ONE BRAVE BOY August 20, 2020 How compassionate care at Horizon's The Moncton Hospital helped one family through a childhood injury https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMyALDTro70 Every parent knows accidents happen. A tumble here, a scratch there, maybe even a broken bone. But what parents don't expect is an accident...
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...
SURVIVAL OF THE LITTLEST July 30, 2020 Six years later, smallest patient ever at Horizon's Rexton Health Centre is a success story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKZkPY2AqPY&feature=youtu.be "It takes a village to raise a child." This African proverb may sound cliché, yet it was exactly what was needed to keep little...
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...
The COVID-19 pandemic provided an opportunity to get back to basics July 11, 2020 By Chad Duplessie, Community Developer for the Miramichi Area If there is a silver lining to the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be that it allowed us to pause, reassess our lifestyle and get back to the basics. Whether it’s a...
Partnership builds rural harm reduction program July 3, 2020 A harm-reduction program, born out of a partnership between a community health centre and local pharmacy, ensures a reduction in blood-borne-infectious diseases among intravenous-drug users. Horizon’s Queens North Community Health Centre (QNCHC) partners with the Minto Shoppers Drug Mart, AIDS New...
VIDEO TECHNOLOGY REDUCES “NO-SHOWS” IN COVID ERA June 25, 2020 When in-person mental health appointments were stopped due to COVID-19, a new virtual technology allowed clients to continue sessions from home Krisan Palmer, Virtual Care Manager When it became clear in March that COVID-19 was at New Brunswick's doorstep, the...
ANGELS WITHOUT FACES June 8, 2020 How music is helping one singer-songwriter heal after emergency back surgery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2U9pEZv680 Miramichi's Terry Whalen had emergency back surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic and came out the other side with a song - dedicated to the medical professionals who "cradled...