Peterborough Public Health

What Peterborough Public Health does

Peterborough Public Health was a regional public health agency serving Peterborough, Ontario and surrounding areas. On January 1, 2025, it merged with the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit to form Lakelands Public Health, the designated public health agency under Ontario's public health legislation. The combined entity serves the Counties of Haliburton, Northumberland and Peterborough, the Cities of Kawartha Lakes and Peterborough, and the First Nations communities of Alderville, Curve Lake, and Hiawatha. Lakelands Public Health operates a portfolio of direct clinical services including immunization clinics (routine and travel), sexual health clinics, dental health services, naloxone and harm-reduction distribution, rabies vaccination clinics in partnership with local veterinarians, well water testing, and beach water monitoring programs. It also runs community support programs such as the Nurse Family Partnership home-visiting service for first-time parents, mental health referral services, and youth/teen services.

The agency's technology and data infrastructure centers on public health information management systems and interactive dashboards publishing community health metrics (census, chronic diseases, infectious diseases, injury profile, mental health, mortality, respiratory infections, substance overdose), along with real-time community outbreak reporting. It maintains supporting digital channels including online appointment booking, an email subscription/newsletter system, a Community Engagement Survey (SurveyMonkey), and social media presence across Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn. The platform does not incorporate documented AI/ML capabilities, and the technology footprint is conventional for a regional public health agency.

Lakelands Public Health is a government-owned non-profit public health agency, funded primarily through provincial and municipal appropriations with supplemental federal project grants (e.g., $91,208 from the Public Health Agency of Canada in June 2024). Services are provided free or at low cost to residents; there is no commercial pricing model. The customer base is the resident population of the catchment area plus regulated businesses (restaurants, personal service settings, pools/spas, long-term care), schools/daycares, and healthcare providers. Distribution is direct via physical clinics, home visiting, online booking, and community partner networks. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed, and the business is governed by a Board of Health under Ontario's public health framework rather than operating as a private commercial entity.

Name

Peterborough Public Health

Legal name

Lakelands Public Health

Website

https://peterboroughpublichealth.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Lakelands Public Health (formed January 1, 2025 via merger of Peterborough Public Health and the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit) is the designated Ontario public health agency delivering immunization, sexual health, dental, harm-reduction, mental health, water testing, and inspection services to residents, businesses, and First Nations communities across six counties/cities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Services

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (92312), Health Care and Social Assistance (62)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

County/District/Local Health Departments (HLAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public/County Primary Care Clinics (HLAFAGAI), State/Provincial Health Department & Public Health Administration (BPAIABAH)

Keywords

• Public health services
• Immunization programs
• Community health
• Environmental health inspection
• Harm reduction programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Peterborough

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Public Health Funding: Publicly funded public health agency operating under provincial government mandates. Services are provided free or at low-cost to residents. Revenue comes from government appropriations rather than commercial revenue streams.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lakelands Public Health (formerly Peterborough Public Health) is a regional public health agency delivering population health programs across Ontario, including immunization clinics, sexual health clinics, dental health services for eligible residents, mental health connection services, naloxone and harm reduction programs, the Nurse Family Partnership home visiting program, and rabies vaccine clinics. It also performs regulatory inspections of restaurants, food premises, personal service settings, recreational pools, spas, and long-term care facilities, and publishes interactive community health data dashboards and outbreak tracking reports.

