2019
Kentville receives ‘best practice’ nod from Canadian public health website
March 20, 2019
The town’s parks and recreation department program Kentville Plays! has been listed as a recognized community recreation program on the Canadian Public Health Association website’s ‘Promising Practices’ section.
The value of unstructured play
March 16, 2019
Opportunity for children to engage in unstructured play has dramatically declined over the decades. Play can be seen as frivolous and unnecessary. Nothing could be further from the truth. There is a perception in our culture that structured activities, such as organized sports and lessons, are more important to children’s development. Research shows that too many structured activities can contribute to increased anxiety and stress in children. Poor mental health has been linked to the decline in unstructured play opportunities and can lead to trouble forming and maintaining relationships…
Trudeau to apologize for treatment of Inuit
March 6, 2019
The aim is to help Inuit find the gravesites of family members who were transported to southern Canada for TB treatment between the 1940s and the 1960s. The Canadian Public Health Association has estimated about one-third of Canada’s Inuit population became infected during the outbreaks.
Prime minister will visit Nunavut capital Thursday
March 5, 2019
Nanilavut will also contain measures aimed at helping Inuit find the graves of family members who were transported to southern Canada for TB treatment between the 1940s and the 1960s.
During that period, about one-third of the Inuit population living in Canada became infected with TB, the Canadian Public Health Association has estimated.
Community Kitchens class: eat well, spend less
February 27, 2019
Bev Heuving has a recipe for making healthy meals easily and cheaply – and she’s eager to share it. (...)
It’s a free, social, three-hour class providing instruction in cooking fresh food on a budget. It also includes general advice on saving money.(...)
Recipients will receive The Basic Shelf Cookbook from the Canadian Public Health Association and a gift certificate for one Good Food Box.
Brown: Yes, doctors have a vital role in toughening gun laws
February 27, 2019
This overheated response is surprising since medical professionals have a long history of expressing expert opinion on how the availability of firearms and guns laws affect public health. Several medical organizations supported the 1995 Firearms Act, including the Canadian Public Health Association, Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians and the Quebec Medical Association.
History Through Our Eyes: Feb. 26, 1954, fighting polio
February 26, 2019
In the first half of the 20th century, polio — short for poliomyelitis — crippled tens of thousands of Canadians until a vaccine was introduced in 1955. The disease peaked in Canada in 1953 with nearly 9,000 cases and 500 deaths, according to the Canadian Public Health Association.
Improperly installed car seats cost lives
February 22, 2019
The Canadian Public Health Association says child car seats reduce the risk of death by 71 per cent in infants under one-year-old and 54 per cent for kids ages one to four. Daring agrees that they definitely keep kids safer during a crash.
Pooch poop popping up on Central Okanagan parks and trails
February 21, 2019
As a dog lover, she was concerned about the diseases that dog feces can spread to dogs as well as humans.
The Canadian Public Health Association lists nine human diseases that can be transmitted by dog poop, including E. Coli and Giardia.
Canada's health organizations demand action to prevent catastrophic climate change
February 21, 2019
It is an election year and all of our organizations — the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA), the Urban Public Health Network (UPHN), the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) and the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) — agree that climate change is too important to the health and well-being of our children and grandchildren to be treated as a wedge issue in the upcoming federal election.