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🏫 Creating healthier schools takes teamwork.As students return to classrooms this year, Public Health is working alongsi...
31/10/2026

🏫 Creating healthier schools takes teamwork.

As students return to classrooms this year, Public Health is working alongside school communities through a Health Promoting Schools (HPS) approach to help children and youth learn, grow, and thrive.

Across Nova Scotia, School Health Promoters work with school and community partners to strengthen student health and well-being across school communities by:

✅ Connecting with people and partners across regional centres for education, school boards, schools, and health and community organizations.

✅ Helping schools plan and take action to support health-promoting environments, policies, teaching and learning practices, and services and programs.

✅ Amplifying student voice and leadership in schools to inform decisions impacting their health and well-being.

A Health Promoting Schools approach is about more than health education. It's about creating school communities where every student feels supported, included, and empowered to succeed.

To learn more about Health Promoting Schools, visit: https://www.nshealth.ca/public-health/healthy-communities/health-promoting-schools



📸 Photo of Angela Day, School Health Promoter for the Halifax Regional Centre for Education.

30/10/2026

For patients and families at South Shore Regional Hospital, newly redeveloped spaces have been designed with their experience in mind.

Bright, spacious rooms offer greater privacy and comfort. A larger, covered ambulance area provides protection during transfers. New dialysis and endoscopy spaces prioritize accessibility, safety and dignity. Thoughtful design improvements also support how patients move through their care and recover after procedures.

These new additions are changes patients and communities on the South Shore have been waiting to see. “Our patients have been waiting such a long time. I cannot emphasize enough what an impact that has on a person.”, says Jenny Litt, Western Zone Renal Dialysis Manager.

The redevelopment also reflects the incredible support of the community and the Health Services Foundation of the South Shore through the Brighter Days campaign. After years of planning and support, these spaces are coming to life.

Take a look inside and see the difference these new spaces will make for patients, families and care teams.



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Plan ahead: Create a Personal Directive at no cost.Have you chosen someone you trust to make decisions for you if you ca...
30/10/2026

Plan ahead: Create a Personal Directive at no cost.

Have you chosen someone you trust to make decisions for you if you can’t?

A Personal Directive lets you name a trusted person – called a delegate – to make your health and personal care decisions if you are no longer able to do so yourself.

Learn more about creating a Personal Directive and assigning a delegate:

- https://novascotia.ca/just/pda/
- https://www.legalinfo.org/personaldirective

Anyone can call to make a referral to Continuing Care: 1-800-225-7225 from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., seven days a week.

Learn more at https://www.nshealth.ca/continuing-care

30/10/2026

What is a health home, and how is it different from a traditional family practice?

Health homes are the future of primary health care in Nova Scotia. Building on our already strong collaborative family practice model, health homes bring family doctors, nurse practitioners and other healthcare providers together to work as one team.

Depending on the needs of their patients, these teams may include nurses, social workers, pharmacists, dietitians and other health professionals.

Health homes are about more than just who works in a clinic, it’s about how they work together. By working closely together, team members can better coordinate care and support patients with a wide range of health needs, from managing medications and chronic conditions to supporting physical and mental wellbeing.

There are now more than 120 health homes across Nova Scotia Health, with work continuing to strengthen existing health homes and create new ones.

Listen to Dr. Jan Sommers, Medical Executive Director for Nova Scotia Health's Northern Zone, share a simple way to understand what makes a health home different.

30/10/2026

Nova Scotia Health's mobile primary care clinics have upcoming clinics in Dartmouth and Lower Sackville this week.

Dartmouth:
South Primary Care Clinic
380 Portland Street, Dartmouth
Saturday, October 31 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday, November 1 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Lower Sackville:
Cobequid Community Health Centre
40 Freer Lane, Lower Sackville
Saturday, October 31 from 8:00 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday, November 1 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

These are drop-in clinics for non-urgent health concerns like prescription refills or renewals (except for controlled substances like opioids), sore throat, earaches, fever, headache, rashes, vomiting or diarrhea, cough, flu, or cold symptoms, urinary tract infections, or muscle pain. They cannot order bloodwork or diagnostic imaging (ex, xRay, ultrasound, etc.), provide immunizations, or complete medical forms.

