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The Trans Health Connection Clinical Training and Education Series

Trans Health Connection is offering four comprehensive training modules to increase the capacity of London’s primary health care system to provide high-quality care to trans communities.


Fanshawe and Western to Attempt Setting STI Testing World Record

London, ON - Getting tested for a sexually transmitted infection, or STI, can sometimes feel embarrassing or can make you feel like you are being judged. The process for testing can be as simple as peeing in a cup. Over the next week, students at Fanshawe College and Western University will be challenged to set a new world record for the highest number of people screened for STIs within a 24-hour period. The current world record of 767 STI tests in one day, set on Valentine’s Day in 2013, is held by the town of Basingstoke, England. This past April, students at the University of Calgary attempted to break that record, but were unable to set a new mark when only 501 people were tested.


International Walk to School Day Calls on Families to Walk or Wheel for Health

Tomorrow is International Walk to School Day, iWalk 2014 and the Middlesex-London Health Unit is joining its partners in encouraging families across the region to leave the car or minivan at home and use active transportation to get to school. Coming near the start of the in motion™ Physical Activity Community Challenge currently underway in London and Middlesex County, iWalk 2014 is a great way for youth and families to log activity minutes. Walking, cycling, skateboarding, scootering, rollerblading, even strolling to the bus stop can help our community to become Canada’s healthiest.


[Upcoming] Nicotine Replacement Therapy 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 learn more, see if you qualify, and to register, please call: 519-663-5317 ext. 4357.


World Breastfeeding Week 2014: Make Breastfeeding Work for Your Life

Each year Canada celebrates World Breastfeeding Week from October 1st to 7th. The goal of the week is to raise awareness about how important breastfeeding is for the nutrition, immunologic protection, growth, and development of young children. This year, World Breastfeeding Week aims to show how breastfeeding can fit easily into a healthy lifestyle.


Month-Long in motion™ Challenge Gets Underway Today

Building regular physical activity into every day is the first step on the path to a healthier life, sometimes all you need is the motivation to get going. That’s the goal of the second annual in motion™ Physical Activity Community Challenge which gets underway today. After a successful inaugural Challenge in 2013, during which London residents spent more than 2 million minutes being active, this year’s edition is being expanded to include municipalities across Middlesex County. By answering the call to add 15 minutes of physical activity to each day in October, in motion™ organizers hope local residents taking up the Challenge will make the region “Canada’s Healthiest Community”.


Initial Results of London and Middlesex county Candidates' Survey Posted Online

The initial results of a survey of London and Middlesex County candidates running in the upcoming October 27th municipal elections have been posted online. The Middlesex-London Health Unit partnered with the London Community Foundation, London Poverty Research Centre, and the United Way London & Middlesex, in asking candidates questions that focused on poverty-related issues. Of the 177 candidates who were sent the survey, 73 had responded by 10:00 a.m. today, to nine questions covering topics such as poverty reduction, transportation, housing and the affordability of food.


URGENT: Smoke-Free Movie Night, Featuring "Frozen" Postponed Due to Forecast

The Middlesex-London Health Unit’s 3rd annual Smoke-Free Movie Night has been postponed, due to the weather forecast for tomorrow evening, which now calls for rain, a risk of thunderstorms and winds gusting to more than 50 km/h.


Health Unit's 3rd Annual Smoke-Free Movie Night to Feature "Frozen" Saturday Night

The popcorn will be on the house when the Middlesex-London Health Unit invites families to Victoria Park this Saturday, September 20th, for a free screening of Disney’s Oscar winning hit, Frozen. Last year more than 1,700 people attended the Smoke-Free Movie Night, so families are encouraged to arrive early and bring their lawnchairs and blankets to take advantage of all the activities that get underway at 5:00 p.m.


Candidates' Survey Focuses on Poverty Issues in London and Middlesex County

The Middlesex-London Health Unit, in partnership with the London Community Foundation, London Poverty Research Centre, and the United Way London & Middlesex, is asking candidates seeking office in the upcoming municipal elections to respond to a new poverty-focused survey launched this week. The online survey is part of a collaborative local and provincial project coordinated by the Ontario Society of Nutrition Professionals in Public Health and administered by local partners such as the Health Unit. The purpose of the project is to build awareness and support among decision makers for healthy public policy which assists in reducing poverty and food insecurity in Ontario.