Search
April 9, 2019 - Officials at the Thunder Bay District Health Unit and Southbridge Pinewood Court located at 2625 Walsh Street East have declared a respiratory outbreak affecting the Kingfisher Unit only at this time.
Admissions, transfers, discharges and social activities have been cancelled for…
April 12, 2019 - The outbreak of respiratory illness at Chartwell Thunder Bay Retirement Residence, Glacier Ridge, located at 1261 Jasper Drive, has been declared over. All restrictions have been lifted.
The Health Unit is urging people to stay at home and refrain from visiting hospitals, long-…
April 17, 2019 - The TBDHU is grateful to have received $995,000 in funding, over 5 years from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) to implement the Youth Violence Prevention Project through-out Thunder Bay and District. This exciting initiative provides the capacity to implement a school-…
April 17, 2019 - Significant cuts in provincial funding for public health were put forward in the Ontario budget released last week that will put public health at risk.
The government expects to reduce its investment by $200M annually across the province within two years. This reflects a potential…
April 23, 2019 - Officials at the Thunder Bay District Health Unit and Southbridge Pinewood Court located at 2625 Walsh Street East have expanded their respiratory outbreak to facility-wide.
Admissions, transfers, discharges and social activities have been cancelled until further notice. Visitors…
April 26, 2019 - “Adults need vaccines, too!” is the focus of the Thunder Bay District Health Unit’s 2019 National Immunization Awareness Week (NIAW) campaign. This annual event, held the last week of April, highlights and recognizes the importance of immunization. Canada’s NIAW coincides with…
May 1, 2019 - The 7 public health units in northern Ontario will be working together on climate change and health vulnerability and adaptation reports over the next 2 years with funding support from Health Canada. Climate change is a threat to human health around the world. The changing environment…
May 3, 2019 - The outbreak of respiratory illness at Southbridge Pinewood Located at 2625 E. Walsh Street has been declared over. All restrictions have been lifted.
The Health Unit is urging people to stay at home and refrain from visiting hospitals and long-term care facilities when feeling…
May 6, 2019 - The Thunder Bay District Health Unit is pleased to announce the launch of our Children’s Visual Health program. Mandated by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, this new program includes school vision screening and visual health promotion. From February to June 2019, free in-…
May 31, 2019 - The 2019 Commuter Challenge officially kicks off Sunday, June 2, and residents are encouraged to participate each day until June 8.
The Commuter Challenge is a national week-long event that encourages people to commute to and from work using sustainable modes of travel. This…
June 14, 2019 - Officials at the Health Unit and Southbridge Pinewood have declared a facility wide gastrointestinal outbreak today at 11:30 am, located at 2625 E. Walsh Street.
Admissions, transfers, discharges and social activities have been cancelled for this unit until further notice. Visitors…
June 24, 2019 - People aged 65 and older living in Thunder Bay and District communities are invited to provide input on their dental health and access to dental health care, by participating in the “Thunder Bay District Health Unit Seniors’ Dental Health Survey”.
In April 2019, the provincial…
June 25, 2019 - TBDHU is declaring an HIV outbreak that is centred in the homeless/under-housed population in the city of Thunder Bay. This is the same population that is disproportionately impacted by the ongoing tuberculosis outbreak.
The outbreak declaration comes after a recent spike of…
June 28, 2019 - The outbreak of respiratory illness at Bethammi Nursing Home - facility-wide, located at 63 Carrie Street, has been declared over today at 11 am. All restrictions have been lifted.
The Health Unit is urging people to stay at home and refrain from visiting hospitals, long-term care…
August 19, 2019 - Officials at the Health Unit and Hogarth Riverview Manor – Iris resident home area – (4 North), located at 300 N. Lillie Street, have declared an outbreak of a respiratory illness this morning.
All admissions, transfers, discharges and social activities have been cancelled until…