Health and Wellness

Civic address: posting and sign suppliers List of registered suppliers who sell civic address signs in each county of Nova Scotia. You need to know your civic address and post it properly so emergency responders can find your house and workplace quickly. This document provides a list of suppliers registered with the Emergency Management Office...

**** Via NSHA Verified Drug Alert Sept. 2024 NSHA have received a report from a community partner in the West Hants NS area regarding a substance sold as Actiq/Duragesic. This produced strong opioid like-effects. Harm reduction information: – Don’t use alone, if possible. – Overdose Prevention Sites support harm reduction by providing equipment and a...

**** NSHA Media Release Mobile primary care clinics for Central Zone Nova Scotia Health’s mobile primary care clinics have these upcoming clinic dates: Cobequid Community Health Centre 40 Freer Lane, Lower Sackville Saturday, September 28 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sunday, September 29 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Dartmouth Mobile Primary Care Clinic...

**** HEALTH / WELLNESS Media Release Province to Build Three New Dialysis Units ———————————————————————————– More Nova Scotians will receive dialysis treatment closer to home with three new dialysis units coming to the communities of Springhill, Shelburne and Evanston, Richmond County. “Undergoing dialysis treatment is not easy. It can take a toll on patients and their...

**** Recall via Health Canada Anker 334 MagGo Battery (PowerCore 10K), Model: A1642 recalled due to potential fire hazard Issue Certain units of the recalled powerbank may overheat due to a manufacturing defect of the lithium-ion battery, posing a potential fire hazard. Affected products This recall involves certain units of Anker 334 MagGo Battery (PowerCore...

**** CNS Media Release Province Celebrates Medic Monday ——————————————————————— The province’s nearly 1,300 paramedics are being celebrated today, September 23, on Medic Monday. “Paramedics are truly unsung heroes. They are often the first on the scene, saving lives in some of the most traumatic circumstances,” said Health and Wellness Minister Michelle Thompson. “On this Medic...

**** CNS Media Release School Lunch Ordering Open ——————————————————- Starting today, September 20, families of students in 28 Nova Scotia schools can order their choice of delicious, nutritious school lunches. They can now order lunches based on their lunch program start dates: September 20-25 for October 1; October 4-9 for October 15 or October 18-23...

**** NSHA Media Release Mobile primary care clinics for Central Zone Nova Scotia Health’s mobile primary care clinics have these upcoming clinic dates: Cobequid Community Health Centre 40 Freer Lane, Lower Sackville Saturday, September 21 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sunday, September 22 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Dartmouth Mobile Primary Care Clinic...

**** RCMP Media Release Child Passenger Safety Week – right seat, right time, every ride The Nova Scotia RCMP, in collaboration with IWK Child Safety Link, is urging parents and caregivers to prioritize child passenger safety by ensuring the right car seat is used at the right time for every ride. “Choosing the right car seat is one of the most critical...

**** NS SPCA Release New SPCA Unleashed in Northern Nova Scotia Today the newest SPCA was “unleashed” in Stellarton, Nova Scotia. An unleashing is a little different from your typical ribbon cutting. The building isn’t yet finished and ready to open to the public. This “unleashing” of the North Nova building celebrates all those who...