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Suspected cases must be reported immediately by telephone to the Thunder Bay District Health Unit at 625-8318 or toll-free 1-888-294-6630, ext. 8318 (Monday-Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm). After hours and on weekends/holidays call Thunder Bay Answering Service at (807) 624-…
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Hepatitis C (Hep C) affects the liver. You can have it and not know. People can live with Hep C without feeling sick for many years before they have any symptoms. Symptoms often only occur when the damage to the liver becomes severe.
Hep C is passed through blood-to-blood contact.…
Infectious diseases can be caused by different types of organisms including but not limited to bacteria, viruses, parasites, or fungus that can be transmitted to humans in a variety of ways. Infectious diseases can pose a serious health risk and it is important to stop the spread as soon as…
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Suspected cases must be reported immediately by phone to the Thunder Bay District Health Unit at 625-5930 or toll-free 1-888-294-6630, ext. 5930 (Monday-Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm). After hours and on weekends/holidays call Thunder Bay Answering Service at (807) 624-1280.
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NorWest Community Health Centres
105 Queen St PO Box 104
Armstrong POT 1AO
807-583-1145
Free, one-to-one counselling
Participating in Moving on to Being Free™
Atikokan Family Health Team
101 Zuke Rd
Atikokan P0T 1C0
807-597-8781
Free, one-to-one counselling
Participating in STOP
Dryden Area Family Health Team
40 Goodall St
Dryden P8N 2Z5
807-223-7406
Free, one-to-one counselling
Participating in Moving on to Being Free™
Participating in STOP
Dryden Native Friendship Centre
74 Queen St
Dryden P8N 1A4
807-223-4180…
Ear Falls Community Health Centre Family Health Team
25 Spruce St, PO Box 520
Ear Falls P0V 1T0
807-222-3728
Free, one-to-one counselling
Registered patients only
Participating in STOP
Fort Frances Native Friendship Centre
516 Portage Ave.
Fort Frances P9A 2A3
807-274-8541
Free, one-to-one counselling
Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre
1460 Idylwild Dr, PO Box 686
Fort Frances P9A 3M3
807-274-3131
Participating in STOP
Northwestern Health…
Mary Berglund Community Health Centre
PO Box 450
1100 Main St
Ignace P0T 1T0
807-934-2251
Free, one-to-one counselling
Participating in STOP
Lake of the Woods District Hospital
21 Sylvan St W
Kenora P9N 3W7
807-468-9861
Free, one-to-one counselling
In-patients only
Medicine Shoppe
700 Lakeview Dr
Kenora P9N 3P7
807-468-5225
Free, one-to-one counselling
Smoking cessation prescription aids…
Manitouwadge Family Health Team
1 Health Care Cres
Manitouwadge P0T 2C0
807-826-3251
Free, one-to-one counselling
Participating in STOP
Participating in Moving on to Being Free™