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New Initiative Promotes Basic Activities for Child Success

NEWS RELEASE

NIPISSING-PARRY SOUND – Parents and caregivers who incorporate five basics principles into their caregiving routines can help their children achieve better outcomes related to brain development, learning, joy and resilience. This is the motive behind The Basics Nipissing-Parry Sound, an initiative launched by the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) aiming to help children from birth to age five reach their full potential.

“Eighty per cent of brain development...

Measles Exposure Locations Identified in North Bay Regional Health Centre

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NORTH BAY – Individuals who walked the common areas (hallways and lobby) of the east main entrance or visited the retail pharmacy at the North Bay Regional Health Centre (NBRHC) between 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 1 to midnight on Thursday, April 3, 2025 may have been exposed to measles, the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) has confirmed. NBRHC is working closely with the Health Unit on contact tracing activities to identify and follow-up with known contacts...

Infant, Child and Youth Vaccine Clinics Taking Place Throughout March

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NORTH BAY, ON – Throughout the month of March, the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) will focus its vaccine clinics on people six months to 18 years of age, who are due to receive their routine vaccines and those who would like their COVID-19 vaccines.

Infant and Child COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics

The Health Unit will be offering infant and child-focused COVID-19 vaccine clinics for people six months to four years old. These clinics are designed with an emphasis on...

National Kids and Vaccines Day!

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NORTH BAY, ON – On this National Kids and Vaccines Day, the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) is announcing new opportunities to get your children up-to-date on their routine vaccinations. This March, the Health Unit will hold clinics in North Bay and Parry Sound for individuals four to 18 years of age who are eligible for any routine vaccines, including: Diphtheria; Tetanus; Pertussis; MMR; Varicella; Meningococcal; Hepatitis B; HPV (exclusions apply);...

Communiqué de presse : Le Bureau de santé déclare une éclosion de COVID-19 à la prison de North Bay

Le Bureau de santé du district de North Bay-Parry Sound (Bureau de santé) a déclaré une éclosion de nature respiratoire causée par la COVID-19 à la prison de North Bay, dans le corridor 3. Le Bureau de santé travaille avec la prison de North Bay, le ministère du Solliciteur général et le Centre d’évaluation de la COVID-19 du Centre régional de santé de North Bay pour soutenir l’application des protocoles nécessaires, dont les tests, les mesures de prévention et la gestion des cas et des contacts....