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Health Matters are articles written by Public Health Services staff and other Health Region agencies on health-related topics and published weekly in the Saskatoon SUN.

September 2010

• Healthy Eyes

August 2010

• Wash Your Hands For The Health of It!
• Guard Your Mouth!
• Syphillis:  What You Don't Know Can Hurt You
• Diabetes - a silent epidemic in Saskatoon
• Hepatitis C - Know the Facts!

July 2010

• Fostering Independence in your Toddler (while maintaining some control!)
• Preventing Animal Bites
• Food Safety at Summer Special Events
• Take the Bite out of West Nile Virus

June 2010

• New Vaccine Can Help Prevent Shingles
• Sun Safety and Children
• Make Your Trips in motion Ones!
• Older Adult Abuse Awareness Day

May 2010

• Make Everyday World No Tobacco Day
• Getting Your Workplace in motion
• Mind the Gap
• Petting Zoos
• Earlier Is Better!

April 2010

• Paint A Smile
• Childhood Immunization
• A Healthy Mouth, A Healthy Body
• Keeping Your Teeth For A Lifetime

March 2010

• Providing 'Patient First' Care
• The Cost of Healthy Eating in Saskatchewan
• The Role of Preservatives
• From Field to Table

February 2010

• Public Health offers Early Childhood Psycholigist services
• Harm Reduction - It's the Small Steps that Count!
• Inviting you to be in motion on Family Day
• Relationships, Sexual Health & You!

January 2010

• Falls Can Happen to Anyone!
• Guard Your Mouth
• Norovirus - Protect Yourself and Those Around You
• Eat Well and Move More for a Happy, Healthy New Year
• Quitting Smoking - Nutrition Tips

December 2009

• Regulating Emotions in Children
• Food Safety in the Festive Season
• How to Help Your Child Cope With Needles
• A Picture of Rural Health

November 2009

• H1N1 Myths & Misconceptions
• Osteoporosis & Falls:  A Real Bone Breaker
• Pandemic Planning - Things You Can Do
• Pandemic H1N1 - Stop the Spread
• Immunization for Pandemic H1N1 Influenza

October 2009

• You Can Make A Difference to Stop the Spread of H1N1
• The Brain! Stimulating Your Child's Development
• World Food Day - Location, Location, Location
• Breastfeeding is a Lifeline in Emergencies - Big or Small!