via Global Halifax The largest children’s hospital in Atlantic Canada wants to make it easier for kids to understand their cancer diagnosis. The IWK is giving children the chance to don a lab coat for the day and see the...
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Mental Health & Addictions Health Promotion Team
The Mental Health and Addictions Promotion Team (HPT) recognizes that to achieve a healthy future there needs to be safe and healthy communities where children, youth and families live, play...
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June 23, 2025
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April 30, 2025
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Young people and those who support them now have increased access to immediate mental health and social services in Cumberland County. The first Integrated Youth Services (IYS) site in the province is now open in Amherst, N.S. The new site...
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May 30, 2025
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An initiative in the IWK birth unit is showing significant promise in lowering the number of unplanned Caesarean sections (CS) at the hospital. The Full Moon Challenge promotes a strategy for birthing person positioning during labour. Within the three months...
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