While many people may be looking forward to this weekend’s loosening of pandemic restrictions in Saskatchewan, some are anxious about the province’s reopening plan.
YORKTON Three Yorkton-area organizations are ready to launch programs that aim to reduce the feeling of social isolation for older adults living with dementia and their caretakers. The five-year Interventions to Enhance Social Inclusion of Older Adults with Dementia in Saskatchewan project started in 2019 with a $3 million contribution agreement funded by the federal government’s New Horizons for Seniors program. The project is being conducted through the Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit (SPHERU), a research centre based at the University of Regina and the University of Saskatchewan. We re very interested in reaching out and making sure that the interventions that we fund actually have dimensions that actually reach out to the rural communities, said Tom McIntosh, co-director of SPHERU.
It s taxing the rest of our system as well, because these kids need care.”
Author of the article: Amanda Short
Publishing date: May 01, 2021 • 11 hours ago • 3 minute read • Dr. Ayisha Kurji is a Saskatoon paediatrician with a focus on eating disorders. She is among physicians who say COVID-19 has highlighted the gaps that exist in specialized care for young people with eating disorders. Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix
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In pre-pandemic times, the 10 beds at Saskatoon’s Dube Centre saw a mix of patients.
Patients with eating disorders were few and far between one or two at a time would have been considered a high number, says child psychiatrist Dr. Tamara Hinz.
It s taxing the rest of our system as well, because these kids need care.”
Author of the article: Amanda Short
Publishing date: May 01, 2021 • 4 hours ago • 3 minute read • Dr. Ayisha Kurji is a Saskatoon paediatrician with a focus on eating disorders. She is among physicians who say COVID-19 has highlighted the gaps that exist in specialized care for young people with eating disorders. Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix
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In pre-pandemic times, the 10 beds at Saskatoon’s Dube Centre saw a mix of patients.
Patients with eating disorders were few and far between one or two at a time would have been considered a high number, says child psychiatrist Dr. Tamara Hinz.
Young adults have highest anxiety, depression rates amid COVID This particular age group, they re the ones that are often working in the service industry, they re working the part-time jobs.
Author of the article: Leader Post
Publishing date: Apr 26, 2021 • 23 hours ago • 3 minute read Nuelle Novik, an assistant professor of social work at the University of Regina and a researcher with SPHERU (Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit), sits in front of her home in Regina, Saskatchewan on April 23, 2021. Novik is among researchers studying mental health in Saskatchewan adults throughout the pandemic. Photo by BRANDON HARDER /Regina Leader-Post
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