IMAGINE Grants: Making space for youth in Quesnel
Sometimes teenagers get a bad rap. Maybe it’s the loud music, or the tendency to travel in packs, but they’re often regarded with undeserved suspicion. And even when they do get into trouble, they...
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Northern Table: Plant-based sources of iron
Do you pay attention to how much iron you consume? Most people don’t, but many health organizations are urging people to choose plant-based proteins more often, and this could mean taking a closer l...
Saving lives takes a village: International Overdose Awareness Day is August 31
Three years have passed since a Provincial Public Health Emergency was declared because of the overdose rates in BC. When it was first announced in 2016, I had just begun my current role as regional n...
Wellness in the workplace: Taking the stairs is a marathon
A couple months ago, I started a new job with Northern Health. It brought me from the fourth floor of our office building to the seventh. My new desk is near the elevator, and I noticed a lot of my fl...
Fort St. John doctor brings new frostbite treatment to Northern BC
Few things can put an end to winter activities as fast as frostbite, but thanks to one Fort St. John doctor, Northern Health may soon have a better way of treating it. Dr. Jamie Wilkie, a recent gr...
Northern Table: Getting my feet wet in the kitchen
This article first appeared in the Summer 2019 Northern Health: Health and Wellness in the North magazine. What would you do if you were shooed out of the kitchen? You might stay out. Growing...