Minding the Market: Building Confidence and Community
It’s a sunny Saturday morning and people are starting to trickle into the Clarenville Farm and Market. The strumming of a guitar can be heard in the distance, and through […]
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2019 Janeway Telethon Miracle Kid Patient Stories
Eastern Health would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the Janeway Foundation, the volunteers and all Newfoundlanders and Labradorians for making this year’s Janeway Telethon a huge success! Thanks […]
Planting Seeds of Wellness: Harvesting Health and Hope
When you think about community gardens, you probably think of a garden’s ability to grow flowers, vegetables or fruits. What you may not think of, however, is a community garden’s […]
Community Care: Healing Wounds from the Inside Out
Kimberley Smith wrote in her kindergarten year book that she wanted to be a nurse when she grew up. In the years that followed between kindergarten and university, Kimberley stuck […]
The Connect Team: Making Connections with Vulnerable Youth
Young people face a variety of challenges during adolescence which can have an enormous impact on their lives. These challenges – along with experiencing rapid physical, cognitive and social-emotional changes […]
A Proactive Approach to Health Care: Supporting Health – At Home
My name is Jennifer Guy and I am a registered nurse. I began my career with Eastern Health 27 years ago on August 16, 1991, and since that time I’ve […]
MEET “THE PROTECTORS”: YOUR GUARDIANS OF PRIVACY AND HEALTH INFORMATION
Privacy and security of personal health information is a right enjoyed by all citizens in Newfoundland and Labrador and lays at the heart of our society. Protecting privacy and ensuring […]
Young Adult Cancer – Supporting Unique Needs
I first started my career as a nurse on the oncology in-patient unit the Health Sciences Centre in 1986 when I was 21 years old. I worked with adolescents and […]
