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News Release: Health Unit Supports North Bay's Smoking By-law Amendments

NEWS RELEASE

For immediate release: May 8, 2019

HEALTH UNIT SUPPORTS NORTH BAY’S SMOKING BY-LAW AMENDMENTS.

NORTH BAY - The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) promotes a smoke-free lifestyle, and is in full support of the City of North Bay’s decision to amend their Smoking By-law, to further protect the health of the public. The changes include:

• Prohibit smoking and vaping of any substance, including cannabis in all places where smoking is prohibited.
• Prohibit smoking and...

News Release: Northern Ontario Public Health Units to Work Together on Climate Change Reports

NORTHERN ONTARIO PUBLIC HEALTH UNITS TO WORK TOGETHER ON CLIMATE CHANGE REPORTS

The seven public health units in northern Ontario will be working together on climate change and health vulnerability and adaptation reports over the next two years with funding support from Health Canada. Climate change is a threat to human health around the world. The changing environment will bring new health issues, and existing issues may get worse. The reports developed during this project will help public health...

News Release: Cannabis Survey 8 Key Findings

2018 CANNABIS SURVEY KEY FINDINGS RELEASED

The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) has released eight key findings from their 2018 Community Cannabis Survey. The survey, which was conducted in the fall of 2018, received 961 responses from individuals aged 16 and older living in the Nipissing and Parry Sound districts.

Eight key findings:

1. Survey respondents reported higher cannabis use than the local population.
2. The majority of survey respondents who reported using cannabis first...

News Release: Addressing Cuts to Public Health

Addressing Cuts to Public Health

For immediate release: April 16, 2019

The proposed restructuring of public health from 35 health units to 10 with governance changes and a targeted cost savings of $200 million will have a significant short and long-term impact on the health of those in our communities.

With the health care system transformation in motion, public health, in partnership with government, primary care, and municipalities, is well positioned to improve health outcomes for all. We are optimistic...

News Release: Time Capsule

HEALTH UNIT OPENS 20 YEAR TIME CAPSULE TO RELIVE PUBLIC HEALTH HISTORY

North Bay, ON - The role of public health has changed over the last two decades and the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit relived the changes as they opened their time capsule, created in 1998.

Changes big and small were found within the time capsule including pamphlets, flyers, blank client intake forms, newspaper articles, Canada’s Food Guide and food safety stickers, to name a few. One of the biggest changes was the...