Everyday superheroes make the difference!
Injuries are preventable Recently, I saw a pin with Mickey Mouse skateboarding. Visible on this tiny pin, Mickey had all the safety gear: knee pads, elbow pads, and, most importantly, a helmet. Eve...
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Are you a SmartMom?
Becoming a “mama” was the best thing to ever happen to me! As a nurse working in public health, I thought I had all of the knowledge, tools, and skills I needed to be a “smart” mom. I honestly...
Food: A foundation for building relationships
Childhood memories, love and food Take a moment to recall some of your favourite childhood memories. Do they have a theme? My fondest memories seem to have two things in common: They're all associa...
World No Tobacco Day: Tobacco - a threat to development
I grew up in southern Ontario near the "tobacco belt" of Norfolk and Elgin counties. I remember the green buildings with red roofs throughout the area: The kilns where tobacco was hung to dry. Many pr...
What is World No Tobacco Day?
What is World No Tobacco Day? It's an opportunity to talk globally, nationally, provincially, and within our own communities about reducing commercial tobacco use*. The World Health Organization (W...
Only in history
"Ten year old Miranda Googles the word 'tobacco'. When the page opens on her tablet, she sees that there are a lot of references there. Old images show people with small, round, tubular objects betwee...