Southwestern Public Health
Kendra Hadden is a dedicated public health professional with extensive experience in nursing and healthcare coordination. Currently serving as a Public Health Nurse at Southwestern Public Health since September 2023, Kendra previously worked at Middlesex-London Health Unit, contributing to the School Health and Vaccine Teams from September 2020 to June 2023. Prior to that, Kendra held the role of Care Coordinator at South West Local Health Integration Network for a brief period in 2020 and served as a Registered Nurse at London Health Sciences Centre from July 2016 to January 2020, specializing in paediatric critical care. Kendra has also contributed as the Ontario Regional Director for the Canadian Nursing Students' Association and worked as a Site Supervisor and Behaviour Specialist at the YMCA of Southwestern Ontario. Educationally, Kendra holds both a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a BA in Psychology, both obtained from Western University between 2010 and 2016.
Southwestern Public Health
Southwestern Public Health works together with its partners to ensure the health of the whole community. Formed in 2018 by the merger of Elgin St. Thomas Public Health and Oxford County Public Health, Southwestern Public Health serves a population of about 200,000 across Oxford County, Elgin County and the City of St. Thomas. Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/swpublichealth Follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/sw_publichealth Our programs respond to public health emergencies; promote healthy lifestyles; help prevent injuries, illness and disease in the community; and promote positive change and social conditions that improve health in our communities. Southwestern Public Health delivers mandated programs under the Ontario Public Health Standards and is regulated by the Ontario Health Promotion and Protection Act. The health unit maintains its main sites in Woodstock and St. Thomas. For more information, visit www.swpublichealth.ca or find us on Facebook.