Health Care Resources

COVID-19

INFORMATION ON COVID-19 VACCINATION & BOOKING IN YORK REGION click here

All York Region residents:

  • Practice physical distancing (stay 2 metres/6 feet away from others)

  • Wear a mask in indoor public spaces

  • Wash your hands with soap and water thoroughly and often

  • Avoid touching your face with unwashed hands

Self-isolate (do not leave your house) if you have ANY of the following:

  • Symptoms such as fever, new or worsening cough, or new or worsening shortness of breath

  • Close contact with someone who has COVID-19

  • Close contact with a person who is sick with respiratory illness and has recently travelled outside of Canada

  • Travel history outside of Canada in the last 14 days

  • Are over the age of 70

  • Are immunocompromised

If you have SYMPTOMS including:

Fever, new or worsening cough, or new or worsening shortness of breath, muscle aches, fatigue, headache, sore throat, runny nose or diarrhea

  • Call your healthcare provider, York Region Public Health at 1-800-361-5653, or Telehealth Ontario at 1-866-797-0000

  • Seek assessment at a COVID-19 Assessment Centre:

  • Get in touch with everyone you have been in close contact with from 48 hours before your symptoms started and while you had symptoms and ask them to immediately self-isolate for 14 days

    • Close contacts are people you live with, have had intimate relationships with, people who have cared for you or that you have cared for (for example with bathing, feeding or dressing) and people that you have visited with, spent time with at work, or that have come to your home

  • York Region Public Health will also notify contacts of known cases of COVID-19 if they are at risk of getting the disease

Helpful Resources

Ontario TeleHealth

Get fast, free medical advice

 

Do you have a medical questions outside of our clinic hours?

Telehealth Ontario is a free, confidential service you can call to get health advice or information. A Registered Nurse will take your call 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Contact Telehealth for medical advice from a registered nurse at 1-866-797-0000 or TTY : 1-866-797-0007.

In a medical emergency don’t call Telehealth. Call 911 immediately.

* Telehealth Ontario is only offered over the phone. Email advice is not available.

 

York Region helps residents stay healthy at all ages and stages. With evidence-based public health programs and services, York Region prevents diseases, supports child development, protects resident safety and promotes healthy lifestyles.

ALERT: In response to the COVID-19 situation, York Region has declared a State of Emergency  |  Get the latest on our response to COVID-19  |  Information on temporary service disruptions and facility closures

About Kids Health

Trusted answers from The Hospital for Sick Children

 

Provides parents, children and first tier health care providers with free, evidence-based information about everyday health and complex medical conditions.

For more information and resources, please visit: http://www.aboutkidshealth.ca

 

Crisis Resources

If you are in an emergency, in crisis or need someone to talk to, there is a list of resources available for areas in and around Toronto.

York Region Community Crisis Response Service, Distress Centre: Toll Free: 1 855 310-COPE (2673)

CMHA York Region Resources

Mental health for All

 

Mental health support for all

Located throughout York Region and South Simcoe, we provide the help everybody needs to maintain their mental health.

As a nation-wide, voluntary organization, the Canadian Mental Health Association promotes the mental health of all and supports the resilience and recovery of people experiencing mental illness.

SOGC (The Society of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists of Canada)

The facts on pregnancy and childbirth from Canada's experts

 

What is Pregnancy Info?

PregnancyInfo.ca is an evidence-based informative website about pregnancy and childbirth for the Canadian public and healthcare professionals. From pre-conception through postpartum, this website provides accurate, credible and up-to-date information and education on topics related to pregnancy.

 

Health Canada is responsible for helping Canadians maintain and improve their health. It ensures that high-quality health services are accessible, and works to reduce health risks.

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)