by fhcadmin | Jan 16, 2025 | Health Hints
The Alzheimer Society of Ontario is here to help. By 2050, nearly 2 million people in Canada could be living with dementia. This is a staggering statistic that highlights the growing importance of brain health and the need to take proactive steps to reduce the risk of... 
by fhcadmin | Oct 1, 2024 | Health Hints
Each of us on the Federated Health Charities team uniquely honour the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation & Orange Shirt Day not just on September 30th, but throughout the year. We’d like to share our unique perspectives with you… “Truth & reconciliation... 
by fhcadmin | Sep 13, 2024 | Health Hints
The Mayo Clinic and the Cleveland Clinic define sepsis as a serious condition which happens when your immune system has a dangerous reaction to an infection. This causes extensive inflammation and the organs affected work poorly or fail. Any type of infection can... 
by fhcadmin | Sep 11, 2024 | Health Hints
September is Spinal Cord Injury Month, and we are recognizing all the work that the Spinal Cord Injury of Ontario (SCIO) does for people with these types of injuries. SCIO has been one of Federated Health’s 21 participating charities since 1984. Having a spinal cord... 
by fhcadmin | Sep 2, 2024 | Health Hints
(From SCIO’s site at https://sciontario.org/hear-from-our-community/) Spinal Cord Injury Ontario (SCIO), together with other disability organizations, developers, researchers and people with lived experience, are engaging in an accessible housing strategy to create... 
by fhcadmin | Aug 16, 2024 | Health Hints
Do you understand how your lungs work? With so many respiratory diseases around these days (COVID, flu, cough due to a cold, pneumonia and RSV), this understanding is so important. It is also vital to maximize the efficiency of your lungs which can be done with...