Communicable Disease Control
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- Conduct infectious disease surveillance and reporting
- Provide public health management of cases and contacts to minimize the public health risk
- Provide education to the public and community partners related to infection prevention and control
- Manage outbreaks in long-term care homes, retirement homes, hospitals and other community settings
- Collaborate with health care providers regarding diseases of public health significance as outlined in the Health Protection and Promotion Act
Contact
Call 705-474-1400 or 1-800-563-2808 ext. 5229
Email cdc@healthunit.ca
Hours
Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Emergency Management
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- Provide a public health perspective to the 31 municipalities, nine First Nations, levels of government, external stakeholders, and community partners in their prevention, mitigation, preparedness activities
- During a municipal emergency, work with municipalities during the response and recovery phases
- Provide support to the municipality’s response and recovery efforts by representing the Medical Officer of Health in the emergency community control group
- Manage the Health Unit response during a health emergency
- Maintain the Health Unit Emergency Management Plan and Continuity of Operations Plan through regular revisions and tests
- Ensure the Health Unit is in a state of readiness to respond to any emergency
- Provide education to staff and stakeholders regarding emergency management
Contact
Call: 705-474-1400 or 1-800-563-2808 ext. 5344
Email: emergency@healthunit.ca
Hours
Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Environmental Health
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- Test water, including drinking water and recreational water (i.e. beach water)
- Test pool, hot tub and spa water
- Offer safe food handling training
- Answer questions related to health hazards such as bed bugs, blue green algae, air quality and mould
- Provide education on rabies prevention
- Enforce Smoke Free Ontario Act
- Inspect food service providers
- Inspect personal service settings (hair salons, tattoo parlours, body piercings)
- Monitor diseases such as West Nile virus and Lyme disease
- Inspect and monitor environmental spills
Contact
Call: 705-474-1400 or 1-800-563-2808 ext. 5400
Email: environmental.health@healthunit.ca
Hours
Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Healthy Families
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- Promote preconception and prenatal health (such as prenatal classes)
- Provide infant feeding information and support (such as breastfeeding support and clinics)
- Promote the healthy growth and development of children
- Promote positive parenting of children through community partnerships and family support (such as parenting education)
- Provide the Healthy Babies Healthy Children program to families who qualify
Contact
Call: 705-474-1400 or 1-800-563-2808 ext. 5351
Email: healthy.families@healthunit.ca
Hours
Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Healthy Living
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- Healthy eating promotion
- Food security advocacy
- Physical activity promotion
- Healthy built environment supports
- Injury prevention
- Cancer prevention
- Smoke-free living
- Quit Clinic (smoking cessation)
- Harm reduction (naloxone distribution)
- Mental health education
- Substance use education
- Stay on Your Feet (falls prevention)
- Diabetes support in indigenous communities
Contact
Call: 705-474-1400 or 1-800-563-2808 ext. 5210
Email: healthy.living@healthunit.ca
Hours
Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Healthy Schools
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- Work with schools on health-related activities to encourage lifelong healthy behaviours of school-aged children
- Provide information on health topics such as injury prevention, physical activity, healthy eating, and tobacco, vaping and substance misuse
- Provide teaching resources for use in classrooms
- Provide parent resources about sleep, physical activity, and nutrition
- Provide youth engagement opportunities
Contact
Call: 705-474-1400 or 1-800-563-2808 ext. 5231
Email: healthy.schools@healthunit.ca
Hours
Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Oral Health
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- Dental clinic for eligible adults with limited or no access to dental care
- Healthy Smiles Ontario (HSO) dental clinic for children and youth 0-17 years of age
- Promote and educate the public about oral health
- Conduct school dental screening
- Answer questions related to eligibility criteria for HSO and Adult clinic
- Answer questions related to oral health
Contact
Call: 705-474-1400 or 1-800-563-2808 ext. 5328
Email: oralhealth@healthunit.ca
Hours
North Bay office (345 Oak St. West):
- Monday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Tuesday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and after-hours clinic 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Wednesday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Planning, Evaluation and Communications
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- Analyze and share demographic, geographic, and health-related information to help Health Unit programs and community partners make informed decisions;
- Conduct research on emerging public health issues;
- Support the evaluation of Health Unit programs and initiatives;
- Provide leadership on strategic planning;
- Communicate with the public about health issues and emergencies;
- Promote the Health Unit and the priorities of all programs.
Contact
Communications:
Call: 705-474-1400 or 1-800-563-2808 ext. 5221
Email: communications@healthunit.ca
Planning and Evaluation:
Call 705-474-1400 or 1-800-563-2808
Email: research@healthunit.ca
Hours
Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Sexual Health
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- Healthy Relationships Information
- Low-cost Birth Control and Free Condoms
- Needle Syringe Program
- Pregnancy Testing and Options
- STI and HIV Testing, Treatment and HIV Pre Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
Contact
North Bay:705-474-1400 or 1-800-563-2808 ext. 5289
Parry Sound: 705-746-5801 or 1-800-563-2808
Email: clinic@healthunit.ca
Hours
North Bay office (345 Oak St. West):
- Monday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Tuesday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and after-hours clinic 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Wednesday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and after-hours clinic 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Parry Sound office (90 Bowes St., Suite 201 above Shoppers Drug Mart):
Tuesdays only: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Vaccine Preventable Diseases
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- Maintain copies of vaccination records
- Record vaccination status
- Provide vaccination clinics to the public
- Answer questions related to travel vaccines and provide travel vaccines at a cost
- Answer questions related to the suspension process
- Assist in completion of forms for school or employment
- Provide tuberculosis testing for school and medical reasons only
- Answer questions related to school registration forms
- Answer questions related to child care registration forms
Contact
North Bay: 705-474-1400 or 1-800-563-2808 ext. 5252
Email: vpd@healthunit.ca
Hours
North Bay office (345 Oak St. West):
- Monday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Tuesday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and after-hours clinic 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Wednesday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and after-hours clinic 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Parry Sound office (90 Bowes St., Suite 201 above Shoppers Drug Mart):
- Monday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Tuesday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Wednesday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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