Tag: Health

Take Precautions for Agricultural, Animal-Handling Activities

As agricultural and animal-handling activities pick up around the province, Alberta Health Services (AHS) is encouraging all Albertans to take precautions – and make them part of their routines – to protect from diseases (such as E. coli, salmonella and campylobacter) that can easily be transmitted from animals to humans. Wash hands, thoroughly and…

June 7, 2015
Rowan House: A Journey to Trauma-Informed Practice

After the devastating June 2013 floods in Southern Alberta, Rowan House began the journey towards a trauma-informed service delivery model. Developing trauma-informed services is considered a best-practice approach in the literature for all human services. Offering trauma-informed services recognizes the pervasiveness of trauma and its impacts on a survivor’s ability to cope, to access…

June 7, 2015
SRHT Wild West Golf Showdown 2015

The 12th Annual Golf 4 Wellness Charity Golf Classic will take place on Thursday, July 9, 2015 at the Turner Valley Golf Club. A BBQ lunch and registration will kick things off from 11:30am to 12:30pm followed by a shotgun start at 1:00pm. Wear your favourite western wear and join us for an afternoon…

June 6, 2015
Foothills Schools Tackling Mental Health Issues

Students at FCHS/AHSFA observed Mental Health Week, May 4-10, in a big way. They planned several activities to foster awareness and discussion. Among the initiatives was a 30-minute play, Thistle Blossoms, a fictional story about a female college student who expresses suicidal thoughts in a term paper and is helped by her creative writing…

June 5, 2015
Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Are You at Risk for a Stroke?

Stroke is the third-largest killer of Canadian adults, after heart disease and cancer. It’s also the primary cause of physical disabilities and is second only to Alzheimer’s disease as a cause of mental disability. In Canada, there are more than 50,000 strokes a year. About 6% of deaths in Canada are due to stroke –…

June 4, 2015
The Cost of Injury in Canada

Parachute launched The Cost of Injury in Canada Report that show the financial costs of preventable injuries are rising, while the human costs are catastrophic. Using the latest national and provincial data available (2010), the Report shows $27 billion is lost to the economy, surpassing heart and stroke disease costs. Injury is the number one…

June 4, 2015
Okotoks Working to Control Mosquito Population

Okotoks Parks has a mosquito monitoring and control program. Treatment is a water release into shallow surface waters on public lands with Bacillus thuringiensis, a natural soil bacterium that kills mosquito larvae, but is otherwise safe for aquatic ecosystems. Monitoring has revealed that storm ponds are not the source of mosquito populations, but rather…

June 4, 2015
Help Rowan House from the Comfort of your Phone!

We have been nominated for Cargill’s Together We Thrive contest and we need your votes to help us win $25,000 toward our food budget. Visit: http://www.togetherwethrive.ca/vote/details/rowan-house-emergency-shelter You can vote once a day, every day until the contest closes June 30th, 2015. Share on social media and help us spread the word!

June 4, 2015
CP Commits $3 Million to Move Cardiac Research Forward

New visionary partnership largest in the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s history Canadian Pacific (CP) and the Heart and Stroke Foundation (Foundation)today are teaming up to save lives and improve the health of all Canadians through the funding of research excellence in Canada. The commitment of $3 million over three years towards cardiac research represents the…

June 2, 2015
Legion Acknowledges First Anniversary of their National Partnership with Ride for Dad

Ottawa – Last year, in an effort to generate greater awareness about prostate cancer, The Royal Canadian Legion, in collaboration with Ride for Dad, launched a national partnership. “We are grateful that, through our Legion Riders program, we are able to participate in this important annual Ride for Dad event once again,” says Dominion…

June 2, 2015
Government Acts to Protect Youth from the Dangers of Menthol Tobacco and Prevent Cancer

The province is banning the sale of menthol flavoured tobacco in Alberta after September 30, 2015. “More than half of young tobacco users are using flavoured tobacco, whether it’s menthol or a fruit or candy flavour. By banning the sale of these products, we can reduce tobacco use among youth and help our children stay…

June 2, 2015
Machine Learning Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Medicine

Computer system that creates personalized metabolic profiles could help doctors predict diseases like Alzheimer’s, cancer and diabetes before they develop. By Scott Lingley (Edmonton) A breakthrough in machine learning has also brought about a “game changer” for the science of metabolomics—and will hasten the development of diagnostic and predictive tests for Alzheimer’s, cancer, diabetes and…

June 2, 2015
AHS Weekly Wellness News: It’s Time to Fight the Bite – Protect Against West Nile Virus

Summer has arrived in Alberta, and with it: the risk of West Nile virus. Much like you protect yourself and your loved ones from harmful UVA and UVB rays, Alberta Health Services (AHS) reminds you to make a summer habit of protecting yourself and your loved ones from mosquito bites, and their potentially severe…

June 1, 2015
Brief to the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs on Bill-C59

OTTAWA, ON – The Royal Canadian Legion was on Parliament Hill to speak to members of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs about Bill C-59, an act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in parliament on 21 April 2015 and other measures. Please see below for the Brief to the Standing Committee on…

May 31, 2015
Interprovincial Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Chicks

Veterinary officials looking at hatchery’s source flocks Federal and Alberta provincial health and veterinary officials are probing almost three dozen cases of salmonella poisoning across three provinces, tied to handling of live baby chickens. The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) said Monday it’s so far investigating 17 cases of illness in people in…

May 30, 2015