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Public Service Announcement: COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics This Week, By Appointment or Walk-in
Posted on Monday, March 07, 2022 08:45 AM
NIPISSING & PARRY SOUND, ON – COVID-19 vaccine appointments are available at clinics taking place in Nipissing and Parry Sound districts this week. Individuals can book an appointment at Ontario.ca/BookVaccine, or by calling the Health Unit call centre at 1-844-478-1400. Individuals ages five and older can attend any of the clinics this week. Walk-ins are welcome.
Individuals should bring a health card or another form of identification, if possible.
Walk in or book an appointment for the following...
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News Release: Think You’ll Win? Health Unit Launches Campaign to Help You Learn the Odds
Posted on Monday, March 07, 2022 04:45 AM
NORTH BAY, ON – The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) and the Community Counselling Centre of Nipissing are launching Think You’ll Win? a gambling harm reduction campaign that adds perspective to the odds of winning big. The campaign features four scenarios that may seem unbelievable, but are statistically more likely to happen than winning big.
“Many people believe inaccurate information about gambling and odds,” says Justine Mallah, Community Health Promoter at the Health...
Communiqué : Le port d’un couvre-visage continue d’être recommandé pour ralentir la propagation de la COVID-19 après la période d’isolement
Posted on Thursday, March 03, 2022 05:45 AM
NIPISSING ET PARRY SOUND (ONTARIO) – Le Bureau de santé du district de North Bay-Parry Sound (Bureau de santé) rappelle aux gens qui ont obtenu un résultat positif au test de la COVID-19 et qui sont admissibles à la période d’isolement de cinq jours de suivre les recommandations suivantes pendant cinq jours suivant leur période d’isolement :
- Porter un couvre-visage pendant les cinq jours suivant leur période d’isolement en tout temps lorsqu’ils se trouvent à proximité de personnes avec qui ils...
News Release: Face Coverings Recommended to Slow the Spread After Self-Isolation
Posted on Thursday, March 03, 2022 05:45 AM
NIPISSING & PARRY SOUND, ON - The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) is reminding individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19, and qualify for the five-day isolation period, to follow these recommendations for five days following their isolation period:
- Wear a face covering for the five days following their isolation period, any time they are around people they do not live with.
- Do not visit individuals in highest risk settings such as long-term care, retirement homes,...
News Release: Additional Community Sharps Bin Installed in the City of North Bay
Posted on Wednesday, March 02, 2022 05:45 AM
NORTH BAY, ON - The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) is pleased to announce, in partnership with the AIDS Committee of North Bay & Area (ACNBA), that an additional community sharps bin has been installed in North Bay. When used sharps are discarded improperly, such as in recycling, garbage or even in a public place, it is often the result of not having a place to properly dispose of them. Providing a place for people to safely discard sharps helps keep the community safer...