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News Release - Teaching Local Kids About Healthy Eating: Introducing the Northern Fruit And Vegetable Program

The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (“Health Unit”) is delighted to welcome the Northern Fruit and Vegetable Program (NFVP) to 61 elementary and intermediate schools, including two schools in First Nations communities, throughout the districts of Nipissing and Parry Sound. The NFVP supplies two free servings of fresh vegetables and fruit each week, with a focus on Ontario-grown produce when available, to students from kindergarten through grade eight, reaching over 11,000 students. The...

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...

Décoller, coller, créer ! Planète Jeunesse Nipissing lance un concours de création d'autocollants

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Décoller, coller, créer ! Planète Jeunesse Nipissing lance un concours de création d'autocollants

NORTH BAY, ON - – Planète Jeunesse Nipissing souhaite savoir ce qui est important aux jeunes du district de Nipissing, sous la forme d'un autocollant ! À l'aide du support de leur choix (dessin, peinture ou numérique), les jeunes âgés de 11 à 19 ans sont invités à soumettre un autocollant circulaire de 5 cm.

Planète Jeunesse Nipissing, en partenariat avec Digital Creator, invite...

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...