Moving food closer to home and health care
March is nutrition month! This year’s theme, “Ingredients for a Healthier Tomorrow,” focuses on supporting a more sustainable food system for all. Northern Health’s Position on Healthy Ea...
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New animated video on compassion-informed care helps promote respect, resilience, and trust
Indigenous Health, Northern Health and the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health (NCCIH) present a new short animated video for health care professionals on compassion-informed care. The...
Qualitycast North: Dr. Joe Costa discusses his work to improve the number of useful x-rays
In Episode 4 of Qualitycast North, Dr. Shyr Chui connects with Dr. Joe Costa of Prince George. In this episode, Dr. Costa discusses how he and his team aimed to improve the proportion of appropriate, ...
Spotlight on Alicia Fiege, mammography technologist, Terrace
(Shared with permission from BC Cancer) Meet Alicia Fiege, a mammography technologist at Mills Memorial Hospital in Terrace. Alicia has been with the BC Cancer Breast Screening Program for the p...
Pink Shirt Day is Wednesday, February 23!
In 2007, David Shepherd and Travis Price, high school students in Nova Scotia, witnessed the bullying of a new classmate. This bullying happened because the new boy was wearing a pink shirt to school....
Our People: Viva Swanson champions the “land of opportunity”
Nurse Viva Swanson is Northern Health’s northeast leadership development advisor and has called Fort St. John (“the Energetic City”) her home for the past 27 years. What brought you to Fort S...