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This website contains reports on premises where an infection prevention and control lapse was identified through the assessment of a complaint or referral, or through communicable disease surveillance. It does not include reports of premises that were investigated following a complaint or referral…
Are you an underdrinker?
That’s the tongue-in-cheek question the TBDHU asked young adults in fall 2015 through a campaign to prevent binge drinking.
Elevated levels of drinking in Northwestern Ontario means that people in our district are at a greater risk of negative consequences. One in…
The TBDHU is following a revised province-wide risk assessment for food premises called the Operational Approaches for Food Safety Guideline, 2019.
This guideline is expected to make better use of the time spent inspecting food premises.
Food premises include places…
Robyn Land & Melissa Syrja, Public Health Inspectors
A streamlined Outbreak Response Protocol has improved the efficiency of public health’s response to confirmed or suspected food and waterborne illness outbreaks.
Micro-organisms such as Norovirus or E. coli bacteria can get into…
A number of community events went smoke-free
TBDHU supported the roll-out of changes to the Smoke Free Ontario Act (SFOA) among other activities undertaken in 2015 to help decrease smoking in the district.
As of July 1, 2015, the SFOA (a provincial law) was revised to now ban smoking on all…
The objective of the inspection program is to extend the mandate of the Thunder Bay District Health Unit into the unorganized territory of the Thunder Bay District. This is done through the enforcement of the Health Protection and Promotion Act, including food safety, safe drinking water,…
Disclaimer
The Thunder Bay District Health Unit supports mental health in a variety of ways across our programs. We do not, however, provide acute crisis or mental health services or counselling. If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis:
Call 911
Visit your nearest…
Smoking + Radon = Dangerous combination
Statistically, 1 in 20 people who have a high concentration of radon gas in their homes will develop lung cancer. However, if you smoke on top of this, your chances of developing lung cancer are 1 in 3. Don’t let the two leading causes of lung cancer stand…
Ready to quit? The Thunder Bay District Health Unit provides support for smokers and other tobacco users who are ready to quit.
Take Control Clinic
The Take Control Clinic is offered to residents of Thunder Bay and the district. The Smoking Treatment for Ontario Patients (STOP) Program is a…
Jolyne's Story
Darlene's Story
John's Story
Unscripted version
Gini's Story
Unscripted version
Denise's Story
Unscripted version
Gail's Story
In memoriam: Gail passed away December 13th, 2022. We are grateful that she shared her story in order to help…
Opioids
Opioids are drugs that are used primarily to treat pain, Opioids can also induce euphoria (feeling high) and are sometimes used for this purpose. Opioids can be prescribed medications dispensed from a pharmacy or obtained through the illicit market. Some commonly used opioids include:…
Like public beaches, pools and other artificial recreational waters are great places to have fun and cool off in the summer. However, they can also be a breeding ground for recreational waterborne illnesses (RWIs), including a wide variety of infections such as gastrointestinal, skin, ear,…
Under Canada’s Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act, if you seek medical help for yourself or for someone else who has overdosed, neither of you will be charged for possessing or using drugs, nor will anyone else at the scene.
Protection from the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act…
The Smoke-Free Ontario Act (SFOA) (2017) prohibits the smoking of tobacco, the use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) to vape any substance, and the smoking of cannabis (medical and recreational) in enclosed workspaces and enclosed public places, as well as other designated places in Ontario,…
Note: the following has been adapted from the Government of Ontario's Smoke-Free Ontario Act (2017) fact sheet: How the Act Affects: Child Care Centres and Home Child Care. Ce document est disponible en Français. Pour obtenir plus d'information, veuillez communiquez avec un agent avec le…