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5 on 5 Cardiac Health

February’s 5 on 5 features Cardiac resources. Canadian Cardiovascular Society – Guideline Resources “Our programs include a variety of activities, resources and tools that help Canadian cardiovascular health professionals integrate the guidelines into patient care. Our programs focus on awareness … Continue reading

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5 on 5 – Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Resources

Happy New Year! For January we’ve selected 5 online resources relevant to Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. How to Handle Challenging Behaviours in People with Dementia: A guide for caregivers and family members This tool from Toronto’s Mount Sinai Hospital Reitman Centre … Continue reading

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5 on 5: Violence Against Women

This month MHIKNET’s 5 on 5 features resources related to violence against women. December 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. Responding to intimate partner violence and sexual violence against women: WHO clinical and … Continue reading

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5 on 5: Fall Prevention

November is Fall Prevention Month, here are a few resources you may want to check out. 1.  Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths & Injuries (STEADI) Functional Assessment Tools The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention provides forms and accompanying videos on … Continue reading

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5 on 5: Climate Change and Public Health

This month MHIKNET’s 5 on 5 features Climate Change and Public Health resources: Climate Information and Public Health Action  “This book is based on the premise that climate knowledge and information can help protect the public from climate-sensitive health risks. … Continue reading

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5 on 5 for September: Harm Reduction

This month MHIKNET’s 5 on 5 features Harm Reduction Resources:   Best Practice Recommendations for Canadian Harm Reduction Programs: Part 1 & Part 2 “The goal of the Best Practice Recommendations is to improve the effectiveness of harm reduction programs … Continue reading

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5 on 5: Anti-racism

August 5 on 5: Anti-racism National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health. (2020). Black Experiences in health care symposium: Bringing together community and health systems for improved health outcomes.  “Held on January 30, 2020, the Black Experiences in Health Care Symposium (BEHCS) generated … Continue reading

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5 on 5: Health Equity Resources

July’s 5 on 5 features health equity: Key Health Inequalities in Canada: A National Portrait (2018) “This report is the first pan-Canadian effort to document Canada’s health inequalities and describe differences in the health outcomes, daily living conditions and structural … Continue reading

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5 on 5: Resources to Check out for Mental Health

For June we’ve pulled together 5 free online resources for mental health. Canadian Mental Health Association Brochures  The Canadian Mental Health Association has free brochures on various mental health topics for patients. WHO Mental Health Publications The World Health Organization … Continue reading

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5 on 5: Resources to Check out for Speech and Hearing Month

This month we are debuting MHIKNET’s 5 on 5 – which highlights 5 free, online resources on the 5th day of each month. For May we’ve pulled together 5 online resources for Speech and Hearing Month:  Speech-Language and Audiology Canada … Continue reading

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