COVID-19 vaccine available in August for kids aged 6 months to 4 years
You may have heard in the news that young children aged 6 months to 4 years will be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine soon. Here’s what parents and guardians need to know.
Healthy communities
Exploring myths and facts of rising food costs and household food insecurity
Household food insecurity (HFI) exists when factors outside a family’s or an individual’s control limit their access to enough foods that promote their wellbeing. In 2012, the Northern Health regi...
Living the Garden Life: Celebrating the Year of the Garden 2022
Last week, people across Canada celebrated the Year of the Garden 2022 with National Garden Day on June 18. This year’s theme is “Live the Garden Life,” and it encourages you to celebrate everyt...
June is Men’s Mental Health Month: We check in with six Northern men
June is national Men’s Mental Health Month, and the theme is “Move for your Mental Health.” To recognize and celebrate this important occasion, we asked some men, who also happen to be Northern ...
Farm to School BC grows in the North, Part 2: From seed to fruit
Since 2007, Farm to School BC has supported 41 local food-to-school initiatives in Northern BC. The farm-to-school movement continues to expand in the North, now with hubs in the Northwest and North C...
École Jack Cook’s bike racks well-used and much appreciated
It’s been three years since an IMAGINE community grant from Northern Health paid for two bike racks at École Jack Cook in Terrace, and the racks are used now more than ever. Jack Cook is a franc...
May 6 is International No Diet Day: Northern dietitians ditch diet culture
What do you get when you mix culture and food? Celebration? Sharing? Fun? You might think so . . . except when it’s “diet culture.” For the past 30 years, May 6 has been celebrated as Interna...
