Work-life balance and flu prevention during winter
Winter brings shorter days, weather-related hazards, and… cold and flu season! Influenza prevention is not all about getting immunized – it starts with you. Take care of yourself so you can tak...
Health awareness
Vaping: The dangers of youth's new nicotine addiction
Vaping among youth is a real health concern. There's been an increase in young people experimenting with vaping and becoming addicted. Youth may want to try vaping to fit in with their peers, to try o...
Weedless Wednesday: Will you butt or doob out for 24 hours?
Today is Weedless Wednesday, a day where the Canadian Council for Tobacco Control encourages smokers (tobacco and cannabis) to butt or doob out for 24 hours. Weedless Wednesday is part of National ...
Pneumococcal disease: What you need to know and how to protect yourself
During this time of year, you often hear about the flu, but you might not have heard about pneumococcal (pronounced “NEW-mo-coke-al”) disease. What is pneumococcal disease? It’s a serious ...
National Non-Smoking Week: Six ways to improve your chances of living tobacco-free
Did you know most tobacco users want to quit? Or that tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disease and premature death in Canada? Yikes! National Non-Smoking Week is January 19-25, 2020 ...
Community-based HIV and HCV funding: Request for proposals
As Northern Health (NH) works to achieve the goals of the provincial From Hope to Health: Towards an AIDS-free Generations framework, we’re inviting community organizations that are well positioned ...
Cannabis information to chew on: Edibles, extracts and topicals
Cannabis edibles, extracts, and topicals will be available for purchase mid-December. “Cannabis” is the scientific name for the plant, but you might also know it as bud, dope, ganja, marijuana, po...