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  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 Hea...

"Its 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 Article content In pre-pandemic ti...

"Its 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 Article content In pre-pandemic tim...

Young adults have highest anxiety, depression rates amid COVID "This particular age group, theyre the ones that are often working in the service industry, theyre 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...

Young adults have highest anxiety, depression rates during pandemic: study "This particular age group, theyre the ones that are often working in the service industry, theyre working the part-time jobs." Author of the article: Lynn Giesbrecht Publishing date: Apr 26, 2021  •  3 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 Uni...

Young adults have highest anxiety, depression rates during pandemic: study "This particular age group, theyre the ones that are often working in the service industry, theyre working the part-time jobs." Author of the article: Lynn Giesbrecht Publishing date: Apr 26, 2021  •  2 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 Uni...

Try refreshing your browser. COVID-19: One Year Later — From fear to fatigue and pandemic perceptions Back to video On March 8, 2020, Gillian Isabelle started to feel under the weather as she arrived back in Regina after attending a dental conference in Vancouver. Hearing reports of a new coronavirus starting to spread across Canada, she was worried. She and her partner were asked to get tested for COVID-19, so she booked the tests for March 13 and they hunkered down at home to wait. The...

Try refreshing your browser, or COVID-19: One Year Later — From fear to fatigue and pandemic perceptions Back to video On March 8, 2020, Gillian Isabelle started to feel under the weather as she arrived back in Regina after attending a dental conference in Vancouver. Hearing reports of a new coronavirus starting to spread across Canada, she was worried. She and her partner were asked to get tested for COVID-19, so she booked the tests for March 13 and they hunkered down at home to wait. ...

In late December and early January, 81.6 per cent of people who participated in a survey said they would take a vaccine. Four weeks later, the percentage had shifted only slightly, to 80.3 per cent, according to Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit (SPHERU) survey.

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