Communicable Disease Control
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- Conduct infectious disease surveillance and reporting
- Provide public health management of cases and contacts to minimize the public health risk
- Provide education to the public and community partners related to infection prevention and control
- Manage outbreaks in long-term care homes, retirement homes, hospitals and other community settings
- Collaborate with health care providers regarding diseases of public health significance as outlined in the Health Protection and Promotion Act
Contact
Call 705-474-1400 or 1-800-563-2808 ext. 5229
Email cdc@healthunit.ca
Fax 705-482-0670
Hours
Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Emergency Management
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- Provide a public health perspective to the 31 municipalities, nine First Nations, levels of government, external stakeholders, and community partners in their prevention, mitigation, preparedness activities
- During a municipal emergency, work with municipalities during the response and recovery phases
- Provide support to the municipality’s response and recovery efforts by representing the Medical Officer of Health in the emergency community control group
- Manage the Health Unit response during a health emergency
- Maintain the Health Unit Emergency Management Plan and Continuity of Operations Plan through regular revisions and tests
- Ensure the Health Unit is in a state of readiness to respond to any emergency
- Provide education to staff and stakeholders regarding emergency management
Contact
Call: 705-474-1400 or 1-800-563-2808 ext. 5344
Email: emergency@healthunit.ca
Hours
Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Environmental Health
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- Test water, including drinking water and recreational water (i.e. beach water)
- Test pool, hot tub and spa water
- Offer safe food handling training
- Answer questions related to health hazards such as bed bugs, blue green algae, air quality and mould
- Provide education on rabies prevention
- Enforce Smoke Free Ontario Act
- Inspect food service providers
- Inspect personal service settings (hair salons, tattoo parlours, body piercings)
- Monitor diseases such as West Nile virus and Lyme disease
- Inspect and monitor environmental spills
Contact
Call: 705-474-1400 or 1-800-563-2808 ext. 5400
Email: environmental.health@healthunit.ca
Hours
Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Healthy Families
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- Promote preconception and prenatal health (such as prenatal classes)
- Provide infant feeding information and support (such as breastfeeding support and clinics)
- Promote the healthy growth and development of children
- Promote positive parenting of children through community partnerships and family support (such as parenting education)
- Provide the Healthy Babies Healthy Children program to families who qualify
Contact
Call: 705-474-1400 or 1-800-563-2808 ext. 5351
Email: healthy.families@healthunit.ca
Hours
Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Healthy Living
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Promote healthy living where we work, play, and live through education, training, advocacy, and policy development. Support community action, healthy built environments, and address health inequities in the following areas:
- Planetary health
- Healthy food systems
- Indigenous Engagement
- Food security
- Food literacy
- Physical activity
- Stay on Your Feet (healthy aging and fall prevention)
- Injury prevention
- Sun safety
- Cancer prevention
- Harm reduction
- Substance use
- Mental health
- Smoke-free/vape-free living
- Alcohol
- Cannabis
Contact
Call: 705-474-1400 or 1-800-563-2808 ext. 5210
Email: healthy.living@healthunit.ca
Hours
Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Healthy Schools
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- Work with school boards on health-related policy
- Support school boards in their work with schools, communities and families
- Work with schools on health-related activities to encourage lifelong healthy behaviours of school-aged children
- Provide information on health topics such as concussion and injury prevention, physical activity, healthy eating, healthy growth and development, mental health promotion, oral health and vision screening, tobacco, vaping and substance misuse
- Provide teaching resources for use in classrooms
- Provide youth engagement opportunities
Call: 705-474-1400 or 1-800-563-2808 ext. 5231
Email: healthy.schools@healthunit.ca
Hours
Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Oral Health
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- Dental clinic for eligible adults with limited or no access to dental care
- Healthy Smiles Ontario (HSO) dental clinic for children and youth 0-17 years of age
- Promote and educate the public about oral health
- Conduct school dental screening
- Answer questions related to eligibility criteria for HSO and Adult clinic
- Answer questions related to oral health
Contact
Call: 705-474-1400 or 1-800-563-2808 ext. 5328
Email: oralhealth@healthunit.ca
Hours
North Bay office (345 Oak St. West):
- Monday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Tuesday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and after-hours clinic 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Wednesday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Planning, Evaluation and Communications
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- Analyze and share demographic, geographic, and health-related information to help Health Unit programs and community partners make informed decisions;
- Conduct research on emerging public health issues;
- Support the evaluation of Health Unit programs and initiatives;
- Provide leadership on strategic planning;
- Communicate with the public about health issues and emergencies;
- Promote the Health Unit and the priorities of all programs.
Contact
Communications:
Call: 705-474-1400 or 1-800-563-2808 ext. 5221
Email: communications@healthunit.ca
Planning and Evaluation:
Call 705-474-1400 or 1-800-563-2808
Email: research@healthunit.ca
Hours
Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Sexual Health
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- Healthy Relationships Information
- Low-cost Birth Control and Free Condoms
- Needle Syringe Program
- Pregnancy Testing and Options
- STI and HIV Testing, Treatment and HIV Pre Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
Contact
North Bay:705-474-1400 or 1-800-563-2808 ext. 5289
Parry Sound: 705-746-5801 or 1-800-563-2808
Email: clinic@healthunit.ca
Hours
North Bay office (345 Oak St. West):
- Monday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Tuesday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and after-hours clinic 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Wednesday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and after-hours clinic 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Parry Sound office (90 Bowes St., Suite 201 above Shoppers Drug Mart):
Tuesdays only: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Vaccine Preventable Diseases
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- Maintain copies of vaccination records
- Record vaccination status
- Provide vaccination clinics to the public
- Answer questions related to travel vaccines and provide travel vaccines at a cost
- Answer questions related to the suspension process
- Assist in completion of forms for school or employment
- Provide tuberculosis testing for school and medical reasons only
- Answer questions related to school registration forms
- Answer questions related to child care registration forms
Contact
North Bay: 705-474-1400 or 1-800-563-2808 ext. 5252
Email: vpd@healthunit.ca
Hours
North Bay office (345 Oak St. West):
- Monday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Tuesday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and after-hours clinic 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Wednesday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and after-hours clinic 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Parry Sound office (90 Bowes St., Suite 201 above Shoppers Drug Mart):
- Monday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Tuesday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Wednesday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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