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Sun Safety - Part 1 Sun Safety - Part 1
Fun and the sun - the two can still work together! Find out how you can protect your skin and still enjoy the outdoors.
Have a Safe and Happy Canada Day Weekend! Have a Safe and Happy Canada Day Weekend!
On Canada Day, people across the country gather to celebrate with friends and family. To have a safe and happy Canada Day, keep these celebration safety strategies in mind.
Healthy Hearing - Part 1 Healthy Hearing - Part 1
Could you be at risk of hearing loss? Find out what causes hearing loss, how to protect yourself, and how to tell if you're losing your hearing. If you already have a hearing loss, learn more about what you can do to cope.

Experts

Drug Information and Research Centre
The Drug Information and Research Centre (DIRC) is Canada's largest drug information centre. The DIRC is staffed by a team of pharmacists who have expertise in providing drug information to the public and health care professionals. DIRC is known for the high quality of its many services relating to drug information provision, medical writing, and research project More >>

Beverly Beuermann-King
Beverly Beuermann-King is a stress and wellness expert with training and education in psychology, sociology, management and adult education. She is the designer and professional facilitator for the Work Smart Live Smart™ workshops and has personally worked with more than 23,000 business leaders, employees, social service workers, and volunteers during the past 13 years. She is also an education consultant to the Canadian Mental Health Association. More >>

Marcia S. Starkman, M.S.N., R.N., C.S.
Marcia Starkman is a mental health nurse in private practice in Richmond Hill, Ontario. She offers independent and group counselling and specializes in women's mental health issues including perinatal adjustment/mood/anxiety disorders and menopause. More >>

Dr. Guylaine Lefebvre
Dr. Guylaine Lefebvre MD, FRCSC, FACOG, is the Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto and Chair of the Clinical Practice Committee for the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada. More >>

Women's Health Matters

Birth Control

Young women are taking control of their bodies. In fact a recent survey shows 63 percent would never trust a man to take a male birth control pill, and more than three quarters (76 percent) think that women are more responsible than men when it comes to

Visit www.womenshealthmatters.ca for more information.

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