April 24 - 30 is National Volunteer Week!
This National Volunteer Week, Northern Health gratefully thanks volunteers in our Northern communities across BC. We have so many volunteers and community partners who are integral to the work we do, ...
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April is National Poetry Month: Art and health go hand in hand
National Poetry Month is a reminder that there are plenty of ways the arts intersect with health, and that art, as much as science, can benefit our health. Just as walking every day and eating well ar...
Out of shampoo? Don’t forget to pick up a rapid COVID-19 test kit too!
Did you know that rapid antigen testing kits are free for residents of BC? Anyone can ask for a kit – you don't even have to show ID! This means that the next time you run out of shampoo, toilet ...
Five projects in the North awarded Vision Zero funding
Northern Health congratulates the Northern BC recipients of 2021/2022 grants for the BC Vision Zero in Road Safety for Vulnerable Road Users program! Five projects across the Northern Health region...
International Day of Happiness
Get active in the pursuit of happiness: International Day of Happiness is March 20, 2022 Happy International Day of Happiness! Did you know this day existed? Since 2012, the United Nations has desi...
New simulation baby in Fort St. John provides state-of-the-art pediatric training
The Fort St. John Hospital Foundation is excited to announce the arrival of a new SimBabyTM with tracheostomy, applied for through the TB Vets Charitable Foundation granting process. TB Vets awarded t...
Finding love during a global pandemic
Dating during a pandemic is a curious thing. When I started dating as an adult, after more than fifteen years away from the single life, it was in a pre-COVID-19 world. The easiest way to meet new ...
