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After a flood, it’s important to restore your home to good order as soon as possible to protect your health and prevent further damage to your house and belongings. Whether you do the work yourself or hire a contractor, this handy checklist will help you organize the clean up.…
Home. It’s where we should feel most safe – and part of the Thunder Bay District Health Unit’s role is to help you keep it that way. Possible health hazards in your home such as those listed below are either preventable or can be planned for. Whether you are a homeowner or a tenant, all it takes is…
Bed bugs are insects with oval-shaped bodies and no wings. Unlike most public health pests, bed bugs are not known to transmit or spread disease. However, they are certainly a pest - feeding on blood, causing itchy bites and generally irritating their human hosts and they can cause other…
Rodents and insects can be a big problem for both homeowners and business owners. The Thunder Bay District Health Unit provides information about prevention and control, and public health inspectors inspect businesses in the District – particularly restaurants and food vendors – for signs of pests…
The environment affects our children more than it does adults for various reasons (read on below). The Thunder Bay District Health Unit’s role is to inform the public about these risks and provide information on how to reduce them. We want to help you ensure your children – and all children living…
Ammonia is a colourless gas with a very distinct odour. People may readily recognize this smell because it is used in many household cleaners and window cleaning products. High levels of airborne ammonia gas can dissolve in water to cause corrosive ammonium hydroxide. Most people smell ammonia…
Radon is an invisible, odourless radioactive gas that can be found in homes across Canada. It is produced naturally in the ground as uranium breaks down. The resulting gas can seep through cracks in the foundation, pipe openings, sump pits, and other openings into your home. Although it is present…
In Ontario, 4 out of 5 people are non-smokers. The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) wants to make that 5 out of 5. Our role is to support and develop local programs to decrease the harmful effects of smoking, vaping and commercial tobacco.
We do that through a variety of approaches,…
Welcome to NWQuit.com! Quitting commercial tobacco use (like smoking, chew, etc.) is one of the best things you can do for your health and for yourself. Are you looking to make a change? Click your community name on the left to find out where you can get help to quit.
If you…
NorWest Community Health Centres
105 Queen St PO Box 104
Armstrong POT 1AO
807-583-1145
Free, one-to-one counselling
Participating in Moving on to Being Free™
Atikokan Family Health Team
101 Zuke Rd
Atikokan P0T 1C0
807-597-8781
Free, one-to-one counselling
Participating in STOP
Dryden Area Family Health Team
40 Goodall St
Dryden P8N 2Z5
807-223-7406
Free, one-to-one counselling
Participating in Moving on to Being Free™
Participating in STOP
Dryden Native Friendship Centre
74 Queen St
Dryden P8N 1A4
807-223-4180…
Ear Falls Community Health Centre Family Health Team
25 Spruce St, PO Box 520
Ear Falls P0V 1T0
807-222-3728
Free, one-to-one counselling
Registered patients only
Participating in STOP
Fort Frances Native Friendship Centre
516 Portage Ave.
Fort Frances P9A 2A3
807-274-8541
Free, one-to-one counselling
Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre
1460 Idylwild Dr, PO Box 686
Fort Frances P9A 3M3
807-274-3131
Participating in STOP
Northwestern Health…