The World Health Organization has designated 2020 the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. As part of this year-long celebration, Northern Health will be highlighting a different n...
Nestled in the Northwest where rivers meet mountains, Hazelton BC is a place where Maureen is part of a team that learns a lot and works closely together. Learn more about why Maureen loves where she ...
This article first appeared in Northern Health - Health and Wellness in the North, Summer 2019. Think back to your last visit to your family doctor – did someone greet you in your own language? I...
Maybe you’ve seen their smiling faces on a TV screen at one of our hospitals or maybe you’ve heard the term “APL,” but you’re still not sure what exactly Aboriginal Patient Liaisons are, muc...
If you’ve been to a rodeo in the recent past, you may have noticed some cowboys and cowgirls dressed in pink. And if you found yourself at the Kispiox Valley Rodeo last summer, you definitely would ...
This past fall, Mary Vanstone, local administrator for Wrinch Memorial Hospital in Hazelton, hosted an event celebrating the unveiling of Gitxsan art. Local Indigenous artwork in health care settings ...
As a member of the Aboriginal Health team at Northern Health, it's really important to me to support culturally safe health care environments. When health care settings are inclusive of Indigenous cul...
