Tag: health
What a Soda Tax Could Mean for Public Health
Possibly the most prevalent “addiction” of all, one that starts early in life and is linked to excessive weight gain, dental decay, chronic diseases like diabetes and even some cancers, is the addiction to…
Local Bat Tests Positive for Rabies
Residents Reminded to Avoid Contact with Animals That Can Carry Rabies Peterborough Public Health is confirming that a local bat found in early June within the City of Peterborough has tested positive for rabies,…
So why Peterborough Public Health?
As someone who has changed her name recently, I can tell you that it’s both an exciting and sometimes challenging process. While it can be laborious and may even raise a few eyebrows, reinventing…
What is the best diet for weight loss?
Following a diet plan (or “dieting”) can be defined as following a restricted course of food intake in order to lose weight. Diet plans can be designed to promote the inclusion or exclusion of…
Local Schools Receive Grants for Mental Health Initiatives
At the suggestion of an Early Childhood Educator at the school whose partner works for the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Millbrook South Cavan Principal Sheryl Hunter contacted Kerri Davies, Manager of Development for…
Purposeful Fitness
My challenge to you this season is to not exercise for the sake of exercise, but instead to incorporate fitness into your every day. Like brushing your teeth, try to make fitness a natural…
The High Public Health Stakes of E-cigarettes
What are Bubblegum, Snickerdoodle and Sweet Tarts? They are flavours for e-cigarettes, meant to entice youth to try this new device, which contains a power source and heating element designed to produce a vapour…
Is Moderate Alcohol Consumption Healthy?
The National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism defines moderate drinking as no more than one drink per day for women (7 drinks per week) and two drinks per day for men (14 drinks…
Pedal for Hope Brings Record Donations
The Cops for Cancer events arrived at the local schools on May 13th, bringing their usual combination of entertainment laced with education to North Cavan and Millbrook South Cavan public schools. With a movie…