Raising Health

With the opioid crisis reaching epidemic proportions in recent years, the issue of drug overdose is very much on the radar for discussion.

As parents we tend to think we know what’s good for our kids, but our knowledge is mostly of the general variety.

A big decision new parents must make for the little one’s nutrition is whether to breastfeed or give formula.

International Self-Care Day is July 24th. It is celebrated not only in Canada, but around the world, and is an opportunity for all of us to be reminded that we are our own best health advocates.

Lions Foundation of Canada is a national charity whose mission is to assist Canadians with a medical or physical disability by providing Dog Guides – at no cost.

It’s safe to say that most of us look forward to the long hot days of summer. Particularly when summer seems to take its sweet time getting here.

We look at our kids and always worry about the little things: Are they eating enough greens? Do they spend too much time in front of a screen? Are they experimenting with cigarettes? Alcohol?

For generations, the idea of national pharmacare in Canada has been treated a bit like an old photo album, hauled out for special occasions, but otherwise tucked away and forgotten.

For more than 20 years, Express Scripts Canada (ESC) has proudly committed to supporting Indigenous communities and businesses.

The Papadopoulos family* is a typical Canadian family in many ways. Helen and John are hard-working parents of three growing boys. Helen’s parents, Gus and Georgia, live with them.