Health and Wellness

This is a very sweet thing to do. **** Info via Leonard Wilson What is Lana’s Dream come true? It’s simple – Lana is 67 years young and during a recent touch a truck event that she desperately wanted to attend but couldn’t because she was in the hospital getting diagnosed with an inoperable Brain...

**** CNS Media Release Province Launches Healthcare Improvement Challenge ——————————————————- Healthcare workers and those in jobs linked to healthcare in Nova Scotia could win a $1,000 cash prize for submitting their ideas for improving the system. A new contest, the Healthcare Improvement Challenge, starts today, October 23, and runs to November 22. Eligible participants can...

**** NSGEU Release Health Administrative Professionals Ratify Collective Agreement Members of the Health Administrative Professionals bargaining unit have voted to accept a tentative agreement brought forward by their bargaining committee by 77 per cent.   The offer that was brought forward was a five-year deal which included cumulative wage increases totaling between 15.15 to 22.75...

**** NSHA Media Release Drug alert: Over the course of October 15 and 16, 2023 there have been a cluster of suspected opioid poisonings in Cole Harbour A number of substances were reported to have been used by multiple groups of people which resulted in poisonings. This includes MDMA, cocaine, dilaudid, and “liquid xanax” Don’t...

**** NSHA Media Release Mobile primary care clinics in Halifax Nova Scotia Health’s mobile primary care clinic has these upcoming clinic dates: Halifax 2751 Gladstone Street Saturday, October 21 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. This is a temporary service to provide an appropriate primary care setting for an increased number of people with mild...

**** RCMP Media Release Halifax District RCMP warns about the dangers of illicit drugs following suspected overdoses Halifax District RCMP is warning the public of the dangers associated with illicit drug use following two suspected overdoses over the weekend. On October 15, at approximately 12:45 p.m., RCMP officers assisted EHS at a home in Cole...

**** HEALTH / WELLNESS Media Release More Information, Better Access to Action for Health Data —————————————————————- It is now easier for Nova Scotians to get more information about how the government is improving healthcare. The new Action for Health website includes easy-to-access information about how to get care, the latest healthcare news and an improved...

**** HRFE Release National Fire Prevention Week and Contest National Fire Prevention Week runs from October 8 to 14. This year’s theme is “Cooking safety starts with YOU. Pay attention to fire prevention.” Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency (HRFE) is reminding residents that cooking-related fires are one of the leading causes of home fires and home fire injuries. To prevent a cooking-related...

**** NSHA Media Release Mobile primary care clinic for Central Zone Nova Scotia Health’s mobile primary care clinic has upcoming clinic dates: Cobequid Community Health Centre 40 Freer Lane, Lower Sackville Saturday, October 14 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:20 p.m. Sunday, October 15 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:20 p.m. This is a temporary service to...

**** CNS Media Release Gradual Onset Stress to be Covered Under Workers’ Compensation Act ———————————————————— Nova Scotians who experience significant stress over time as a result of their employment will be able to submit a claim to the Workers’ Compensation Board. A bill tabled in the legislature today, October 13, would amend the Workers’ Compensation...