July 12, 2019
Canadians who live with obesity may face wide spread weight bias and weight discrimination from strangers, educators, employers, health professionals, media and even family and friends. Weight bias refers to the negative…
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June 07, 2019
Fasting is an important spiritual aspect for many religions, such as Islam, Catholicism, and Buddhism, as well as for Indigenous people. The practice needs to be considered for certain health conditions. For example,…
May 16, 2019
Self-care is the fuel that allows your light to shine brightly. The subject of self-care is broad and everyone’s needs are different so when thinking about how to implement self-care activities into your daily practice…
May 01, 2019
NorWest CHCs is a community health centre that focuses on primary health care, prevention and health promotion; providing care to individuals within the community of Thunder Bay and District.
NorWest CHC’s defines…
March 21, 2019
To celebrate Family Literacy day and increase access to books in the East End community, NorWest Community Health Centres launched its own Little Free Library on January 25, 2019. Little Free Libraries have been around…
February 15, 2019
I’m sure most of you have heard about the Beyond Meat burger’s arrival to Canada. This burger is one of the fast food franchise’s newest addition to their menu and is made from 100% plant-based protein. According to the…
January 24, 2019
On January 1, 2016, the following six publicly funded dental programs were combined into the new Healthy Smiles Ontario program:
•dental benefits for children under Ontario Works
•dental benefits for children under the…
January 23, 2019
What is food to you? Does it provide comfort? Nourishment? Do you get nostalgic? Food is more than just what’s on our plates. It plays a huge role in our lives: health, tradition, pleasure. It provides an important link…
January 22, 2019
NorWest Community Health Centres Invites you to an Open House at the Overdose Prevention Site (OPS) on Tuesday, January 22 from 3:00 to 6:00pm.
