Thinking of entering the RoSPA Health & Safety Awards for the first time? On the face of it, it can seem quite daunting. “Which part of the organization should I enter? Have we got enough evidence to support the ten key performance questions?” And so on…
After all, there is a lot of hard work involved entering an internationally recognized and highly prestigious reward scheme, so to make life a little easier, we put together this little infographic to show you just how simple it is to start your awards journey.
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Prescription for housing? California wants Medicaid to cover 6 months of rent
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom, whose administration is struggling to contain a worsening homelessness crisis despite record spending, is trying something bold: tapping federal health care funding to cover rent for homeless people and those at risk of losing their housing.
[–States are barred from using federal Medicaid dollars to pay directly for rent, but California’s governor is asking the administration of President Joe Biden, a fellow Democrat, to authorize a new program called “transitional rent,” which would provide up to six months of rent or temporary housing for low-income enrollees who rely on the state’s health care…
Veterinarian Karen Fine says we can learn a lot from pets: Shots
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Veterinarian Karen Fine continues to be amazed by her patients, despite the fact that she’s been in practice for 30 years. Take, for example, the feral cat she had to capture in a net, who was suffering from an overgrown claw that had been punctured and infected his paw pad.
“I knew that I could give him antibiotics for the infection, but it wasn’t going to stop until I trimmed that claw,” Fine said.
Just as Fine was contemplating how to best access the infected paw, her feline patient stretched it out to her…
One More Cure for Hiccups
December 20, 2022 · 5:50 AM
I’ve written previously about how Paul Ingraham helped cure my patello-femoral pain syndrome.
More recently, Paul looked into hiccup cures because his father had an intractable case. What finally worked for dad? Breathing into a plastic bag.
Boosting blood CO2 (hypercapnia) by breathing in a PLASTIC bag. This one is quite plausible and is easy and safe to try. Hypercapnia definitely affects some kinds of hiccups. The story (from a smart source, a good “friend of PainSci”): “There’s an even easier way out of hiccups — at zero cost. Learned it from my uncle,…
COVID: How different variants affected Canadian children
A new study of more than 1,400 Canadian children who contracted COVID-19 found that fever and cough were associated more heavily with Omicron and Delta variants, but that serious outcomes like hospitalization and being moved to the intensive care unit remained even across all variants.
The fact that rates of hospitalization and being moved to the intensive care unit remained stable even with later variants could be a sign that when it comes to children, the virus is not getting milder, researchers said.
“Unlike in adults, it does not appear that children are being less severely affected by emerging variants,…
Kids Help Phone seeking help from AI
Kids Help Phone says it’s turning to artificial intelligence to help respond to the “enormous need” as more and more young people reach out for mental health help and support.
“Young people are changing fast and technology is changing faster,” said Michael Cole, senior vice-president and chief information officer for Kids Help Phone.
The helpline is partnering with the Toronto-based Vector Institute, which bills itself as a consultant for organizations, businesses and governments to develop and adopt “responsible” AI programs.
The planned AI will be able to recognize key words and speech patterns from young people who reach out to…
Lobbyists target Ontario Health amidst Ford government changes: report
As the Ford government increases the number of for-profit clinics operating in the province’s health-care sector, the lobbying of Ontario Health has shot up by 50 per cent, a new report shows.
The Integrity Commissioner of Ontario’s annual report, which summarizes the work by the ethics watchdog during the 2022 to 2023 year, shows the overall number of lobbyists at Queen’s Park is up.
Ontario Health, the government agency in charge of health care, was the most lobbied Crown corporation over the past year. It was lobbied 276 times, an increase of 51 per cent compared to the previous year,…
Calgary restaurant ordered to close due to cockroach infestation, obstructing health inspector – Calgary
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A southwest Calgary restaurant was ordered to close by Alberta Health Services after a health inspector allegedly found a serious cockroach infestation in the kitchen.
AHS said Abyssinia Restaurant, an Ethiopian and Eritrean restaurant located in the Beltline, was issued a closure order after an inspection on Tuesday, June 13.
According to the inspector, there was an infestation of cockroaches at “various stages of life” in the kitchen, particularly the east interior wall. Pest monitoring records were not available for review, the report read.
The restaurant also allegedly had an accumulation of…