News releases from Health and Wellness (Page 1)

At Province House today, December 1, Nova Scotia joins organizations across the planet marking World AIDS Day by flying a white flag with a red ribbon.

Nova Scotians can now see updated healthcare data on the Action for Health website.

A three-year agreement was ratified by members of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 727 today, November 17.

Nova Scotians will receive more care, faster at the new Bayers Lake Community Outpatient Centre.

The leaves are falling, and with the changing seasons comes the unwelcome return of the influenza virus, along with other seasonal respiratory viruses. While influenza can impact people of all ages, it poses a higher risk for older adults.

Healthcare services, resources, and information are now a tap away with a new mobile app that connects Nova Scotians with care.

The Province continues to take bold and collaborative action to create more housing, faster, for Nova Scotians.

Healthcare workers and those in jobs linked to healthcare in Nova Scotia could win a $1,000 cash prize for submitting their ideas for improving the system.

Bookings for the standard-dose influenza vaccine are now available in Nova Scotia. Appointments begin next week.

Des rendez-vous pour obtenir le vaccin antigrippal standard sont maintenant disponibles en Nouvelle-Écosse. Les rendez-vous débutent la semaine prochaine.

It is now easier for Nova Scotians to get more information about how the government is improving healthcare.

The Province is creating consistency across healthcare professions in Nova Scotia and making it easier to respond to future changes in their fields.

The Province is updating legislation that holds opioid companies accountable for their actions and provides the government options to try to recover past and future healthcare costs due to opioid-related diseases, injuries or illnesses.

The Province is partnering with a child-care centre in Sydney to provide evening, weekend and overnight child-care options to healthcare workers at Cape Breton Regional Hospital.

Les rendez-vous pour le nouveau vaccin de Moderna contre la COVID-19 sont maintenant disponibles.

Appointments for the latest Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are now available.

Eighty-one Emergency Health Services (EHS) employees with 20 or more years of service were recognized today, October 4, for their commitment to keeping Nova Scotians safe.

For the first time, Nova Scotians aged 65 years and older can get the high-dose influenza vaccine for free.

Pour la première fois, les personnes âgées de 65 ans et plus peuvent obtenir gratuitement le vaccin antigrippal à dose élevée en Nouvelle-Écosse.

Today, the Auditor General’s Office released its report on Nova Scotia’s ground ambulance service.