Community care available at Horizon’s Neguac Health Centre March 7, 2020 Tucked in the heart of the community, Horizon’s Neguac Health Centre is a place where patients and clients get the care they need, close to home. The health centre is a family practice that services the primarily francophone community of...
Should I Be Worried About Night Eating? March 4, 2020 Staci Person, MA, Doctoral Candidate and Clinical Psychology Residency Program Intern, Horizon Health Network My name is Staci, and I am one of the two psychology interns working with Horizon this year. I split my time between the Stan Cassidy...
10-10-10: support, accountability, and a cash incentive for a healthier life March 3, 2020 It’s a simple concept: you pay $10 to register and you’re weighed weekly for 10 weeks. At the end of the 10 weeks, you and anyone who’s lost 10 pounds, splits the registration money. The 10-10-10 program is run by...
Crystal Meth Use on the Rise, Community Cooperation Needed March 2, 2020 Dr. Heather Logan, Physician, Addiction and Mental Health Services, Fredericton area Addiction is a complex disease with various causes. Treatment of substance use disorders is most effective when experts from various disciplines treat patients depending on the substance patients are...
Five Evidence-based Tips for Managing Worry February 27, 2020 Sarah Newcomb-Anjo, MA, Doctoral Candidate and Clinical Psychology Residency Program Intern, Horizon Health Network My name is Sarah, and I am one of the two psychology interns working with Horizon this year. I split my time between the Psychology Department...
Training students in the kitchen to build life-long skills February 27, 2020 Food insecurity surfaces as a common theme when looking at community needs across New Brunswick, and the rural community of Blackville is no different. The Miramichi Area Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) identified food insecurity as a priority. Blackville, while located approximately...
Horizon’s Blackville Health Centre provides care in the community February 25, 2020 In the rural community of Blackville, citizens have access to quality care, close to home at Horizon’s Blackville Health Centre. Just off Main Street on Schafer Lane, the health centre is a family practice that provides services to the village...
Without a community health centre, where would Mike be? February 22, 2020 Perhaps better than anyone, Mike Devine can appreciate the value of having a community health centre like Horizon’s Neguac Health Centre. Mike, who’s 71-years old today, believes if he hadn’t gone to the health centre, on the recommendation of his...
Improving access to care: self-referrals welcome at Miramichi well-women clinics February 20, 2020 The team at Horizon’s Miramichi Health Centre works together on providing health care and a range of health services that focus on health and wellness. This includes preventive-health services for women, known as well-women clinics. These well-women clinics take place...
Upstream improves lives of patients and families living with COPD February 19, 2020 Tina Manuel, respiratory therapist, Horizon Health Network, Fredericton Area Hello everyone! My name is Tina Manuel and I am a respiratory therapist and a certified respiratory educator for the Horizon Health Network in the Fredericton Area. I'd like to talk...