South East Health Unit: Measles Decline, Name Change, Syphilis Study

South East Health Unit: measles decline, name change, syphilis study

Measles appears to be in decline in southeastern Ontario, South East Public Health Unit board members have learned.

Media release: Board of Health Update for May 2025 - Hastings Prince Edward Public Health

Belleville/May 28, 2025 The South East Health Unit (SEHU) Board of Health met today in Belleville for their regular monthly meeting. The agenda package is available online. New operating name The Board endorsed a recommendation by the Governance Committee to adopt Southeast Public Health (SEPH) and Santé publique du Sud-Est (SPSE) as the new operational names of the merged health unit. The name reflects the agency’s expanded region, and the initi

InQuinte.ca | Southeast Public Health chosen as new public facing name for local health unit

The newly amalgamated regional health unit has a new public-facing name. At its meeting on Wednesday in Belleville, the Board of Health approved having its public facing name be Southeast Public Health. A survey taken by South East Public Health unit staff saw 64-per cent express their preference for having a geographical name over a creative name. 84-per cent of staff stated they wanted to have “public health” included in the name, as opposed t…