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2006
Month	Title	Audience	Word Count
April	Get Tested for Hepatitis C english \| french	General	310
April	Between 32,000 and 57,000 Ontarians unaware they have Hepatitis C: Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care english \| french	General	154
April	Campaign Encourages Ontarians to get Hepatitis C Test english \| french	General	426
April	Baby Boomers should get Tested for Hepatitis C english \| french	Baby Boomers	116
March	Community Mental Health Website Means Greater Access to Employment Opportunities english \| french	General	377
March	Mental Health Website Provides Students with Valuable Resources english \| french	Students	163
March	New Web site Specializes in Mental Health Jobs english \| french	General	319

2005
Month	Title	Audio	Audience	Word Count
September	A Flu Shot Keeps Seniors Healthy english \| french		Seniors	269
September	Immunizing Young Children Against the Flu is the Best Protection english \| french		General/Parents	441
September	Why Handwashing is Important During Flu Season english \| french		General	302
September	Health Care Workers Can Get the Flu Too english \| french		Professional	404
September	New School Year is Not too Early to be Thinking About the Flu english \| french		General/Parents	420
Month	Title	Audio	Audience	Word Count
March	For Youth, By Youth : A Campaign To Keep Kids From Smoking		General	327
March	Starting Spring Off Right : Health And Wellness Tip		General	267
March	Can The Daily French Fries Kill You?		General	526
March	Quitting Smoking : It Can Be Done		Smokers	227
March	The Butt Stops Here : New Legislation To Make Ontario Smoke-Free		General	562
2004
Month	Title	Audio	Audience	Word Count
October	Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004		General	399
October	New health Privacy Act Takes Effect November 1		Professionals	553
July	Take Control of Your Blood Pressure		General	386
June	HIV Testing Available Through Routine Prenatal Screening		Women	484
June	Living With HIV : The Experience of One Mother and Her child		Women	471
June	Treatment for HIV during Pregnancy Protects Baby from Infection		Women	483
June	Ticks and Lyme Disease		General	472
May	Arthritis : Both Types are Painful		General	367
April	Reduce dust mites for the kids		Parents	223
April	Diet may reduce risk of common cancers		General	275
April	Cancer aware		General	505
March	Fighting the sugar crave		General	348
March	Preventing Pregnancy Blues		Women	335
March	Good Carbs Cut Heart Disease Risk		General	335
February	Cod Liver Oil May Help Arthritis		General/Seniors	389
February	Regular physical activity is key to a healthy heart		General	267
February	Salt of the Girth		General	404
February	Give eggs a break		General	413
January	Keeping frostbite at bay		General (winter)	291
2003
Month	Title	Audio	Audience	Word Count
December	A weather illness myth		General	294
December	Layer up against the winter		General (winter)	288
November	Winter chill can be tough on your toes		General	271
November	Breast Cancer research steps closer to a cure		Women	366
October	SIDS Awareness Month		Parents	311
August	Staying Cool		General (summer)	354
August	Sleeping with ease		General	346
August	Beating the heat – and dehydration		General (summer)	268
July	Sun Safety 101		General	386
July	Seeking relief from poison ivy		General	323
July	Relief for allergies in sight		General	423
February	Attention Deficit Disorder : Not just a child's ailment		General	353
February	Protecting your liver today		General	273
February	Relieving stress could save your heart!		General	343
January	Beat those winter blues!		General (winter)	297



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