Please note, for Dartmouth and Lower Sackville clinics: the first appointment is at 9 a.m. The final appointment is at 3:45 p.m. with the clinics closing at 4 p.m.

For more details, visit our website: https://www.nshealth.ca/mobileprimarycareclinics

A crane will be on site at Aberdeen Hospital in New Glasgow on Friday, October 30 from 8 to 10 a.m. to remove a parking ...
30/10/2026

A crane will be on site at Aberdeen Hospital in New Glasgow on Friday, October 30 from 8 to 10 a.m. to remove a parking lot light standard.

A section of the parking lot has been barricaded for safety. Minimal traffic disruption is expected during the approximately two-hour operation. The location of the light standard is highlighted by the white oval in the image.

Patients and visitors can continue to access all hospital services.

Please remember to:

• Slow down and drive carefully near construction areas.
• Follow all posted construction and traffic signs.
• Respect fencing, barriers and restricted work zones.

Thank you for your consideration as we complete this important work.

Working together to honour those who served, members of Maritime Forces Atlantic teamed up with staff at the Camp Hill V...
29/10/2026

Working together to honour those who served, members of Maritime Forces Atlantic teamed up with staff at the Camp Hill Veterans’ Memorial Building for maintenance and garden clean-up to help prepare the grounds for the upcoming Remembrance Day Service.



📸 Photos provided by Public Affairs, Maritime Forces Atlantic, Department of National Defence / Government of Canada.

Check out the upcoming clinics and programs being offered by the Northern Zone Mobile Health and Wellness Team! They off...
29/10/2026

Check out the upcoming clinics and programs being offered by the Northern Zone Mobile Health and Wellness Team! They offer ongoing clinics, health and wellness programs and one-on-one consults to help meet the needs of communities across the Northern Zone.

🩺 Mobile Primary Care Clinic (Nurse Practitioner Clinic):
• Prescription refills or renewals (except for controlled substances which includes narcotics, benzodiazepines, and stimulants)
•Mild strains/sprains
•Mild headaches
•Eye irritations without visual changes
•Earaches *Check schedule for future clinics*
• Sore throat
•Minor skin concerns (rashes, minor sores, infected cuts)
• Mild asthma
• Minor respiratory issues
• Cough, flu, or cold symptoms
• Urinary tract infections
• Contraceptives (birth control)
UPCOMING CLINICS: November 4 in Bible Hill

👩‍⚕️ Nursing & Virtual Urgent Care Clinics
• Prescription refills (except for controlled substances).
• Sinus congestion, coughs and sore throat, urinary tract infections, skin concerns; bites and stings, mild/moderate aches and pains, and other conditions.
Virtual Urgent Care connects you to a physician or nurse practitioner via tablet with local, in-person follow-up and assessment from our team, including a family practice nurse and/or pharmacist.
*Check schedule for future clinics*

🧘‍♀️ Health and Wellness Sessions
Group programs covering a range of topics including healthy eating, physical activity, mental health, managing health risks and more. Upcoming programs include Wellness Walks in East Hants and Truro, First Bites in East Hants and Truro, Truro Career and Volunteer Fair, Health Together Group in New Glasgow, Seniors Wellness Program in Pictou, and more!

To see our calendars of upcoming clinics and programs, visit: https://www.nshealth.ca/clinics-programs-and-services/northern-zone-mobile-health-and-wellness-team-0
Stay up to date on our clinics, programs and services! Sign up for our newsletter: https://e1.envoke.com/ext/pages/941664e5bb864831e5b6a3948435b80b

To join our page, visit: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1ChaikmsPC/

Please check the schedule before programs and clinics for any cancellations or changes!

Flu season moves fast, and the best time to book your vaccine is before the illness catches up with you.😷 YourHealthNS m...
29/10/2026

Flu season moves fast, and the best time to book your vaccine is before the illness catches up with you.😷

YourHealthNS makes it simple to find flu shot and seasonal vaccine appointments across Nova Scotia, so grab a spot early and head into the season feeling prepared.📲🩵

Your health, your way - book your seasonal vaccine today and keep yourself and your community safe! For more information, visit: https://www.yourhealthns.ca/

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