The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has introduced a new tool to address the ongoing drug toxicity crisis and contaminated illicit drug supply.
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Yellowknife –
October 30, 2024
Public Service Announcement
Yellowknife –
January 18, 2024
Public Service Announcement
This year, January 21-27 is National Non-Smoking Week! This annual event aims to educate and inform youth and young adults against starting to use tobacco products and helps existing tobacco consumers to quit or limit their intake.
Yellowknife –
September 7, 2022
Public Service Announcement
The Chief Public Health Officer is urging residents to get tested for syphilis. A syphilis outbreak in the NWT is growing at an alarming rate that is consistently and significantly higher than the national average.
Yellowknife –
August 31, 2022
Public Service Announcement
Certain regions of Canada are currently experiencing Monkeypox outbreaks; however there are no reported cases in the NWT.
Yellowknife –
July 19, 2022
News Releases
Northwest Territories health care practitioners are being trained to use new rapid tests for syphilis to curb a worsening outbreak of the sexually transmitted disease.
Yellowknife –
April 8, 2021
News Releases
A new oral health campaign—Speak the Tooth—launched earlier this week with fourteen children from the Northwest Territories (NWT) sharing the truth about the critical need for lifelong oral health.
Yellowknife –
December 2, 2020
News Releases
The Government of Northwest Territories (GNWT), with support from Indigenous Services Canada, is pleased to announce that visiting dental service teams are cleared to resume operations in the Northwest Territories (NWT).
Yellowknife –
March 3, 2020
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
Check Against Delivery
Mr. Speaker, good oral health is important to our overall health and quality of life. Healthy mouths and teeth in children promote healthy growth, nutrition, speech development, good school performance and social well-being.
Yellowknife –
October 26, 2018
News Releases
The Government of the Northwest Territories released the NWT Oral Health Action Plan 2018/19 – 2020/21 today. The goal of the three year Oral Health Action Plan is to reduce tooth decay, tooth loss and chronic pain in NWT residents, particularly in children and youth.
March 8, 2018
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
Delivered on March 8, 2018
Mr. Speaker, the Government of the Northwest Territories has a mandate commitment to foster healthy families by focusing on wellness, prevention and improved nutrition.