April 4, 2024
The Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Health and Community Services, announced approximately $84,000 in funding to support mental health and addiction services offered through U-Turn Drop-In Centre. U-Turn Drop-In Centre provides peer support for people with substance use disorder across…
April 2, 2024
The Chief Medical Officer of Health is reminding Newfoundlanders and Labradorians of the importance of practicing eye safety when viewing the upcoming solar eclipse. On April 8, 2024, a solar eclipse will occur, visible over much of Canada, the United…
March 25, 2024
The Honourable Dr. Andrew Furey, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador and MHA for Humber – Gros Morne, will make an announcement related to health care tomorrow (Tuesday, March 26) in Deer Lake. The event will take place at 1:00 p.m….
March 25, 2024
The Provincial Government is offering a COVID-19 bivalent vaccine as a spring booster dose to specific populations identified by the National Advisory Committee on Immunization. These populations include: Adults 65 years of age and older. Adult residents of long-term care…
March 22, 2024
The Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Health and Community Services, announced today that the second statutory review of the Personal Health Information Act is complete. The Department of Health and Community Services engaged INQ Consulting to assist with a statutory…
March 14, 2024
The Chief Medical Officer of Health is reminding Newfoundlanders and Labradorians of the importance of vaccination against measles. Measles is a highly infectious disease that can spread very quickly through unvaccinated or under-vaccinated populations. While most people who get infected…
March 13, 2024
The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Health and Community Services: Speaker, I rise to recognize Nutrition Month, celebrated annually to increase public awareness about the importance of healthy…
March 6, 2024
The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Health and Community Services: Speaker, I rise in this Honourable House to recognize Pharmacy Appreciation Month and the more than 1,000 pharmacy…
March 1, 2024
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador has committed over $400,000 to expand the Clinical Harm Reduction Outreach Team. This expansion will increase access to primary health care services for people who may be vulnerable and marginalized. The Harm Reduction Outreach…
February 27, 2024
The Department of Health and Community Services is reminding the public of the availability of naloxone kits for individuals who use opioids and family members, friends and other persons in a position to assist a person at risk of overdose…
