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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…
Recent Posts

- Schools & Daycares
- Physical Activity
As a child, I don’t remember ever taking the bus, not even in kindergarten. I grew up in a small town and lived exactly 1.1 km from my town’s all-in-one elementary and high school. I recently…

- Healthy Eating
As you may have already heard: March is Nutrition Month! This is the time of year registered dietitians come together all across Canada to celebrate and promote healthy eating as a way to enhance…

- Alcohol & Other Drugs
- Injury Prevention
- Sex & Sexuality
- Social Determinants of Health
When we think 'harm reduction' we think illicit drugs. How can we not? Every news story, blog post, podcast or pamphlet that mentions harm reduction links it to illicit drugs. But what if I told…

- Healthy Eating
- Physical Activity
- Workplace Health
At this time of year, we often promise ourselves that we’ll make healthy lifestyle changes. Sometimes, change can be hard! A common reason for not making these changes stick is because it’s just…

- Immunizations
If you have a young one starting school in 2018 you may be thinking, “How did my baby grow up so fast? Feels like yesterday I was just changing diapers, waking up 5 times a night, making baby food…