October 17 is the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. This day promotes dialogue and understanding between people living in poverty and their communities, and society at large. This year’s theme is "acting together to empower children, their families, and communities to end poverty" and 2019 marks the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). The convention recognizes the right of every child to a standard of living adequate for the child’s physical, mental, spiritual, moral and social development.
For Bloom Program coordinator Dr. Laura Miller, the most important medication many patients take away from their local pharmacies is often positive “connection with other human beings.” Miller started in June as Nova Scotia Health Authority’s provincial lead for the Bloom Program, which aims to improve the health and well-being of people living with mental illness and addictions by connecting them directly with pharmacists.
The Crossroads Clubhouse in Sydney, a mental health and addictions program since May 1994, is part of an international community that redefines what it means to live with mental illness and promotes unique recovery through genuine relationships and a deep commitment to working together.
Kerri Sue Reeves, a licensed practical nurse at Valley Regional Hospital in Kentville, was drawn to the excitement of working in an emergency department.
Larry Baxter looked after his father for four years. He’s also been a part-time home care worker for 12 years. That experience, as well as his background working in the non-profit sector, made him an ideal candidate to be a volunteer patient family advisor (PFA) with Nova Scotia Health Authority’s continuing care team.
“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” It’s that quote by Maya Angelou that motivates 27-year-old Kevin Acheson each and every day that he’s on the job as a registered nurse (RN) on the surgical unit of Yarmouth Regional Hospital.
