Tag: Health

  • AHS Weekly Wellness News: Healthy After School Snacking

    AHS Weekly Wellness News: Healthy After School Snacking

      Whether your kids spend their after school time at home or on the way to an extra-curricular activity, they may be hungry for a snack. Planned healthy snacks will help children get the extra energy they need to grow and be active. Try to offer snacks at least 2 hours before a meal to…

  • Province Supports Innovation In Employment For Albertans With Disabilities

    More Albertans with disabilities will become employed through four innovative projects that promote inclusive workplaces. These four projects support youth, First Nation communities, employers and community organizations and will advance Alberta’s Employment First Strategy by providing inclusive and accessible workplaces for people with disabilities. “Our province is better because we welcome and embrace diversity. Albertans…

  • Government To Fund Up To 400 More Midwife Births This Year

    Government To Fund Up To 400 More Midwife Births This Year

    Alberta families will have access to more midwifery services and supports thanks to increased investment from the Alberta government that will fund up to 400 more midwife-supported births this fiscal year. “I’m a firm believer in the right health care services delivered in the right place by the right health care professional, and that’s exactly…

  • Heartland Stars Held Successful Cruise for a Cause

    Heartland Stars Held Successful Cruise for a Cause

      Heartland stars Graham Wardle, Amber Marshall, Shaun Johnston and Alisha Newton spent a week travelling by motorbike to towns throughout BC to raise awareness and funds for Mental Health. Starting in Calgary on August 29th they travelled to Sicamous, Penticton, Vernon and Cranbrook, BC before returning back to High River on the afternoon of September 4th. Thank you to…

  • Lieutenant Governor to Celebrate Stories of Compassion, Innovation and Courage

    Lieutenant Governor to Celebrate Stories of Compassion, Innovation and Courage

      Albertans leading work in the field of mental health and addiction will share their inspiring stories at the upcoming True Awards ceremony, hosted by the Lieutenant Governor’s Circle on Mental Health and Addiction. The awards will be presented by Lieutenant Governor Lois Mitchell. The 2015 True Award recipients are: True Grit – Jeffrey Chalifoux…

  • Province Invites You to Talk About Essential Services

    Province Invites You to Talk About Essential Services

    Albertans are being asked to provide their input into the development of new legislation to govern public sector workers. Changes to Alberta’s labour relations legislation for public sector workers are being considered to ensure that our laws align with recent court decisions regarding the right to strike. Currently, several pieces of Alberta’s labour relations legislation,…

  • Healthy Tips from Pharmasave – Coping with Cancer: Finding – and Giving – Support 

    Healthy Tips from Pharmasave – Coping with Cancer: Finding – and Giving – Support 

      Support can mean different things to different people, and it can come in different forms. For example, the Canadian Cancer Society has resources that can get you involved in one-on-one support (such as meeting with someone who has recently gone through cancer treatments) or group support. Some like to meet with those undergoing the…

  • Saskatchewan Siblings Await Funding for Life-Saving Treatment

    Saskatchewan Siblings Await Funding for Life-Saving Treatment

      Children Diagnosed With Ultra-Rare Condition; Treatment Already Being Funded In Ontario and Quebec (Sept. 14, 2015)  The Saskatchewan Ministry of Health is currently considering an application for exceptional funding of a life-sustaining treatment required by three siblings from Saskatoon.  8 year-old Sara Amir, along with her siblings Khadija, 10 and Muhammad, 12 have been…

  • Pleasing Picture: Art Cart Draws Praise from Patients

    Pleasing Picture: Art Cart Draws Praise from Patients

    Story and photo by Heather Marcoux Most people don’t associate a hospital stay with works of art, but for Lucy Wickens, 53, a hospital room inspired her creativity. Thanks to the volunteer-run Art Cart program at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre (RDRHC), Wickens was able to tap into her artistic side while her body recovered…

  • Study says pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance has Long-term Potential

    Study says pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance has Long-term Potential

    Dean Eurich, associate professor, collaborates with industry to assess the impact of pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance. By Katie Willis In 2014, spending on prescription drugs amounted to $28.8 billion in Canada. This accounted for 13.4 per cent of the health-care budget. The Canadian Institute for Health Information reported that 42 per cent of spending on prescription…

  • If Safety is the Goal, Farm Families Would Know Best

    If Safety is the Goal, Farm Families Would Know Best

      As many of you have heard, Alberta’s new Agriculture Minister has announced plans to extend Occupational Health and Safety legislation to farmers. The announcement came with no legal details or timeline, or even an explanation of how the policy shift would impact family farms across Alberta. Rather, it seems this decision was made without…

  • Field Cucumbers Recall

    Field Cucumbers Recall

      Field cucumbers and any in-store produced products that contain field cucumbers purchased from various retail locations recalled due to Salmonella Ottawa, September 9, 2015 – Industry is recalling field cucumbers and any in-store produced products that contain field cucumbers purchased from the listed retail stores due to possible Salmonella contamination. Consumers should not consume…

  • Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Coping with Cancer – Education is Power

    Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Coping with Cancer – Education is Power

      We often hear that knowledge is power, and this is especially true when it comes to illness. Learning as much as you can about cancer and its treatments can ease the fear and the burden. If you understand what’s going on around you, you in fact become the most important member of your own…

  • Albertans Deserve Better Information on Air Quality Testing from NDP: Wildrose

    Albertans Deserve Better Information on Air Quality Testing from NDP: Wildrose

      EDMONTON, AB: Albertans deserve better clarity from the NDP government on the source and origin for lower air quality outcomes released by Environment Minister Shannon Phillips, Wildrose Shadow Environment Minister Todd Loewen said today. The NDP announcement about data reported against Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards tried to pin particularly low air quality numbers…

  • Alberta Supports Healthy Pregnancies

    Alberta Supports Healthy Pregnancies

    Partners, friends and families of expectant mothers are encouraged to help prevent Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in Alberta. To mark International FASD Awareness Day on Wednesday, September 9, the Alberta government reminds Albertans that services and information for pregnant women are available throughout the province. Albertans can get more information at an open house…