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TBDHU Blog: Public Health for Thunder Bay District
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- Immunizations
- Diseases & Infections
Are you tired of hearing about COVID vaccines? I’m not, but I work in public health, so that’s…
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- Healthy Eating
The new and revised Canada’s Food Guide (CFG) was officially released last Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019. This is the second component of Health Canada’s Healthy Eating Strategy that has been…

- Alcohol & Other Drugs
- Mental Health
Well, well, we are delighted you asked.
Today is Bell Let’s Talk Day, an opportunity for everyone to join the conversation around…

- Healthy Eating
The development of the new Canada’s Food Guide should have happened a lot…

- Healthy Eating
Health Canada has officially started the ban on artificial trans-fats from the food supply as of Monday September 17 2018. This ban was a long time in the making considering our extensive…
- Injury Prevention
As coordinator of communications, I don't get to author many blogs. I'm usually coordinating others' blogs for publishing. It makes sense because, well, I coordinate the communications of others…