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A monthly message throughout the school year with information about food and nutrition related topics, best practices for teaching and talking about food with students, and links to curriculum-matched lessons and activities.
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Cooking with Kids is a hands-on classroom cooking program, developed by our team of Public Health Dietitians and Nurses. It is designed for students around the grade 5 level, as this is the age where they often start spending time home by themselves after school, and they have the strength,…
January 21, 2019 – The Thunder Bay District Health Unit will be hosting a gathering, Understanding Our Food Systems, for fourteen (14) road accessible First Nations and invited guests from January 22nd to 24th. The three-day event will explore food security and food self-determination as part of a…
The Thunder Bay District Health Unit is happy to announce the start of the Northern Fruit and Vegetable Program! From January to June 2019, almost 16,000 students attending 87 northern elementary schools from Thunder Bay to Manitouwadge to Fort Severn will receive two free, weekly servings of…
The Thunder Bay District Health Unit along with Honourable Minister Patty Hajdu are pleased to support the recent release of the revised Canada’s Food Guide (CFG) through a media launch hosted by the Superior Collegiate Vocational Institute on Friday, February 8th, 2019 at 12:00PM. The new CFG…
March is Nutrition Month across Canada. This year’s theme is “Unlock the Potential of Food.” Registered Dietitians are regulated health professionals who are passionate about food and the many ways it can contribute to good health. We want to encourage people to think about food and the potential…