Public health unit meeting challenges of provincial changes, says chief medical officer

By: Robert Washburn | August 17, 2016

Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit Medical Officer of Health Lynn Noseworthy discusses changes to the healthcare system affecting the relationships between public health and other providers on Consider This Live, as part of the Drive Time on Northumberland 89.7 FM.

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