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Important Health Notices for Health Care Professionals

Flooding and Your Health

Springtime is here and there are some communities that have reported flooding in Ontario. Flooding can cause damage to your home and property. It can also impact your health.

To help keep you and your family safe, you should know how to restore your home as soon as possible to protect your health, as well as what to do ensure your food and water is safe. The Ministry of Health and Long Term Care has developed two important facts sheet available for download below.

Document download
After a Flood
English | French
3 pages | 57 kb | PDF format
Keeping Food and Water Safe After a Flood
English | French
2 pages | 51 kb | PDF format
Useful Flood-Related Websites
English | French
2 pages | 55 kb | PDF format
To view PDF format files, you need to have Adobe Acrobat® Reader installed on your computer.
Download Acrobat Reader   You can download this free software from the Adobe Web site.

For more information
Call the ministry INFOline at 1-866-532-3161
(Toll-free in Ontario only)
TTY 1-800-387-5559
Hours of operation : 8:30am - 5:00pm
  
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