Health Quality Ontario and the Associated Medical Services (AMS) foundation are sponsoring Change Day Ontario, which is part of a global movement designed to empower people within the health system to make positive changes through making pledges and
Saskatchewan's Ministry of Health is seeking people to fill volunteer public representative positions on 26 self-regulating health councils in Saskatchewan. Self-regulating health professional associations include: The Saskatchewan Registered Nurses'
The CMA's Joule subsidiary is partnering with CognisantMD to provide physicians with the Ocean Platform for patient engagement and eReferrals. The platform: Connects patients, healthcare providers and researchers through customizable patient forms
Statistics Canada figures indicate that New Brunswick households are earning less than anywhere in the country, even though income levels in the province have grown at a slightly faster rate than the national average over the last decade. StatsCan
Researchers at St. Jude's Research Hospital in Tennessee report that adult survivors of childhood cancer carry a nearly two-fold greater cumulative burden of chronic health problems compared to the general population. The study monitored the impact
U.K. researchers working with the WHO Health Evidence Network (HEN) and the European Office for Investment for Health and Development highlighted the policies required for addressing the social determinants of health and health inequities. The report
The New Zealand Ministry of Health's report on Health Promoting Schools (or HPS), a school community focused national service to help schools assess and address the health and wellbeing requirements of students to advance student learning and
Collaboration in Agrifood New Brunswick (CANB) has received support from both provincial and federal governments for its efforts to ensure school cafeterias are feeding students fresh food grown by local farmers and producers. The collaboration of
The New Brunswick government has accepted the recommendations contained in a strategy developed by the Council on Aging and will implement 77 action items. An aging secretariat and a roundtable on aging will be created to oversee the implementation
The Ontario government unveiled its framework to manage the sale and use of marijuana, which includes an online ordering service and roughly 150 stand-alone stores. The plan includes opening 80 stand-alone stores by July 1, 2019, and 150 by 2020