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News Release - Local Increase in Reported Salmonella Sickness Related to Reptile Pet Owners

NORTH BAY, ON – There has been an increase in reported salmonella sickness with owners of reptiles and amphibians in the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (“Health Unit”) area. Salmonella germs are naturally found in the digestive tract of some animals, including lizards and amphibians. It is shed in their droppings which spreads the germs onto their bodies and the environment around them.

“When not careful, handling pet lizards and amphibians can cause serious illness in humans,” says Teresina...

News Release - Local Data Shows Healthy Food Out of Reach for Many in our Community

According to the 2017 Cost of Healthy Eating Report, it costs a local family of four $879 a month to eat a basic healthy diet. For those living with low incomes, there may not be enough money left at the end of the month to get by after paying for rent and food, let alone the other costs of living such as heat, hydro, transportation, telephone, and child care.

“When you don’t have enough money to buy food it impacts your health and well-being,” says Erin Reyce, Public Health Dietitian at the Health...

New Initiative Promotes Basic Activities for Child Success

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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...