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ogy, an Examiner for the Royal College of Phy-
sicians and Surgeons of Canada and involved
in the Ontario Medical Association. She is cur-
rently the president of the Wellington County
Medical Association.
“I think having the medical and the business
management skill sets really provides a benefi-
cial set of strengths,” said Dr. Mercer.
Seeing the development of the new Public
Health offices in Guelph and Orangeville is cer-
tainly a high point in Dr. Mercer’s seven years
with WDG Public Health. And the two new fa-
cilities are already benefiting local healthcare
in numerous ways. Public Health unfortunately
has never had adequate teaching or meeting
spaces. It often had to rely on other like-minded
agencies for these spaces. It now has teaching
kitchens, modern clinics and adequate teach-
ing spaces that can handle the diverse work of
Public Health as it serves local communities for
generations to come.
“Services can all be delivered on site now.
That was always very difficult in the past, so
that’s a great feature,” said Mercer. “Public
Health provides important services for some
who would otherwise have no place to turn.
Our dental services focus on low-income chil-
dren in need of dental treatment. These are
children who come from families who qualify
