SUMMER SUN SAFETY MONTH
by
Katrina Welch
It’s the month of August! Do you know what that means? We are in the midst of yet another glorious summer and much more time is being spent outdoors in the glorious sunshine… although to be fair when you live on a tropical island, it can feel like summer all year round. With school out, children spend more time outdoors daily and many parents take vacation in the summer
SKIN CANCER AT A GLANCE
Did you know that…
• …skin cancer diagnoses globally account for one in every three cancer cases?
• …there are four main types of skin cancer: basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, merkel cell cancer and melanoma?
• …exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun is one of the leading causes of skin cancer?
• … skin cancer occur if the sun’s UV rays
FIGHTING MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA
FIGHTING MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA
by
Jomo Phillips MSSW-MFT (Clinical Fellow AAMFT)
Couple & Family Therapist/Clinical Social Worker
One of my favourite quotes, which I often share when I am teaching social work students and dialoguing with clinical supervisees about mental health stigma, comes from the narrative therapists Michael White and David Epston. “The problem is the problem;
PANDEMIC FATIGUE
by
Dr Hazel Othello
It’s been approximately one year since terminology such as pandemic, social distance and coronavirus inserted themselves into our vocabulary and life began to demand of us all unexpected adjustments, for which we had no plans. Now, after months of handwashing and mask wearing, superimposed on the restrictions of public health regulations, yet another term is imposing itself
SPACES
FITNESS
ROUTINE IN
SMALL
by
FionaBranker Certified Personal Trainer
No one could have predicted that we would have been stuck at home again; because of this, many of us now find ourselves less active, yet somehow with more commitments.
The need to lead and maintain a healthy lifestyle – both physically and mentally – has become even more apparent in light of the coronavirus
lenses
by
Nakiah Edwards-Thomas
Did you know that water is not good for contact lenses? Or that you shouldn’t sleep in them, or that you should regularly clean your lens case?
There’s a lot people don’t think about these things regarding contact lenses, and Better Health acknowledges Lens Health Week during August 17-21, by sharing some information on how to maintain healthy contact lenses,