select parks along Toronto’s waterfront and throughout …

TPH confirms 1st mosquitos to test positive for West Nile virus in 2024

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Toronto – Toronto Public Health (TPH) has confirmed that a batch of mosquitoes collected in Toronto have tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV). These mosquitoes are the first to test positive for WNV – an infection transmitted to people through the bite of an infected mosquito – in Toronto this year.  TPH conducts mosquito surveillance from mid-June to mid-September …

TPH Strategic Plan envisions city where all can be healthy, thrive

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Toronto – Toronto Public Health’s (TPH) Strategic Plan 2024-2028 was adopted at the Toronto Board of Health (BOH) meeting. The Strategic Plan will guide TPH’s work over the next four years and highlights TPH’s vision, mission, values, priorities and objectives.  Led by the BOH and its Strategic Plan Development Committee, the Strategic Plan was informed by Toronto residents and community …

TPH urges meningococcal vaccination as cases continue to rise

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Toronto  – Toronto Public Health (TPH) continues to see an increase in the number of reported cases of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in Toronto residents. Fourteen IMD cases have been reported so far in 2024, an increase from an average of six per year. TPH has identified seven individuals with a particular type of IMD, called type W. Six of …

TPH reminds residents to take precautions against West Nile virus this summer

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Toronto – With mosquito season upon us, Toronto Public Health (TPH) advises residents to take steps to protect themselves from West Nile virus (WNV) – an illness transmitted through the bite of an infected mosquito. In 2023, there were 23 confirmed human cases of West Nile virus in Toronto. Residents can take steps to avoid bites from infected mosquitos: Wear …

TPH 2024 Updated Wildfire Smoke Response Strategy

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Toronto – Developed by Toronto Public Health (TPH), Toronto’s 2023 Population Health Profile: Insight on the Health of Our City identifies environmental health including air pollution as an essential health indicator. Climate change poses significant health risks through environmental change, increasing extreme heat days, prolonged heat waves and more frequent wildfires. Now a global concern, wildfires affect air quality and …