Vaccines and Flu Clinics Thursday, October 13, 2011 Click on the links below for more information: This year’s flu vaccine Health Unit Flu Shot Clinics Other places you can get a flu shot FACT SHEET – this year’s flu vaccine VIDEO – Learn more about flu vaccine including [Read more]
Vaccines and Flu Clinics Thursday, October 13, 2011 Click on the links below for more information: This year’s flu vaccine Health Unit Flu Shot Clinics Other places you can get a flu shot FACT SHEET – this year’s flu vaccine VIDEO – Learn more about flu vaccine including [Read more]
Travelling to Thunder Bay before summer’s out? Check in with OntarioNewsNorth.com before hitting any Thunder Bay beaches; here is the latest advisory update. Beach Advisory The Health Unit has lifted the swimming advisory for the following beach: Boulevard Lake – Main Beach The following [Read more]
Beach Advisory The Health Unit has posted a swimming advisory for the following beach: The following location is still under a swimming advisory: Chippewa Park – Main Beach The Health Unit has lifted the swimming advisory for the following beach: Boulevard Lake – [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – The Thunder Bay District Board of Health is pleased to announce that Dr. David Williams has been appointed as the Medical Officer of Health effective the beginning October 2011, and will be joined by Dr. Janet DeMille in the position of Associate Medical Officer of Health as [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Today, the TBDHU announced it has been “redesignated” as a Baby-Friendly Organization by the World Health Organization (WHO) / United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). It is the first Baby-Friendly redesignation in Ontario among community health service [Read more]
With 26 boat-related drownings reported in Ontario last year, and all cases males, young anglers came out today to encourage their parents – especially dads – to Gord Ellis, Get it On! campaign spokesperson, joined the youth in sending the messages out to parents that “this means you, [Read more]
Today, students, teachers, school administrators and other members of the school community celebrated their successes in creating healthier school environments during the first annual Share, Inspire, Celebrate event hosted by the TBDHU’s Healthy Schools team. Highlighting their experiences with [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Janice Beazley, Chair of the North West LHIN, is pleased to announce that Goyce Kakegamic and Dianne Loubier have been appointed to the Board of Directors. Mr. Kakegamic’s three year appointment and Ms. Loubier’s two year appointment by the Lieutenant Governor in Council [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Officials at the Thunder Bay District Health Unit and Grandview Lodge have declared a facility-wide outbreak of a respiratory illness which has been identified as Influenza A. The facility is located at 200 Lillie Street North. All admissions, transfers and discharges [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Friday, January 28th, Our Lady of Lourdes School invited parents and guardians to join a day of fun with their children, dress code for all: pyjamas. Everyone grouped into their school families to participate in an afternoon spent at Literacy Day centres, organized [Read more]
CAUTION STILL NEEDED THOUGH SNOWMOBILE SAFETY WEEK HAS ENDED With the OPP reporting one death and 4 injuries since November due to snowmobile collisions in the Northwest region, and several incidents of property damage, Thunder Bay’s SAVE (Snowmobile ATV Vessel Education) is urging sledders of [Read more]
Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre Piloting Cafeteria Program THUNDER BAY, ON – Starting today, employees, patients and visitors to the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) will be seeing more healthy options in their cafeteria and the cafeteria vending machine [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Thursday, January 27th, Public Health Nurse Shirley Saasto-Stopyra, accompanied by Community Health Promotion Resource Person Reene Warren, from the Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) Manitouwadge Office, attended Our Lady of Lourdes School to instruct 4 students, [Read more]
Due to an overwhelming demand for the flu shot at the Health Unit’s weekly Wednesday immunization clinic, an appointment-only clinic has been scheduled for Monday, January 31 from 9:00 to 11:00 am. Over the past three Wednesdays, Health Unit nurses have given 171 flu shots at its weekly [Read more]
