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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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December 20, 2017 by
- Healthy Eating
For many people, the holidays are a time of traditions, with a lot of them around food. Baking holiday treats, serving family favourites and gathering for…
December 11, 2017 by Lynda Fraser
- Mental Health
- Workplace Health
It’s an ugly truth. It’s rarely blatant. It can be hard to prove – just as all forms of discrimination are.
Every day people go to jobs where they are expected to put their best foot…
December 6, 2017 by Joanna Carastathis
- Physical Activity
- Workplace Health
Symptoms:
- You get the recommended 150 minute of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per week by exercising in your leisure time.
- After…
November 20, 2017 by Vincent Ng
- Healthy Eating
- Parenting
- Physical Activity
I like hotdogs – they're tasty.
Poutine? Even better.
Hotdogs and poutine together? Stop. The. Train.
So why on earth would I be part of promoting a…
November 2, 2017 by Shelley Aretz
- Sex & Sexuality
I'm a public health nurse with the Health Unit's sexual health program. One of my roles is street nursing. Street nurses travel around in a refurbished ambulance visiting different areas of the…
Last Updated: 18/07/2018