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April 29, 2021 by Daniel DePeuter
- COVID-19
- Diseases & Infections
It just doesn’t get any easier, does it? Here we are over a year into the pandemic and instead…
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February 26, 2018 by Megan Bellinger
- Healthy Eating
As you may have already heard: March is Nutrition Month! This is the time of year registered dietitians come together all across Canada to celebrate and promote healthy eating as a way to enhance…
February 12, 2018 by Rick Thompson
- Alcohol & Other Drugs
- Injury Prevention
- Sex & Sexuality
- Social Determinants of Health
When we think 'harm reduction' we think illicit drugs. How can we not? Every news story, blog post, podcast or pamphlet that mentions harm reduction links it to illicit drugs. But what if I told…
January 31, 2018 by Adena Miller
- Healthy Eating
- Physical Activity
- Workplace Health
At this time of year, we often promise ourselves that we’ll make healthy lifestyle changes. Sometimes, change can be hard! A common reason for not making these changes stick is because it’s just…
January 18, 2018 by Laura Dennis
- Immunizations
If you have a young one starting school in 2018 you may be thinking, “How did my baby grow up so fast? Feels like yesterday I was just changing diapers, waking up 5 times a night, making baby food…
January 8, 2018 by
- Mental Health
- Healthy Eating
- Workplace Health
Making resolutions at the beginning of a new year started about 4,000 years ago when Babylonians resolved to return borrowed items to their neighbour. In later times, Romans made promises to Janus…
Last Updated: 18/07/2018