Supporting the COVID-19 vaccination: A nurse practitioner’s story
Beth Berlin, a Northern Health Nurse Practitioner (NP), has been supporting the COVID-19 vaccine response in Burns Lake and the surrounding communities. Here, she answers some...
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What does Orange Shirt Day mean to you - challenge winners
In honour of the annual Orange Shirt Day, First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) and NH Indigenous Health partnered to host a t-shirt decorating challenge in Fall 2020. The challenge involved decora...
Getting green to ward off the winter blues: Part two
The first article of this series explored the concept of biophilia, the need for a connection to nature, as a mental wellness pick-me-up. Apparently, the era of biophilic design with green integrati...
Being a patient partner at Northern Health: Jasmine Pocha’s story
We’ve all likely had experience interacting with the health care system, whether it was your regular check-up or something needing more immediate attention. Patient partners are patients who take th...
Speak Up on April 16, National Advance Care Planning Day!
Advance care planning is the process of making a plan for your future health care. This process can be as casual as starting to do some self-reflection on what makes life meaningful to you and how tha...
Food: Connecting family, community, and culture in Haida Gwaii
March is Nutrition Month. Each year I think about how to include campaign messages into my work as a dietitian. Often, it’s a bit of a stretch! This year’s theme recognizes how important culture a...