Product overview

Lakelands Public Health (formed from the merger of Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit and Peterborough Public Health on January 1, 2025) is the regional public health agency serving Indigenous communities (Alderville, Curve Lake, Hiawatha First Nations), the Counties of Haliburton, Northumberland and Peterborough, and the Cities of Kawartha Lakes and Peterborough. The organization offers a comprehensive suite of public health services organized into direct patient care programs (Immunization Clinics, Sexual Health Clinics, Dental Health Services, Naloxone Program), community support services (Nurse Family Partnership, Mental Health Supports, Harm Reduction Supplies), environmental health services (Beach Water Monitoring, Well Water Testing, Inspections), and public health data intelligence (dashboards for Census, Chronic Diseases, Infectious Diseases, Mental Health, Mortality, Respiratory Infections, and Substance Overdose). The organization also provides professional resources for healthcare providers and businesses through the IPAC Hub and various professional partner sections.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Immunization Clinics Vaccination services for residents without a primary care provider, offering routine and travel immunizations at physical clinic locations across the region.
• Sexual Health Clinics Confidential testing, treatment, and education services for sexual health concerns, delivered to residents at clinic locations.
• Dental Health Services Programs providing access to free or low-cost dental care for eligible residents who lack affordable dental coverage.
• Naloxone Program Harm reduction program providing free naloxone kits and training to help prevent opioid overdoses in the community.
• Nurse Family Partnership (NFP) Free home visiting service where public health nurses visit first-time parents during pregnancy and through the child's first two years of life.
• Well Water Testing Testing services to assess water quality for residents on private wells, particularly important during seasonal changes.
• Beach Water Monitoring Seasonal monitoring program that tests and reports on water quality at local beaches to ensure safe swimming conditions for residents and visitors.
• Rabies Vaccine Clinics Reduced-cost rabies vaccination clinics delivered in partnership with local animal welfare organizations and veterinary clinics to protect pets and reduce barriers for owners.
• Community Outbreaks Tracking Real-time reporting of current disease outbreaks within the region to inform and protect the community.
• Mental Health Supports Connection services to help residents find and access community mental health resources.
• Public Health Data Dashboards Interactive dashboards providing health data including Census Profile, Chronic Diseases, Infectious Diseases, Injury Profile, Mental Health, Mortality Profile, Respiratory Infections, and Substance Overdose statistics.
• Inspections Services Inspection services for restaurants, food premises, personal service settings, recreational pools and spas, and other regulated facilities in the region.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Healthcare Professionals in Lakelands RegioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 June 2026Lakelands Public Health launched Public Health Grand Rounds on June 15, 2026, a virtual educational session designed to support knowledge sharing and collaboration between public health and clinical care providers in the region.
• Peterborough Regional Health CentrecoreOthers · 14 May 2026Lakelands Public Health issued a chickenpox exposure warning for individuals who visited Peterborough Regional Health Centre's emergency department. This represents ongoing collaboration between public health and hospital services for disease surveillance and outbreak management.
• Local Animal Welfare Organizations and Veterinary ClinicsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Lakelands Public Health partners with local animal welfare organizations and veterinary clinics across the region to provide reduced-cost rabies vaccination clinics, helping ensure more pets are protected while reducing financial barriers for pet owners.
• Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (Merger)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Historic merger forming Lakelands Public Health on January 1, 2025, combining two health units into a single regional public health agency serving a larger geographic area.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• York Region Public Health: Regional public health authority serving York Region with similar immunization, dental, sexual health, and inspection programs under Ontario legislation. Strong functional overlap with Lakelands.
• Toronto Public Health: Toronto's municipal public health agency delivering the same categories of programs (immunization, sexual health, dental, inspections, harm reduction) under Ontario's public health framework. Most directly comparable Ontario peer in terms of service mix and statutory mandate.
• Peel Public Health: Peel Region's public health unit offering an equivalent suite of clinical, environmental health, and health promotion services. Comparable in operational scale and Ontario mandate.
• Halton Region Public Health: Halton's health department operates the same Ontario public health program standards with comparable clinical, environmental, and health promotion service lines.
• Durham Region Health Department: Adjacent Ontario regional health department offering directly comparable public health programs to a mixed urban-rural population under the same legislative mandate.
• Niagara Region Public Health: Niagara's public health unit providing the same Ontario-standard services across multiple municipalities, with a comparable mix of urban centers and rural catchment.
• Hamilton Public Health Services: City of Hamilton's public health services division delivering immunization, dental, sexual health, harm reduction, and food premise inspections within the same provincial framework.
• Ottawa Public Health: Ottawa's local public health unit providing immunization clinics, sexual health, dental, water testing, and inspections under the same Ontario legislative regime. Highly comparable on service portfolio and rural-urban catchment mix.

Broad incumbents

• Public Health Ontario: Provincial public health agency providing laboratory services, surveillance, and scientific expertise that supports local units like Lakelands. Overlaps on data/reporting functions and water testing reference lab work.
• Public Health Agency of Canada: Federal public health counterpart that funds and coordinates pan-Canadian public health initiatives (and provided the disclosed $91,208 grant to Peterborough Public Health). Operates at broader jurisdiction but comparable mission.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@PHLakelands
• Facebookfacebook.com/Ptbohealth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/peterborough-public-health
• Instagraminstagram.com/PHLakelands
• Xx.com/Ptbohealth

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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Investments

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