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Heart and Stroke Foundation 2011 Report on Canadian’s Health Warns: Denial putting Canadians at High Risk of Cutting Their Lives Short
Is there an App for that? Yes! Foundation launches new mobile App to help Canadians take control of their risks Ottawa, Feb. 1 – The Heart and Stroke Foundation’s 2011…
Calgary Marks 3rd Anniversary of 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness
1/28/2011 “The next three years will be all about building on that success and improving the coordination and effectiveness of the homeless serving system.” “Outstanding progress” cited as focus turns…
Province Funds Chronic-disease Prevention Program on Permanent, Ongoing Basis
January 28, 2011 Additional Expenditures to be Made for Tobacco-reduction Activities Manitoba will provide $765,000 in annual funding for a chronic-disease prevention program on an ongoing basis and will supplement…
Cree Women Embrace A Healthier Lifestyle
By Kelly O’Connor Originally published in First Nations Drum (Jan 2011)—A new year is the perfect time to turn over a new leaf, and most of us make a resolution…
AIDS Calgary Awareness Association invites submissions for our Aboriginal Artwork Contest
Contest deadline extended to March 4, 2011 AIDS Calgary Awareness Association invites submissions for our Aboriginal Artwork Contest. We are looking for an image to be used in our work…
Number of Canadians living with kidney failure triples over 20 years
Renal transplantation saving millions in dialysis costs January 21, 2011 – The number of Canadians living with kidney failure, otherwise known as end-stage renal disease (ESRD), has been steadily increasing…
New Renal-health Dialysis Unit Opened for Interlake Residents
January 21, 2011 Gimli — A new four-station, $4.8-million renal-health dialysis unit in the Gimli Community Health Centre will begin treating patients next week, Premier Greg Selinger announced here today.…
Check out the new videos produced by the HLN this summer!!!
Take a look at the two documentaries the HLN was hard at work on over the last few months!!! Thanks to a Healthy and Vibrant Communities grant from the Ontario…
Midwives Offer Solution to Rural BC Maternity Care Shortage
Vancouver, Jan. 20 – The Midwives Association of British Columbia (MABC) today called upon the provincial government to use the services of midwives to help address the dire shortage of…
Doctor Shortage Much More Severe In Canada’s North
News Release 11-75 Ottawa, January 20 — Canada’s doctor shortage is far worse in the North than in the South. Where the population-to-physician ratio in the South is usually 400…
