Health & Wellness
Horizon Health Network is pleased to announce its strategic framework. Developed after extensive consultation with internal and external stakeholders and based on the Provincial Health Plan, the framework has been developed to guide Horizon Health Network operations from 2010 – 2013. The strategic framework includes Horizon’s vision, mission and values as well as a set…
One in five people will suffer some type of mental illness in their lifetime. Schizophrenia alone affects more 40 million worldwide and is known as youth’s greatest disabler. The Walk of Hope began in 1994 with only a handful of people walking. The Walk of Hope has grown to become a day of fun. A…
The February meeting of the Greater Miramichi Parkinson Chapter will be held Monday, February 1 at 7 pm, at Sobeys Community Room, King George Hwy, Miramichi. Special guest speaker will be Ms. Krista Sobey, Reg. Occupational Therapist. For more info contact Judy at 772-7191 or Lorelei at 773-4922. Everyone welcome.
Parkinson’s is a progressive disease that affects coordination of movement in sufferers. The condition results from a loss of dopamine-producing nerve cells in the brain. The reason behind the cell death is still unclear and there is no known cure. Parkinson’s affects nearly 9,000 people in the Maritimes.
The Miramichi Wellness Committee has put together a community asset directory flyer for Miramichi and the surrounding area and it will be distributed through the weekly flyers this week. Conducting a community asset mapping was an important part of the Miramichi Wellness Committee’s mandate.
Members of the Miramichi in motion steering committee are getting excited because the launch of the in motion strategy is drawing near. In motion is a community-wide active living strategy which promotes daily physical activity. The strategy was adopted by the province of New Brunswick in the spring and Miramichi was selected as a pilot…
After being chosen as a demo site for the in motion strategy, Miramichi is forging ahead to unveil this new health promotion strategy to get our community living a culture of healthy lifestyle and daily physical activity. In May Miramichi was selected as a demonstration site to pilot New Brunswick’s new health promotion strategy, in…
John Laidlaw, Chairman of the Board for Regional Health Authority-B today unveiled the Authority’s new name and brand identity Horizon Health Network. The Horizon Health Network was a merger of RHA1 South East (Moncton), RHA 2 (Saint John), RHA 3 (Fredericton), and RHA 7 (Miramichi). Horizon is headquartered in Miramichi. Mr. Laidlaw said the name…
A volunteer medical services team from The Moncton Hospital will once again be tending to the health care needs of concert goers at the upcoming Magnetic Hill Music Festival’s AC/DC concert tomorrow on August 6. “We are pleased to continue our collaboration with the City of Moncton in providing medical services during the Magnetic Hill…
The people of the Miramichi region are invited to Healthy Living 2009 happening this week. Healthy Living 2009 is a wellness event being organized by the Regional Health Authority B-Miramichi Zone and will feature motivational speaker and well-known psychologist Dr. Michael Vallis, PhD, along with an expo component featuring up to 40 displays of chronic…
A benefit night will happen this Saturday April 4 from 7pm-1am at Nine Pine Truck Stop on Main Street in Blackville. All proceeds will go toward the first annual Miramichi Walk for a Cure to Diabetes. Music will be provided by M.O.T.E.L, a new local band featuring Jake Stewart, Justin Walls, Rudy Miller and Jonathan…
Talk with Me/Parle-Moi program holding family activity for Literacy The Miramichi Talk with Me/Parle Moi program and the Newcastle Public Library are celebrating Family Literacy Day. On Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 3-5 p.m, the Newcastle Public Library will host literacy focused songs, story time, rhymes and activities for the whole family. A colouring contest will…
Miramichi celebrates Emergency Nurses Week One of the first health care professionals you will meet and speak to in a hospital emergency department is a nurse. Emergency nurses at the Miramichi Regional Hospital will be celebrating Emergency Nurses Week by promoting this nursing specialty and recognizing their contribution to the health and safety of Miramichi…