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Updated June 2019

References: Thunder Bay and District Community Counts Data Dictionary

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…

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If you require an accessible format of this PDF, please call TBDHU at (807) 625-5900.

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…

August 26, 2019 - With the start of another school year just a few weeks away, the Health Unit is reminding parents and guardians of the importance of submitting their child’s immunization record to the Health Unit. The Health Unit must review the records of all children enrolled in both school and…

August 23, 2019 - The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has confirmed the presence of blue-green algae in Hawkeye Lake. The MECP continues to investigate whether the blue-green algae identified is a toxin-producing strain. When blue-green algae is present in water, it is important…