Ontario Public Health Standards: Reference Documents

The Reference Documents are intended to be resources to assist professional staff employed by local boards of health and include topic-specific documents that provide information and best practices relevant to implementing the Ontario Public Health Standards: Requirements for Programs, Services, and Accountability, Protocols and Guidelines.

• Control of Respiratory Infection Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Homes, 2018 [PDF]
• Food Donation Supplemental Materials [PDF]
• Food Premises Reference Document [PDF]
• Monitoring Food Affordability Reference Document [PDF]
• Recommendations for Floatation Tanks, 2019 [PDF]
• Recommendations for the Control of Gastroenteritis Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Homes [PDF]
• Recommendations for the Management of Animals in Child Care Settings [PDF]
• Recommendations for the Management of Cases and Contacts of MPOX in Ontario [PDF]
• Recommendations to Prevent Disease and Injury Associated with Petting Zoos in Ontario [PDF]
• Recreational Water Reference Document, 2019 [PDF]
• Reference Document for Safe Food Donation [PDF]
• Roles and Responsibilities of Hospitals and Public Health Units for Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) Reporting and Outbreak Management [PDF]
• Vaccine Storage and Handling Guidelines [PDF]
• West Nile Virus Preparedness and Prevention Plan [PDF]

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