The Perth District Health Unit and the Huron County Health Unit will be merging into a single entity effective January 1st. It will be called Huron Perth Public Health (HPPH).
The goal of the merger is to improve the delivery of public health programs and services across the two counties.
Representation on the board is based on population and is comprised of nine municipal representatives (four from the County of Huron, two from Perth County, two from Stratford, one from St. Marys) and four provincial appointees.
Most public health programs and services will continue as they are for the time being, so residents can access their local public health programs as before.
One change residents of Huron will see is that their local municipality is now responsible for plumbing and sewage inspections.
