Are you confident about your hepatitis status?
Worldwide, about 290 million people are living with viral hepatitis but don’t know it. Viral hepatitis kills more people each year than any other infectious disease, including HIV, malaria, and tube...
Health awareness
April is Dental Health Month
April is Dental Health month and this year the Canadian Dental Association selected the theme: “Reduce consumption of sugary drinks and make water your drink of choice”. This is also one of the ma...
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...
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 ...