Household food insecurity (HFI) exists when factors outside a family’s or an individual’s control limit their access to enough foods that promote their wellbeing. In 2012, the Northern Health regi...
June is national Men’s Mental Health Month, and the theme is “Move for your Mental Health.” To recognize and celebrate this important occasion, we asked some men, who also happen to be Northern ...
It’s been three years since an IMAGINE community grant from Northern Health paid for two bike racks at École Jack Cook in Terrace, and the racks are used now more than ever. Jack Cook is a franc...
How do you get kids excited about kale? How do you help students develop the values and skills to save seeds? What’s the first step in creating a school garden? Now with two regional hubs in N...
Christy Demeter, a nurse practitioner in Dawson Creek, is part of a team studying the effects of polypharmacy in Northeastern BC. Polypharmacy is the regular use of at least five medications, and is c...
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, we...
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...
