Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit

What Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit does

Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit is a statutory public health agency in Ontario, Canada, mandated under the Health Protection and Promotion Act to deliver preventive health services across the Haliburton, Northumberland, Peterborough, and Kawartha Lakes region, including to Alderville, Curve Lake, and Hiawatha First Nations. Following a January 1, 2025 amalgamation of three legacy health units, the entity operates as Lakelands Public Health with offices across the catchment and a staff of 101-250. Its service portfolio spans immunization clinics, sexual health clinics, dental health programs, harm reduction services, food and water safety inspections, and health hazard response, all provided at no direct cost to residents.

The agency's core operational infrastructure includes eight public health data dashboards that publish surveillance and inspection information, alongside newer initiatives such as the Beach Water Monitoring Program (launched May 2026) and Public Health Grand Rounds (launched June 2026). Medical leadership is provided by Medical Officer of Health Dr. Thomas Piggott. A January 2026 cybersecurity incident affecting the Peterborough office illustrates ongoing operational and IT risk in the post-merger environment.

The business model is non-commercial: the unit is funded primarily through cost-shared grants from the Ontario Ministry of Health with municipal contributions, supplemented by provincial program-specific funding. There is no transactional revenue, no per-service pricing, and no commercial customer base; residents and community institutions are service recipients rather than payers. This produces a stable but politically exposed single-payer funding structure, with operational scale and programmatic breadth set by provincial mandate rather than market demand.

Name

Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit

Legal name

Lakelands Public Health

Website

https://hkpr.on.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Statutory Ontario public health agency, operating as Lakelands Public Health since the January 2025 merger, delivering free immunization, inspection, dental, sexual health, and harm reduction services to roughly 300,000 residents across Haliburton, Northumberland, Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, and three First Nations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Services

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (92312)

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

State/Provincial/Regional Health Departments (HLAJAAAA), State/Provincial Health Department & Public Health Administration (BPAIABAH), Non-Communicable Disease Prevention & Chronic Disease Programs (BPAIAJAI), Veterinary Public Health & One Health Programs (HLAMAJAA)

Keywords

• Public health services
• Disease prevention programs
• Health inspections
• Community health promotion
• Immunization clinics

Headquarters

HQ city

Port Hope

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (now operating as Lakelands Public Health) is a statutory regional public health agency in Ontario, Canada, that delivers free population-level public health services to residents of Haliburton County, the City of Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County, and partner First Nations. Its core services include immunization and vaccination clinics, communicable disease investigation and outbreak management, food premise and recreational water facility inspections, sexual health and dental health clinical services, and health promotion and education programming.

Product overview

Lakelands Public Health is a regional public health agency offering a unified portfolio of clinical services and public health programs. The organization operates as a single entity following the January 2025 merger of the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit and Peterborough Public Health. Its offerings include eight public health data dashboards (Census Profile, Chronic Diseases, Infectious Diseases, Injury Profile, Mental Health, Mortality Profile, Respiratory Infections, and Substance Harms Profile), clinical services such as immunization clinics, sexual health clinics, and dental health programs, harm reduction services including the Naloxone Program, the Nurse Family Partnership home visiting program, and an events calendar system. The data dashboards provide population health intelligence, while clinical services deliver direct patient care across the region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Immunization and Vaccination Clinics Free publicly funded immunization services for residents of the catchment area, including routine childhood vaccinations, school-based immunization programs, seasonal influenza clinics, and COVID-19 vaccination, delivered at clinics, schools, and community sites.
• Communicable Disease Investigation and Outbreak Management Case management, contact tracing, and outbreak response for reportable communicable diseases as mandated under the Ontario Health Protection and Promotion Act, addressing exposure risks across community and institutional settings.
• Food Premise and Recreational Water Inspections Routine and complaint-driven inspections of food establishments, restaurants, recreational water facilities, and personal service settings to verify compliance with Ontario public health standards, with follow-up and enforcement as required.
• Sexual Health Clinics Confidential testing, treatment, and counseling for sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections, contraception provision, and related clinical services offered free to residents of the catchment area.
• Dental Health Services Preventive dental services for eligible children, youth, and seniors in the catchment, including screening, fluoride varnish, and access programs delivered through public health unit clinics.
• Health Promotion and Education Programs Community-based campaigns and partnerships addressing substance use, mental health, healthy eating, physical activity, sexual health, and injury prevention, delivered through schools, workplaces, and community organizations across the catchment.
• Municipal Alcohol Policy and Tobacco Enforcement Support to municipalities in developing alcohol policies and enforcement of the Smoke-Free Ontario Act and related tobacco and vaping legislation within the catchment area.
• Lakelands Public Health Public Information Portal Online portal providing health information, inspection records, appointment booking, and access to public health resources for residents and operators in the catchment.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit: Neighbouring Ontario district health unit serving a comparable mix of urban centres and rural/multi-county geography — highly comparable in service portfolio, funding model, and rural-urban service delivery challenges.
• Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health: Ontario regional public health unit serving multiple municipalities and rural areas — comparable in service breadth, funding model, and mandate under the Ontario Public Health Standards.
• Durham Region Health Department: Adjacent regional health department delivering Ontario public health programs including immunization, sexual health, dental, and environmental health inspections — closely comparable mandate and service catalog in a mixed urban-rural region.
• Middlesex-London Health Unit: Southwestern Ontario health unit delivering the same provincial public health program suite, including clinical services, harm reduction, and population health reporting — directly comparable governance and service model.
• Toronto Public Health: Toronto's local public health unit delivering the same Ontario Public Health Standards program suite (immunization, sexual health, inspections, harm reduction, data dashboards) — directly comparable mandate and funding model, scaled to the largest urban population in Ontario.
• Ottawa Public Health: Regional Ontario public health unit offering clinical services, health promotion, inspections, and harm reduction under the same provincial standards framework — directly comparable in mandate, services, and reporting structure.
• York Region Public Health: Regional Ontario public health unit delivering the same Ontario Public Health Standards programs across a large, diverse population — comparable mandate, governance, and service breadth.
• Peel Public Health: Peel Region's public health authority providing immunization, dental, sexual health, and inspection services under Ontario Public Health Standards — direct comparable in service mix, regional governance, and population health mandate.
• Niagara Region Public Health: Ontario regional health department offering immunization, sexual health, dental, and inspection services across a mix of urban and rural municipalities — directly comparable mandate and service portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Public Health Ontario: Provincial-level public health agency that sets standards, provides laboratory and surveillance support, and funds/oversees local health units including Lakelands — broader incumbent in the same system rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@PHLakelands
• Facebookfacebook.com/PHLakelands
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/phlakelands
• Instagraminstagram.com/PHLakelands
• Xx.com/HKPRDHU

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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