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News Release: Ontario Seniors Dental Care Program Now Accepting Applications

Seniors who meet the financial qualifications can now apply for extended dental coverage through the Ontario Seniors Dental Care Program (OSDCP). The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit’s (Health Unit) North Bay office is proud to offer the program to eligible seniors across the Health Unit’s region.

Ontario residents aged 65 and older with an income of $19,300 or less, or couples with a combined annual income of $32,300 or less, who do not have dental benefits, will qualify for the program....

News Release: Health Unit Launches Campaign to Encourage Needle Exchange - Parry Sound

PARRY SOUND, ON – Starting November 19, 2019, the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) is launching Sharps Buy Back for the duration of November, or until supplies last. During this initiative, the Health Unit will provide a $5 gift card for every 100 used sharps (e.g. needles or syringes) brought to the Health Unit’s Parry Sound location. One hundred sharps is the approximate equivalent to two small sharps containers (about 50 sharps in each), one large sharps container, or a...

News Release: Protect Yourself, Protect Others - Get the Flu Shot

PROTECT YOURSELF, PROTECT OTHERS – GET THE FLU SHOT

NIPISSING/PARRY SOUND, ON – The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) is encouraging the public to get the flu shot and recommending people aged 65 years and older get the high-dose flu shot, which is available at the Health Unit or your health care provider.

Influenza (flu) can make a healthy adult sick for weeks, but in vulnerable populations, like older adults and children, it can lead to complications that are more serious....

News Release: Health Unit Launches Campaign to Encourage Needle Exchange

NORTH BAY, ON and WEST NIPISSING, ON – This November, the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) is launching Sharps Buy Back Month. During this initiative, the Health Unit will provide a $5 gift card for every 100 used sharps (e.g. needles or syringes) brought to the Health Unit’s North Bay location and the Alliance Centre in Sturgeon Falls. One hundred sharps is the approximate equivalent to two small sharps containers (about 50 sharps in each), one large sharps container, or...

News Release: Local Partnership Launches Two Gambling and Casino Impact Surveys

Local Partnership Launches Two Gambling and Casino Impact Surveys

NORTH BAY, ON/PARRY SOUND, ON - A casino is opening in North Bay in 2020 and the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit), as part of the Gambling Harm Reduction Partnership, has launched two short, anonymous surveys related to gambling and the perceived impact of the gambling expansion.

The surveys target residents in the Nipissing and Parry Sound districts and businesses in the same districts. Surveys are available...