Reflecting on the Wildfires of Summer 2017
Reflecting one year after the wildfires One year after the wildfires that changed the summer for many people across BC, Northern Health is taking the time to reflect on some lessons learned from th...
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Down at the farm: Community Supported Agriculture
Summer is here! Amongst the many things to look forward to at this time of year is… Wednesday. Why Wednesday, you might ask? Well, this is when we take a weekly trip down to the farm and pick up our...
Advance Care Planning: Why wait?
Do you know what Advance Care Planning (ACP) is? Honestly, neither did I. Hi, my name is Patti, and I am a Nurse Consultant with Northern Health Palliative Care. My position with the Palliative Car...
Relating to the teen in your life
The relationship you have with the teen(s) in your life is likely filled with moments of hope, joy, pride, challenge, frustration, fear, confusion, and everything in between. So how can parents and co...
Learning on the job: Finding wellness as a professional physiotherapist
For Christina Conrad, a newly minted physiotherapist based in Prince George, life and wellness can be thought of like a tree. “It’s important to have lots of different branches on the tree. If ...
Dr. Knoll’s Recipe for Wellness
How does someone in the world of medicine and healthcare manage their own wellness? I think many people just assume, “Hey, she’s a doctor, she must be healthy – she’s so involved in supporting...
Views: The 2018 Northern Healthcare Travelling Roadshow
The Healthcare Travelling Roadshow was conceived as a grass roots initiative to address rural healthcare workforce shortages. It brings together a multidisciplinary group of health-care students from ...