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SubscribeMore Than 8 Million Minutes Logged During in motion™ Challenge
London, ON - The numbers are in! London and Middlesex County residents took up the month-long in motion™ Community Challenge in October, smashing the total number minutes logged in 2014. The totals were counted from the in motion™ app and the paper trackers to reveal more than 8.3 million minutes of physical activity completed by 19,773 people.
National Home Fire Safety Week
November 24 – 30, 2015 is National Home Fire Safety Week, and the Middlesex-London Health Unit is encouraging residents, landlords and property managers to reduce the risk of fires by making their homes smoke-free. Not only is smoking harmful to your health, but it’s the leading cause of fatal fires in Ontario (Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs).
A Safe Passage - Advanced Practitioner Training
This practitioner training prepares healthcare practitioners to be able to provide knowledgeable, sensitive and helpful interactions when caring for women whose pregnancies, childbirth, and transition to motherhood are being impacted by past or current experiences of abuse or trauma.
The ABC’s of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) - Effects of Parental Opiate Use on Child…
This Mainpro® C interactive workshop (accredited for up to 3.0 Mainpro-C credits) will provide participants with a deeper understanding of the impact of parental opiate use on child developmental outcomes.
Quit Smoking Workshop
Are you ready to quit smoking? The Middlesex-London Health Unit is hosting a workshop in London to help you quit. The STOP program delivers research-based, cost-free smoking cessation workshops in local communities. To see if you’re eligible and to register, please call: 519-663-5317 ext. 4357.
World Breastfeeding Week
In Canada, World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated from October 1 to 7 to raise awareness about the importance of breastfeeding and child health. This year’s theme is about breastfeeding mothers returning to work or school.
Infection Prevention and Control Education Workshop
Elgin St. Thomas Public Health and Middlesex-London Health Unit Infectious Disease Control Teams are please to present the 2nd Annual Infection Prevention and Control Education Workshop. Join us for an engaging full day of education!
Smoke-Free Movie Night
Grab your lawn chairs, blankets and favourite snacks and join the Middlesex-London Health Unit and the One Life One You team for our FREE outdoor Smoke-Free Movie Night in Strathroy and London. Each night we’ll feature DreamWorks’ “Home” and celebrate #SmokeFreeMovies, so come on out and enjoy our family-friendly event!
Still Time to Register for the Generation Squeeze Community Forum
More than ever, Canadians in their 20s, 30s and 40s and the families they are raising are facing lower earnings, higher costs, greater demands on their time and a deteriorating environment. The challenges that result from this reality have led to Generation Squeeze, the effort to create a national lobby aimed at addressing the issue. The goal is to give Canadians in their 40s and younger more influence in shaping the broad public policies that govern their lives and the futures of their families. Through Generation Squeeze, it is hoped that government investment in programs and services aimed at younger Canadians would increase.
September 9th is International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Day
International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Day, or FASD Day as it is known, is an internationally recognized event carried out to raise awareness about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). The first FASD Day was observed on September 9, 1999.