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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Northeast residents share why they chose to get vaccinated
The past few weeks have been a busy and exciting time as more and more Northerners receive their COVID-19 vaccines. Learn why two long-term care residents in the Northeast chose to get vaccinated. ...
Our thanks for a challenging year
(Co-authored by Cathy Ulrich, NH President and CEO, and Colleen Nyce, NH Board Chair) It has been one year since the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic, in March, 2020, and emerge...
COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics – call centre now open for some ages
Starting today, some community members can begin to call and book their COVID-19 vaccine appointment at one of more than 30 vaccine clinic locations across the North. In Northern Health, Seniors 90+ and Indigenous peoples aged 65+ can start calling March 8; seniors 80+ can start calling March 10 in most communities.
Protecting our seniors and Elders: Phase 2 COVID-19 immunization plan update
The Province of BC has released more information about Phase 2 of the COVID-19 immunization plan, which focuses on protecting our seniors and Elders. Beginning March 8, 2021, seniors aged 80 and older, and Indigenous peoples aged 65 and older, who are not living in independent or seniors’ supportive housing can call to book their appointment through the Northern Health call centre.
Resilient communities grant: Terrace art workshops good for artists, gallery, participants, and community
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Terrace Art Gallery was very busy with opening night galas, art workshops, and kids’ camps. The COVID-19 safety restrictions initially made it difficult for the gallery’s board and staff to follow their mandate ‘to enrich local and regional culture by providing a continuous exposure to the visual arts and encouraging community involvement through outreach, education and service.’
Healing in pandemic times: Indigenous peoples, stigma, and COVID-19
Indigenous Health, Northern Health, and the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health (NCCIH) present this short animated video addressing the ongoing issue of stigmatization experienced by Indigenous Peoples in the health care system.