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For information, contact:
Jan Craig
Manager of Communications
519-846-2715 ext 4614 or 1-800-265-7293

or contact the following people according to their areas of expertise.

Senior Management:

Dr. N.J. Mercer
Medical Officer of Health (A), CEO
Fergus Office
519-846-2715 ext 2500
Rob Thompson
Director, (A) Community Health and Disease Prevention
Fergus Office
519-846-2715 ext 2400  1-800-265-7293
rob.thompson@wdghu.org
Carole Desmeules
Director, Corporate Support Services
Fergus Office
519-846-2715 ext 2200  1-800-265-7293
carole.desmeules@wdghu.org   

Andrea Roberts
Director, (A) Child And Family Health

Fergus Office
519-846-2715 ext 3625  1-800-265-7293
andrea.roberts@wdghu.org

Rob Thompson
Director, Health Protection
Fergus Office
519-846-2715 ext 2400  1-800-265-7293
rob.thompson@wdghu.org

Spokespeople:

 

Jan Craig
Program Manager, 
Communications
519-846-2715 ext 4614  1-800-265-7293
jan.craig@wdghu.org
Media relations/library services/community relations/marketing/special events
Dr. Robert Hawkins
Program Manager,
Dental Health
519-846-2715 ext 4731 1-800-265-7293
robert.hawkins@wdghu.org
Dental health programs including: financial assistance programs (CINOT, Teen Emergency)/school screening and survey/oral health promotion and education/ Preventive Dental Clinic
Dawna Monk Vanwyck
Program Manager,
Child and Family Health, Centre and North Wellington
519-846-2715 ext 2640  1-800-265-7293
dawna.monkvanwyck@wdghu.org
Reproductive health: preconception, pregnancy, prenatal classes, prebirth registration clinics, same sex families, mental health including postpartum depression

Child Health: breastfeeding, Feeding Choices Survey, rural health, Low German Speaking services, Amish services, children's mental health
Susan Otten
Program Manager,
Vaccine Preventable Disease
519-846-2715 ext 4650  1-800-265-7293
susan.otten@wdghu.org
Universal flu program/meningitis campaign/ Hepatitis B school based program/immunizations in schools & daycares/ IRIS/ cold chain/ vaccine information
Jennifer MacLeod
Program Manager,
Child and Family Health, Guelph
519-846-2715 ext 3620  1-800-265-7293
mailto:andrea.roberts@wdghu.org
Research and evaluation/family violence/injury prevention/alcohol misuse/FASD
Rita Sethi
Program Manager,
Child and Family Health, Guelph
519-846-2715 ext 3627  1-800-265-7293
rita.sethi@wdghu.org
Healthy Babies Healthy Children/Growing Great Kids System of Care/PreBirth Registration Clinics/KIDS LINE/home visiting/family visitors/community partnerships
Scott Hutchison
Program Manager,
Health Protection Division
519-846-2715 ext 4631  1-800-265-7293 
scott.hutchison@wdghu.org
Safe water/rabies control/food safety in Dufferin 
Patrick Seliske
Epidemiologist,
519-846-2715 ext 4659  1-800-265-7293 
patrick.seliske@wdghu.org
Analysis of complex epidemiological data/advanced statistical analysis of health data/ information management and knowledge transfer systems
Lise Trotz-Williams
Epidemiologist,
519-846-2715  ext 4666  1-800-265-7293 
lise.trotz-williams@wdghu.org
Community Health Status Report

Maggie Weidmark
Program Manager,
Child and Family Health
Dufferin and Town of Erin
1-800-265-7293 ext 5638
maggie.weidmark@wdghu.org

Positive Parenting, Child Health and Development; Dufferin Coalition for Kids and Youth, community partnerships, CW-LHIN  Maternal/Child Services

Wee Talk: Preschool Speech and Language, Literacy and Childcare Provider consultation
Janice Walters
Program Manager,
Control of Infectious Diseases
519-846-2715 ext 4669  1-800-265-7293
janice.walters@wdghu.org
Infection control/tuberculosis and communicable disease (reportable communicable diseases including tuberculosis, and West Nile human surveillance)/  respiratory and enteric outbreaks in institutions
Shawn Zentner
Program Manager,
Health Protection Division
519-846-2715 ext 4675  1-800-265-7293
shawn.zentner@wdghu.org
Enforcement of Smoke-Free Ontario Act/food safety in Guelph and Wellington/health hazard investigation/vector borne diseases
Rosalyn LaRochelle
Program Manager
Youth and Adult Clinical Services/Travel Clinic
519-846-2715 ext 4755 1-800-265-7293
rosalyn.larochelle@wdghu.org

Sexual health/sexually transmitted infections/HIV/AIDS/birth control/alcohol and harm reduction/Travel clinic/Hepatitis B and C.