Why I chose to be a registered organ donor
Over 30 years ago, in my early twenties, I was diagnosed with an atrial septal defect (ASD) that would require open heart surgery at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver. While I waited, unemployed on med...
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Advance Care Planning takes the guesswork out of your care
If you can’t speak for yourself, Advance Care Planning takes the guesswork out of your care Advanced care planning (ACP) tools are very important in health care. When put in place correctly, they...
Staying healthy: Using your COVID-19 toolkit
Northern Health is working hard to keep Northerners healthy and safe. As COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, you may wonder what tools you still have to protect yourself. Over the past few years, weâ...
The risks of edibles: Protecting children from accidental cannabis poisoning
With no packaging or labels, can you spot the difference between regular candy gummies and cannabis gummies? Hint: One’s safe for children, and the other isn’t. Without proper storage, packagin...
It takes a village: Supporting a loved one with addiction
Editor's Note: The following story shares one employee’s experience with a program supporting people with the expressed goal of abstinence. Northern Health engages with patients across the spectrum ...
Stay off the ice! Springtime safety tips
March and April are unpredictable months for adventuring in Northern BC. Some years the ice fishing and snowmobiling are the best of the season in March, and sometimes it’s best to keep off the lake...
