Minto promotes activity and creativity with paint a rock program September 25, 2020 A partnership between Horizon’s Queens North Community Health Centre (QNCHC) and the Minto Public Library has facilitated a paint a rock, plant a rock program that enriches whole-person literacy. The concept of paint a rock, plant a rock is simple: you paint...
Wellness Café keeps newcomers connected September 18, 2020 By Dominique Daigle, community developer in the Greater Saint John Area A lot of effort has been invested at all levels of government to attract more newcomers to our province – to help grow New Brunswick’s population and economy. According...
Community health centres provide access to sexual health services September 11, 2020 Self-referrals are how community health centres ensure people have access to sexual health services. Chad Daigle, manager of Horizon’s Hartland Health Centre (HHC), said people in the area may not be aware, but they can self-refer themselves to the nurse...
Community program improves access to fresh and affordable food September 3, 2020 At Horizon’s Tobique Valley Community Health Centre (TVCHC), there is a food purchasing program that is providing clients with more than just food security. The Community Food Purchasing Group is a program run out of the health centre. Health centre...
Let’s get moving, Horizon! August 28, 2020 By Dr. Dan Fletcher, family physician, Horizon’s Harvey Health Centre As a fee-for-service family physician based out of Horizon’s Harvey Health Centre, I am fortunate to work along many great teammates each day – from our passionate nurses, to our...
Growing our Community: Youth-led initiative empowers people to garden August 22, 2020 As a summer student with Horizon Health Network (Horizon), Kandis Neil-Sampson spent the summer of 2020 making connections, applying for grants to initiate programs, and at the end of the day, truly living Horizon’s vision of helping people be healthy!...
Youth are building healthy New Brunswick communities – and here’s how August 15, 2020 Through a partnership with Mount Allison University, Horizon’s Port Elgin and Region Health Services Centre (PERHSC) has secured a student who created positive change for the community in just a short amount of time. This year, that student was Hannah Crouse....
Partnerships ensure families ate healthy during COVID-19 pandemic August 8, 2020 By Kate Doyle, Community Developer for the Moncton Area Schools are so much more than just a place to learn. They’re often community hubs, support systems and, safe spaces. For many, they’re also a place where students can count...
Staying committed to quitting August 1, 2020 June 5, 2020 was a momentous day for Albert County resident Kathy Chapman: after smoking for more than 40 years, she had been cigarette-free for one year. Kathy started smoking when she was 18-years-old, and after moving to New Brunswick...
We want to play too: accessible playground in Baie-Sainte-Anne July 25, 2020 Tucked in behind the Baie-Sainte-Anne Regional School is a brand new, accessible playground – which is available to not just the school’s students, but to the whole Baie-Sainte-Anne community. The Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) for the Miramichi Area, which...