COVID-19 pandemicEDUCATION policyINCLUSIVE educationThough school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic affected all students globally, the effect was significantly more for students from marginalized and vulnerable communities. In Nova Scotia, Canada, the concern was the...
COVID-19 measures have forced the workplace to look drastically different from how it was before, and some sectors have had more success than others making the adjustments. Canada released a government study that highlights the jobs that were affected by the pandemic in Nova Scotia. Many ...
Port Williams, N.S. – Some businesses in Nova Scotia are choosing to keep some pandemic-related restrictions in place and are getting creative with how
Whether you’re planning a trip to Nova Scotia, have family coming into town, or just want to be a tourist in your own province, we have you covered. Choose to stay on the mainland, or head to the mountains of Cape Breton; either way, you’ll encounter friendly folks, reasonably price...
COVID-19 pandemicDOMESTIC violenceHOUSINGPEOPLE with mental illnessHOMELESS personsMENTAL health servicesThe article focuses on a project called "JEC" that was established by three community non-profit organizations in Nova Scotia to respond to the urgent needs of incarcerated individuals for s...
COVID‐19emergencypandemicPerceived Stress Scalepublic healthSARS‐CoV‐2The global emergency caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID) pandemic has impacted access to goods and services such as health care and social supports, but the impact on infant feeding remains unclear. Thus, the objective of...
Cardiovascular Outcomes in Nova Scotia during the Early Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemicdoi:10.1016/j.cjco.2021.12.008Alison GreeneJohn L SappGreg HirschRatika ParkashCJC Open
To meet the sudden demand of large scale public health-mandated COVID-19 vaccine education for patients living with IBD in Nova Scotia a novel, evidence-based, virtual COVID-19 vaccine educational intervention was developed, implemented, and evaluated. METHODS. This was a prospective, observational...
Aims To meet the need for public health-mandated COVID-19 vaccine education for patients living with IBD in Nova Scotia a novel, evidence-based, virtual COVID-19 vaccine educational intervention was developed, implemented, and evaluated. Methods An observational, cross sectional, implementation-...
Background: The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the diagnosis and management of lung cancer in Canada is not fully understood. We sought to quantify the provincial volume of diagnostic imaging, thoracic surgeon referrals, time to surgery after referral, and pathologic staging for...