Tag: health
Community Care Hosts Breast Health Presentation
Last week two staff members from Peterborough Regional Health Centres’ Breast Assessment Centre came to Millbrook to discuss breast health. This hospital department offers complete breast care services, from screening through a range…
Health Effects of Cannabis Use
The final Senate vote on Bill C-45, the Cannabis Act, is set to take place on June 7th, and this bill is very likely to pass. A recommendation within this bill is that…
Self-Management Workshops Help Patients and Caregivers Address Chronic Health Issues
The Central East Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) which provides health care to our region, launched a series of six self-management workshops in 2016 designed by Stanford University to empower individuals with chronic…
Overdose Prevention Sites Save Lives
In 2018 we find ourselves battling an opioid crisis that has been years in the making. Opioids are drugs that act on the nervous system to relieve pain and were originally derived from opium…
It’s Time to Erase the Difference in Funding for Mental Health Care
It seems that the message that mental health is a serious and pervasive issue across the country is beginning to be heard, and that is good news. It’s hard to address a problem you…
For Colonic Cleansing, it’s Buyer Beware
In Thunder Bay, my public health colleagues have warned customers of two colonic cleansing locations to get tested for hepatitis B and C – infections that can be transmitted when instruments are not disinfected…
Life Labs to Move to Municipal Office
In August, 2015, the medical testing and services company LifeLabs established an office and opened their doors to Township residents. They set up shop on the 2nd floor of the Old Millbrook School on…
Planning a trip? Peterborough Public Health is Here to Help You Stay Safe
Walking barefoot in the sand may be a liberating experience here in the Kawarthas, but beware of parasites if that beach is somewhere in the tropics. Recent headlines about tourists to the Dominican Republic…
Create Your Own Mental Wellness Plan
Among the more popular New Year’s resolutions are ones focused on improving one’s health. That usually means signing up for an exercise program, joining a gym or adding physical activities to the daily To…