Travel insurance
Get travel insurance if you travel outside Canada, no matter where you’re going or how long you’ll be there.
Travel health kit
How to prepare a basic travel health kit no matter where you are going.
Vaccinations
Check which vaccinations may be recommended or required for your destination.
Eat and drink safely
Avoid common causes of illness while traveling, including food poisoning, stomach flu and travelers’ diarrhea.
Travel-related diseases
Information about the risks of contracting a disease that may not be common in Canada. Read these fact sheets and be prepared.
Insect bite prevention
Prevent bites from mosquitoes,…
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Privia Health Group, Inc. (PRVA) Q1 2023 Earnings Call Transcript
Privia Health Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:PRVA) Q1 2023 Results Conference Call May 4, 2023 8:30 AM ET
Company Participants
Robert Borchert – SVP, Investor and Corporate Communications
Shawn Morris – CEO
Parth Mehrotra – President and COO
David Mountcastle – CFO
Conference Call Participants
Lisa Gill – JPMorgan
A.J. Rice – Credit Suisse
Andrew Mok – UBS
Gary Taylor – Cowen
Whit Mayo – SVB
Jessica Tassan – Piper Sandler
David Larsen – BTIG
Richard Close – Canaccord
Jamie Perse – Goldman Sachs
Joshua Raskin – Nephron Research
Brian Tanquilut – Jefferies
Adam Ron – Bank of America
Jailendra Singh –…
How health care workers can get free Chipotle to celebrate National Nurses Week
To celebrate National Nurses Week, Chipotle is awarding lucky health care workers with free meals for them and their team.
The Mexican chain will award 2,000 winners a “Burrito Care Package” with 50 entrée codes for their team, equivalent to more than $1 million in free food. Health care professionals, including nurses, dentists, therapists, pharmacists and others, can enter the sweepstakes here until May 12. Chipotle will start to reach out to winners directly by May 19.
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Masking requirements in most Manitoba health-care settings to end
Masking requirements in Manitoba health-care settings will soon change according to Shared Health.
On Wednesday, Shared Health announced the need for masking will be lifted on May 10 in most health-care facilities throughout Manitoba.
“The changes in masking requirements are based on advice given by infection prevention and control experts and reflect the changes we’ve seen with virus transmission in our province over the past year,” said Monika Warren, Shared Health’s COO of provincially coordinated health services and its chief nursing officer, in a news release. “Care settings across the province will continue to be mask-friendly. Masks will be available…
Readers are Leaders – PHE America
I am not sure where I first heard the phrase “readers are leaders” but it is something that has stuck with me throughout my entire life. I am now in my second year of retirement from teaching and coaching after 37 years of doing both. As I have thought about what to do in my retirement, one thing that keeps coming back into my mind is the need to read some great books. I have always believed that reading can help you become the best version of yourself for others. When you are busy with coaching and teaching, like I…
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Latte, pour-over or double double: no matter how you grind or brew it, many Canadians start their day with a cup of coffee.
Coffee — more specifically, caffeine — can be a great way to feel more alert and awake. But what else is that cup of coffee doing to our health?
According to experts, it depends.
“In popular press, one day coffee is good for you, another day it’s bad for you, another day it doesn’t do anything,” said Sara Mahdavi, a clinical scientist at the University of Toronto.
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Michelle Obama promoted healthy eating habits when she was first lady. Now, as co-founder of PLEZi Nutrition, she aims to give parents healthier food options for their kids.
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Michelle Obama promoted healthy eating habits when she was first lady. Now, as co-founder of PLEZi Nutrition, she aims to give parents healthier food options for their kids.
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Michelle Obama is taking on a new role as the co-founder of PLEZi Nutrition, which aims to market food and beverages for kids that are both tasty and healthy. The company,…
How to Increase Life Expectancy: 10 Simple Steps
Get Daily Exercise
Improvements in life expectancy are strongly linked to daily exercise. A comprehensive review of studies in the Journal of Aging Research showed that people who exercise regularly—even for as little as three hours a week—lived up to 6.9 years longer than those who didn’t.
Habit-building is the key to success. The easiest way to build a habit is to commit to daily workouts even if it’s just for 20 minutes. If you do, you may skip a day but are more likely to get back on track immediately.
If you exercise three days a week and miss…