World No Tobacco Day: Five facts you need to know
May 31 is World No Tobacco Day! Interested in learning how quitting commercial tobacco can improve your health? Check out these five facts: Quitting improves your health right away. ...
Health awareness
Feel like you’re losing your best friend?
Most tobacco users do want to quit and many have tried without success. The majority of us know that tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death and increases the risk of heart disease, l...
Supporting each other: mother-to-mother support for breastfeeding
On Mother’s Day, we celebrate the mothers in our lives. While we recognize the important roles they play in the lives of their children and families, today I want to reflect on how mothers also supp...
Oral Health Month: Think mouth, think health
Oral Health Month The most rewarding parts of my day-to-day work happen when I have the opportunity to really make a positive change within a family. While this may not happen all the time when it ...
Poison prevention: Can you spot the difference?
Take a look at this photo. Can you spot the difference between these two types of gum? Hint: one is safe for school-aged children, one is not. Stumped? The gum on the left is chewing gum and the gu...
Nutrition Month: Celebrating food’s potential to bring us together
Happy Nutrition Month! Each year, for the month of March, dietitians celebrate food and nutrition, and what it means for individuals and communities across Canada. Food has the potential to do so m...
Protecting the vulnerable: The reality of flu
The reality of the flu As a former public health nurse (that person who immunizes you at public clinics), getting the flu shot was always about protecting my patients … until it got more personal...
