Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) also has answers to questions about how they are addressing COVID-19 at this page https://www.tbdhu.com/coronavirus RELATED LINKS Subscribe to Thunder Bay District Health Unit on YouTube Visit TBDHU website [Read more]
THUNDER BAY DISTRICT, ON – July 3rd Thunder Bay District Health Unit confirmed that a public health officer(s) had completed testing of beaches across the district for the following beaches: Shuniah – Wild Goose Beach, O’Connor Point, West Loon Lake Neebing – Cloud Lake, [Read more]
DATE: Wednesday, June 19, 2019TIME: 1:00 pmLOCATION: Thunder Bay District Health Unit Main Office Boardroom THUNDER BAY & DISTRICT, ON – The Thunder Bay District Board of Health will be holding a Regular Board of Health Meeting on [Read more]
The Enteric Outbreak that identified Norovirus on the Acute care side of Geraldton District Memorial Hospital was declared over February 16, 2019 at 10:00am. All restrictions have been lifted. The Health Unit is urging people to refrain from visiting hospitals and long-term care [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – Holy Angels Catholic School would like to thank Thunder Bay District Health Unit for the Northern Fruit & Vegetable Program – we enjoyed carrots and apples this week and look forward to the weekly shipments of fresh “goodies” until June. [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – According to a study by the TBDHU, 65% of homes in Oliver Paipoonge and 17% of homes in Marathon have high levels of radon. CLICK HERE: Prevalence of High Residential Radon in Two Communities within Thunder Bay District to download the study released this month by the [Read more]
The Thunder Bay District Health Unit is continuing to manage an outbreak of tuberculosis in the city of Thunder Bay. The outbreak was declared at the beginning of March. To date, TBDHU has identified eleven cases of active tuberculosis in Thunder Bay associated with this outbreak. Most cases [Read more]
Are you getting “ticked”? The Thunder Bay District Health Unit has been receiving an increasing number of tick submissions. Most ticks in the Thunder Bay district are wood (dog) ticks and do not carry Lyme disease. However, blacklegged (deer) ticks have the potential to carry the disease and [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Over 2017, the Thunder Bay District Health Unit has seen an increase in the number of cases of invasive group A streptococcal (IGAS) infections in our community. This infection develops when the bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes gets into the blood, joints, lungs, or [Read more]
THUNDER BAY & DISTRICT – The Thunder Bay District Board of Health will be holding a regular meeting on Wednesday, March 16, 2016, at 1:00 pm in the Boardroom at the Thunder Bay District Health Unit. The following Issue Reports will be presented: Locally Driven Collaborative Project on [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – February 9th, 2016, more than 100 community members gathered at the Victoria Inn to hear Dr. Shimi Kang, an award-winning Harvard-trained doctor, researcher and writer inspire parents to empower and motivate their kids – putting them on the path toward lifelong happiness [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – With an increase in whooping cough (pertussis) cases reported in the city and district over the last 4 months, the Thunder Bay District Health Unit is urging that individuals ensure they are up to date with their immunization against this disease, particularly those [Read more]
This is a reminder that the Public Advisory Committee to the Thunder Bay Remedial Action Plan meets at: 7 p.m. Today, December 1st, Room HS 1029 Balmoral Street Centre Lakehead University Parking is free of charge right at the door. If you haven’t done so already, please let me know if you [Read more]
Beach Advisory Issued: Poplar Lodge Beach The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) has issued a swimming advisory for the following beaches based on water samples taken on August 13, 2015: high levels of E. coli Poplar Lodge Beach near the bridge and raft (Beardmore) Swimming advisories do not [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – As of September 2015, the Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) will no longer be providing school-based immunization clinics for Senior Kindergarten to Grade 6 students in the City of Thunder Bay and the surrounding rural areas. School-based immunization clinics for [Read more]
