Bring in the Clowns – Therapeutic Clowns Visit Eastern Health
A CHILD’S LAUGH ECHOES down the hall of the Janeway Children’s Hospital. Through an open door the young boy sits on his bed gazing with delight at Nana Margie, the […]
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Becoming Co-Workers: A Special Mother and Daughter Experience
After all those days and nights of studying as a high school student, to undergraduate studies, and to recently receiving her first clerkship placement on her journey towards becoming a […]
Making Your Own Rainbow – Self-Care During a Pandemic
A few weeks ago, I spoke with Allison Winter, a regional program coordinator with the Mental Health and Addictions Program at Eastern Health. The public health emergency had just begun. […]
Changing Lives: Fighting Addiction on Bell Island
As I walk through the community wellness section of Eastern Health’s facility on Bell Island, the Dr. Walter Templeman Health Care Centre, I see a man in his 40s leaning […]
A Look Back at Some of the Best Stories of 2019
With a new year – and decade – dawning, we thought we’d reflect on the past year by looking back through some of the stories we posted in 2019. In […]
A Group of Artists – Creating Connections Through Open Windows
Valerie Hodder has been the art instructor at the Waterford Hospital’s Open Windows Studio for the last 23 years. It’s a role she’s cherished and one that, as she says, […]
The ABC’s of Positive Mental Wellness for your Child
The summer wind-down has begun, and a hint of Fall hangs in the air. For many, it’s a captivating time of year: a time to refocus and a time to […]
From Victims to Survivors – A SANE Approach
Each year, startling statistics reveal hundreds of cases of sexual assault in Newfoundland and Labrador. In 2018 alone, Eastern Health treated 67 victims of sexual assault. When those who’ve experienced […]
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