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November 28, 2022 by Martha Hunter
- Immunizations
- Diseases & Infections
Are you tired of hearing about COVID vaccines? I’m not, but I work in public health, so that’s…
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March 28, 2020 by Lynda Fraser
- Diseases & Infections
We’re learning a lot these days, aren’t we? The current COVID-19 situation is expanding our collective vocabulary with all kinds of new terms that we may not have heard before, like “flattening…
March 10, 2020 by Lynda Fraser
- Diseases & Infections
Is 2020 the year we ditch the handshake for a more germ-free greeting?
It’s what I was taught to do when you greet someone – you shake their hand, of course! After many…
December 18, 2019 by
- Mental Health
How does one begin to acknowledge our perceived mental wellness as the calendar year ends and the holiday celebrations quickly fill the month of December? This is a daunting task and so, as many…
September 9, 2019 by Ivan Ho
- Alcohol & Other Drugs
- Healthy Eating
October 17, 2019 marks another big occasion in the Federal regulations to legalize cannabis. The extended class of cannabis products; edibles, extracts and topicals will be allowed to be sold,…
July 24, 2019 by Daniel DePeuter
- Smoking & Tobacco
- Mental Health
- Health Equity
Let’s talk about cars for a bit. Many of us rely pretty heavily on our car and it’s important to us that they stay in good working condition. We bring them in for regular maintenance, oil changes…
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