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SubscribePartners Announce London’s Living Wage
London, ON – In order to provide food, clothing, housing, transportation, child care, and other basic living expenses for their family of four, a pair of London parents working full-time would need to earn $15.53 per hour, or $30,284 annually. As London’s Living Wage, that key finding was announced this morning at an event that brought together leaders from the private and public sectors, committed to ensuring their employees can live healthy lives, while making a positive contribution to the community.
[Workshop] Becoming a Mindful Workplace
Please join us on May 11 at the beautiful Bradley Convention Centre in Chatham to learn the skills you need to ensure your organization is becoming a Mindful Workplace.
Media Advisory: Community Collaboration to Announce London’s Living Wage
A collaboration of local business and public sector partners will announce London’s Living Wage and the launch of a new website (www.livingwagelondon.ca) where employers can learn more about the voluntary program, at a news conference Friday, May 13th at the London Economic Development Corporation (LEDC).
Mental Health Week
We all need mental health. Mental health is not the absence of a mental illness. Mental health is a work of balance. Positive mental health isn’t about avoiding problems or trying to achieve a perfect life, it’s about having the tools to cope with difficult situations, throughout life’s challenges.
Parental Mental Health Awareness
Mental illnesses brought on during pregnancy and in the first year postpartum place a serious burden on young families and communities. Parents need mental health to support and promote the health of their family. There is no health without mental health.
Health Unit Seeks Nominations for Tobacco-Free Public Health Champion Awards
The Middlesex-London Health Unit will honour local organizations, businesses and individuals who have made a contribution in the effort to reduce the use of commercial tobacco products and to reduce exposure to second-hand smoke. To coincide with the 10th anniversary of the Smoke Free Ontario Act and the annual World No Tobacco Day, the Health Unit has opened nominations for its first Tobacco-Free Public Health Champion Awards. The goal of the Awards is to recognize those in London and Middlesex County who have made a significant contribution towards programs and policies that help prevent people from initiating tobacco use; support those who are trying to quit; and/or limit exposure to second-hand smoke.
Quit Smoking Workshop
Are you ready to quit smoking? The Middlesex-London Health Unit is hosting a workshop in London to help you quit. The STOP program delivers research-based, cost-free smoking cessation workshops in local communities. To see if you’re eligible and to register, please call: 519-663-5317 ext. 4357.
Health Unit Joins Call for Action Against Smoking in Movies
London, ON – As Hollywood prepares to celebrate the best in motion pictures this weekend, the Middlesex-London Health Unit is joining the World Health Organization (WHO) in the call for government action in the effort to prevent youth from engaging in tobacco use. The International Week of Action on Smoke-Free Movies is an important part of the global effort to make sure movies that portray tobacco use and tobacco brands are given an adult rating. For Canada, that would mean that films that show scenes of tobacco use, or depictions of tobacco brands, would be given an “18A” or “R” rating. As part of Action Week, the Health Unit is urging for a policy change that will help to prevent tobacco use in future generations.
Potential Tuberculosis Exposure
LONDON, Ontario – The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) has been working closely with London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) and St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s) to identify those at risk of a potential tuberculosis (TB) exposure, and to notify the affected individuals. The individual who has been identified as having tuberculosis is a health care provider who worked at both hospitals.
Quit Smoking Workshop
Are you ready to quit smoking? The Middlesex-London Health Unit is hosting a workshop in London to help you quit. The STOP program delivers research-based, cost-free smoking cessation workshops in local communities. To see if you’re eligible and to register, please call 519-663-5317 ext. 4357.