Ottawa Public Health: Protect Yourself from Ultraviolet (UV) Rays
Ottawa Public Health: Protect Yourself from Ultraviolet (UV) Rays by Lydia Christ, RN Skin Cancer/Melanoma Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer. 1 The most common way…
Ottawa Public Health: Staying Safe Around Water This Spring and Summer
Staying Safe Around Water This Spring and Summer by Beverly Croft and Carolyn Farrell Carolyn Farrell With warmer weather on the way, it’s time to start thinking about water safety!…
Ottawa Public Health: How Food Nourishes Our Cultural and Social Identity
How Food Nourishes Our Cultural and Social Identity by Samar Milan RD, MPH Thursday 20 February 2025 As we celebrate Nutrition Month 2025 this March, it’s a great time to…
Ottawa Public Health: Winter Emergency Preparedness-Staying Safe
Winter Emergency Preparedness: Staying Safe with Ottawa Public Health by Justin Okpala Wednesday 18 December 2024 Winter in Canada is undeniably beautiful, offering countless opportunities to enjoy outdoor activities and…
Ottawa Public Health: Preventing Falls and Dressing Warmly This Winter
by Beverley Croft Wednesday 18 December 2024 Did you know that Ottawa is one of the coldest winter capitals in the world? The months of December, January, and February are…
Ottawa Black Mental Health Coalition hosts Community Expo
Friday 8 March 2024 Here are more joyful photos taken at our Community Expo on March 8th. Thanks again to everyone for helping to spread joy in the community. Somerset…
New Covenant Church launches mental health program
Sunday 16 April 2023 OTF Grant Supports Creation of Culturally Informed Mental HealthCourses for Black Communities Ottawa, ON – On Sunday, New Covenant Apostolic Church celebrated the $150,000 Resilient Communities…
Black psychologists treat racism trauma
The Mental Health for Everyone Project seeks to understand the impact of racial discrimination on the lives and health of racialized people, improve the mental health resources available for them,…
Black Mental Health Week 1-7 March
Monday 28 February 2022 City of Ottawa Proclaims March 1st to March 7th as Black Mental Health WeekMarch 1, 2022 (Ottawa)—While Canadians are beginning to talk more about mental health…
Ottawa U launches Black health research unit
University of Ottawa inaugurates Canada’s first interdisciplinary centre dedicated to study of Black health Thursday, October 21, 2021 The University of Ottawa is launching the first research centre dedicated to…