Community Partnerships

Calling All Three Year Olds is a collaboration with local school boards, early childhood and speech and language services, and the health unit.

HPPH participates in the Coordinated Access Senior Leadership Group, which is developing a community-wide, coordinated response to homelessness in Stratford, Perth County and St. Marys.

HPPH  is a partner at the Huron and Perth Gender-Based Violence/Violence Against Women Leadership Tables. The tables were formed in recognition of the urgent need for a whole community response to prevent femicide and reduce the risks of gender-based violence. The focus is on effective community coordination, the implementation of high-risk tables, and training to recognize, respond and refer to community partners.

HPPH informs the health equity work of the Huron Perth & Area Ontario Health Team (HPA-OHT) through membership on the Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism Working Group.

HPPH supports the Huron Perth Drug Strategy Group to address drug and opioid-related challenges. Members identify and monitor the impacts of drug use and issue Drug Alerts as needed. For more information, please see our Opioid Monitoring page.

The Youth Justice Committee of Huron County oversees the development and implementation of alternatives to the court-based system to handle low risk offences committed by young persons. In recent years, the Committee's scope has been expanded to promote and address youth issues that are relevant to Huron County.

Huron Perth Public Health works with Kids First Huron Perth to provide resources to assist service providers with early identification and intervention support for children ages 0 to 6.

HPPH supports the Perth County Food Security Coalition to build organizational and community capacity to create sustainable local food systems and achieve community food security.

HPPH is a partner of the Stop Violence Against Women Coordinating Committee (StopVAW) who collaborate to educate & inform Perth County about available services, with a mission to end violence against women. 

HPPH works with United Way Perth Huron and the Social Research and Planning Council on a variety of reports and programs.