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So, it’s 2026, and I have a question for you: When was the last time you brought your child to…
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- Parenting
- Physical Activity
So, it’s 2026, and I have a question for you: When was the last time you brought your child to the park or saw a group of kids playing there, without phones? It’s something we seem to see less…
- Diseases & Infections
- Immunizations
There’s a K-8 school named after Elsie MacGill in Thunder Bay. Elsie was the world’s first female aeronautical engineer,…
- Alcohol & Other Drugs
- Injury Prevention
Think about all of the tasks your brain has to process while you are driving- checking blind spots, and mirrors, paying attention to other drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists. Looking for wildlife…
- Diseases & Infections
- Immunizations
Are you tired of hearing about COVID vaccines? I’m not, but I work in public health, so that’s hardly surprising. But I have some good news for anyone who doesn’t want to talk about COVID-19…
- COVID-19
- Diseases & Infections
It just doesn’t get any easier, does it? Here we are over a year into the pandemic and instead of celebrating what we hoped would be the “home stretch," we’re bracing ourselves for the 3rd…
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