By Lindiwe Sibanda Consuming a range of wholesome foods from each of the five food groups is the key to good nutrition. Eating foods from each of the following dietary groups will help your body get all the vitamins and nutrients it needs to function. Dairy or a dairy substitute: These foods are great providers of calcium, which is necessary for strong, healthy bones. Fruit: Fruits are an excellent source of [...]
By Laura McDonald Did you know that you can learn about your personal risk for up to six types of cancer and what you can do to help lower your risk with My CancerIQ? Designed by Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario), My CancerIQ is a website where people can complete a series of [...]
By Lindiwe Sibanda Swimming injuries, drownings, and deaths can all be avoided by adhering to a few simple safety regulations. These laws apply to all bodies of water, including private pools and baths, as well as the beach or lake. It's crucial to use caution at home, at swimming pools, and when on [...]
By Jessica Diamond The history of the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities in Canada is a rich, complex, and painful story of determination and resilience. Interwoven in this history is the loss of appropriated land and the legacy of enduring pride and pain it created. The first "National Aboriginal Day" was declared [...]
By Rowan Flood The google definition of an acronym is an "abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word." In a sense, acronyms are bits of words that become words themselves. Words have power and meaning, they change alongside our world. LGBTQ+ is an acronym formed from [...]
By Shirley Roberts June 19th was made a federal holiday in the United States in 2021 by President Joe Biden. African Americans have celebrated this day, referred to as Juneteenth, since the late 1800s, but what exactly is Juneteenth all about and do we celebrate it in Canada? Juneteenth commemorates the end of [...]
By Laura McDonald Every year, approximately 12,000 Ontario women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and approximately 2,000 will die from it. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in Ontario, but more people in Ontario survive breast cancer than almost every other cancer. In this article, you will find some [...]
By Jessica Diamond What is a Mental Health First Aider? Just like with physical first aid, you can be trained in mental health first aid, meaning you’re able to provide immediate and effective first aid to someone experiencing a mental health crisis. What are the signs that someone is experiencing a mental health [...]
By Jessica Diamond April is a time of celebration with holidays spanning different religions. Here is a breakdown of what major holidays are happening this month. Ramadan – April 2 to May 1, 2022 Ramadan is the holy month of fasting, reflection, and prayer for more than one billion Muslims around the [...]
By Laura McDonald Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers and it is the leading cause of cancer death in Ontario. In 2020, it was expected that 10,592 people would be diagnosed with lung cancer in Ontario and that 7,124 people would die from lung cancer.1 The good news is that [...]
Nalini Pandalangat, Director of Newcomer Health & Specialty Services, Sherbourne Health, is a Registered Social Worker with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers. She completed her PhD at the Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, and has extensive experience leading projects and programs in the community health, hospital and international development sectors. Her PhD was on cultural influences on help-seeking, treatment and support for mental health problems in the Sri Lankan Tamil community. Her research and program interests are focused on immigrant mental health, gender and health, cultural competence, health care access and health equity. Currently she is part of a core team working on the development and dissemination of a refugee mental health framework.
