December 6, 2011 – To accommodate the NWT laboratory computer system replacement December 5-9, please note the following closure dates for each laboratory:
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December 6, 2011
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November 28, 2011
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November 28, 2011 – Minister of Health and Social Services Tom Beaulieu met with provincial, territorial and federal Ministers of Health and Wellness in Halifax, Nova Scotia November 24-25, 2011.
November 21, 2011
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November 21, 2011 - Today On the Air: If you have an addiction, know that help is out there. Talk to your local counsellor, nurse or doctor.
Programs and services for NWT residents with addictions
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
November 7, 2011
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November 7, 2011 - Today was the digital mammography machine’s first fully operational day at the Stanton Territorial Hospital.
November 1, 2011
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November 1, 2011 - The Department of Health and Social Services is reminding NWT residents that the annual flu season is quickly approaching. Avoid the aches, fever and misery of influenza by getting your free flu shot and protecting yourself and those around you from that nasty
October 24, 2011
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October 24, 2011 - On 30 Sept., 2011, Accreditation Canada advised that Stanton Territorial Health Authority has been granted Accreditation.
September 30, 2011
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September 30, 2011 - Oct. 1-7 is World Breastfeeding Week. In the NWT, events are being sponsored, by a number of partners, to encourage new parents to breastfeed.
September 15, 2011
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September 15, 2011 - Today is National Community Health Representatives (CHR) Day - a celebration of the dedication and commitment that CHRs have towards teaching, encouraging and supporting healthy style life choices to the people within th
September 7, 2011
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September 7, 2011 - On Friday, September 9, 2011 the Government of the Northwest Territories, regional Health and Social Services Authorities and Non-Government Agencies will celebrate International FASD (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder) Awareness Day.
September 7, 2011
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September 7, 2011 - Media are invited to attend a World Suicide Prevention Day display at Centre Square Mall on September 9, 2011. The suicide rate in the Northwest Territories is twice the national average.