GREEN SHIRT DAY FOR ORGAN DONOR Awareness -In honour of the Logan Boulet Effect
**** Info via Event Page Green Shirt Day, in honour of the Logan Boulet Effect, in support of organ donor awareness/registration across Canada. On April 6, 2018, Canadians were heartbroken to hear the news of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash. Of the 29 passengers, sixteen lost their lives and thirteen will all bear physical and...
DYK that donating plasma is a lot like donating blood?
**** Via Canada Blood Services DYK that donating plasma is a lot like donating blood? If you’re able to donate blood, you should be able to donate plasma. In fact, some people who can’t donate blood can donate plasma. Plasma and blood donors are both essential to meet the needs of patients. Book your lifesaving...
Improving Care for Transgender, Gender-Diverse and Intersex Nova Scotians
**** HEALTH / WELLNESS Media Release Improving Care for Transgender, Gender-Diverse and Intersex Nova Scotians The Province is working to improve healthcare for people, including transgender Nova Scotians, who have struggled to get the supportive healthcare they need. Today, March 31, is International Transgender Day of Visibility, which began in 2009 and raises awareness of...
The Laundress fabric conditioners recalled due to chemical hazard, including previously recalled units
**** Recall via Health Canada The Laundress fabric conditioners recalled due to chemical hazard, including previously recalled units Issue The fabric conditioners can contain a chemical impurity, ethylene oxide, a carcinogen that can cause adverse health effects if there is significant and direct long-term exposure. Affected products This recall involves The Laundress brand fabric conditioners...
Mobile primary care clinic for Central Zone this weekend
**** NSHA Media Release Mobile primary care clinic for Central Zone this weekend The mobile primary care clinic run by Nova Scotia Health will be available: Cobequid Community Health Centre, 40 Freer Lane, Lower Sackville Saturday, April 1, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:20 p.m. Sunday, April 2, from 9 a.m. to...
Check out some of the supports offered by calling the numbers included
Via NSHA Mental Health and Addictions Program We are here to listen and support you. If you or someone you care about is struggling, reach out today. Check out some of the supports offered by calling the numbers below...
Electronic Surgical Consult Referrals Will Mean Better Communication, Shorter Wait Times
**** HEALTH / WELLNESS Media Release Electronic Surgical Consult Referrals Will Mean Better Communication, Shorter Wait Times ————————————————- The Province is making it easier for physicians to book surgical consults and patients to get information with a new healthcare tool to manage surgical referrals. A new electronic surgical consult referral system, Ocean eReferrals, will provide...
Mobile primary care clinic for Central Zone
**** NSHA Media Release Mobile primary care clinic for Central Zone Nova Scotia Health’s mobile primary care clinic has these upcoming dates: Halifax 2751 Gladstone Street Wednesday, March 29, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, March 30 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 6 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. This is...
New Naloxone kits being shipped to pharmacies
**** NSHA Media Release New Naloxone kits being shipped to pharmacies Nova Scotia Health was alerted on Monday, March 20, by a distribution partner that some take-home Naloxone kits distributed to pharmacies across the province did not contain the critical doses of Naloxone. All kits identified without the critical dose of Naloxone will be destroyed...
Have a fire extinguisher in your home?
Via Beaver Bank – Kinsac Fire Asst Stn 48 Have a fire extinguisher in your home? Here are some things to check regularly to ensure it will be working properly if and when you need it. -Check the pressure gauge monthly. (The pressure gauge needle needs to be in the green area) -Check if your...