Babies and children who don’t get enough vitamin D can develop rickets, a painful disease that causes bones to soften and bend. Nunavummiut can get a month’s supply of vitamin D at their local health centre, like this one in Igloolik.
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Health workers can provide one month’s supply to people of all ages
Health workers in Nunavut have a month’s supply of vitamin D on hand for people across the territory. Vitamin D, which humans mainly absorb from sunshine, contributes to healthy bones and teeth.
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