Minister of Health and Social Services, Julie Green has extended the territory-wide Public Health Emergency under the Northwest Territories’ Public Health Act on the advice of Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) Dr. Kami Kandola.
The latest extension continues through August 31, 2021.
The Public Health Emergency is required to continue to decisively respond to shifts in the NWT’s own public health situation, and maintain preventative measures.
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Residents in the Northwest Territories (NWT) are being encouraged to make the push to reach 75 percent uptake for full vaccination (2 doses) in the territory. Higher vaccination rates will help to ensure protection for individuals, families, and communities as fall approaches and the Delta variant of COVID-19 becomes more prevalent across the country.
The “Drive to 75%” will include additional vaccine clinic opportunities, and ongoing promotions through the month of August.
A new social marketing campaign – We Need to Talk about this Stuff –launched today features videos that profile six northerners who share personal reflections about substance use and how it has affected their mental wellness.
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is reaching out to interested parties for information on the availability of physical space for a temporary Day shelter within Yellowknife. It is necessary to find additional shelter space to support those experiencing homelessness in Yellowknife before the cold weather returns in the fall.
Minister of Health and Social Services, Julie Green has extended the territory-wide Public Health Emergency under the Northwest Territories’ Public Health Act on the advice of Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) Dr. Kami Kandola.
The latest extension continues through August 17, 2021.
The Public Health Emergency is required to continue to decisively respond to shifts in the NWT’s own public health situation, and maintain preventative measures.
A change to vaccination data on the COVID-19 Dashboard presents a new picture of vaccination coverage in several small NWT communities.
Six NWT communities now have more than 75 percent of the population older than
18 fully vaccinated, and 15 communities have at least 75 percent of the population partially vaccinated.
Julie Green, Minister of Health and Social Services announced this year’s recipients of the Healthy Choices Fund. Eleven eligible organizations received funding to help maximize the impact of health promotion and activities that support individuals, families and communities in making positive lifestyle choices.
Some of this year’s successful proposals include:
The GNWT’s Department of Health and Social Services is now accepting applications for the new Addictions Recovery and Aftercare Fund.
The Addictions Recovery and Aftercare Fund will provide funding to Indigenous Governments and community organizations to hire community-based counsellors. These counsellors will support individuals living in recovery from addictions and/or support community-based addictions recovery and aftercare programming.
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) will remove the Highway 5 checkpoint station located at the Alberta/ Northwest Territories (NWT) border near Fort Smith starting August 1, 2021. The last full day of operations will be July 31.
The COVID Secretariat has worked with the Office of the Chief Public Health Officer (OCPHO) on the decision to remove the Highway 5 border checkpoint. Local Indigenous leaders and the Town of Fort Smith have been notified of this decision.
Fort Smith currently has one of the highest vaccination rates in the NWT.
