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Sep 13, 20241 min read
Great Company & Good Coffee at the Goderich Legion Branch 109
Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health is happy to promote the Goderich Legion Branch 109's new Café 109. Open every weekday, the...
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Aug 29, 20242 min read
Gateway CERH Launches the Benefitting Rural Area Volunteer Emergency Firefighters Project
Are you aware that up to 360 people volunteer at 18 fire departments in Huron County to protect you and your loved ones? These volunteers...
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Aug 23, 20242 min read
Discovery Healthcare Camp Inspires the Next Generation of Healthcare Leaders
On July 8th-12th, 2024, a group of ambitious high school students attended the Discovery Healthcare Camp (DHC). This medical science...
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Aug 21, 20241 min read
Navigating Change: Workshop Series
This fall, the MacKay Centre for Seniors in partnership with the Huron Hospice is conducting a series of educational workshops in...
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Aug 20, 20243 min read
White Paper Day & Donor Appreciation Event 2024
Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH) held its combined White Paper Day and Donor Appreciation Event on August 16th, 2024....
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Aug 9, 20242 min read
Rowland Howe Joins Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health's Board of Directors
Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH) welcomes Rowland Howe to their Board of Directors. With over 40 years of progressive...
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Jul 17, 20241 min read
Welcome Sarah Spacek & Maitland Roy
Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH) welcomes the remaining members of the summer of 2024 Gateway CERH Team, Sarah Spacek...
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Jul 8, 20244 min read
Farmer Wellness: The Dark Side of Resilience
By: Dr. Leith Deacon & Lauren Van Ewyk, PhD Student Resilience has become a buzz word; it is widely used to refer to an individual or a...
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Jul 3, 20241 min read
Gateway CERH Partners with the Huron Health System
On June 19th, 2024, Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH) entered a new partnership with the Huron Health System (HHS)...
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Jun 26, 20241 min read
Amy Advocates for Rural at CBSS Sector Summit
Rural health and healthy active aging initiatives were showcased at a conference hosted by HelpAge Canada. On June 3rd, Gateway CERH,...
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Jun 26, 20241 min read
Medical Students Prepare for Summer Camp with Gateway CERH
Summer has come to the beach front town of Goderich, ON, a picturesque small town with sandy beaches, walking trails and campgrounds. It...
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Jun 26, 20241 min read
Summer 2024 Newsletter
The Gateway CERH team is enthused to show our Summer Newsletter on our website. Learn all about the Gateway CERH Team, the activities,...
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Jun 26, 20241 min read
Knowing the Threat of Scams
Scams, frauds and phishing are on the rise with an estimated $569 M lost to fraud in 2023. It can happen to anyone, so it is important to...
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Jun 24, 20241 min read
Gateway CERH Supports Farm Safety Day
A rainy day didn't stop Farm Safety Day at the Seaforth Agriplex. On Friday, June 7th, Research Assistant, Sage Milne, Joel Hordjik, and...
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Jun 13, 20247 min read
Ageism, the Baby Boomers, and Elderhood
By: Dr. Al Lauzon Statistics Canada recently reported that there are now more millennials in Canada than baby boomers, ending baby...
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Jun 11, 20244 min read
Wrapping Up Season 4 of the Virtual Lecture Series
That’s a wrap folks. The Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH) has wrapped up Season 4 of the ongoing virtual lecture...
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Jun 3, 20243 min read
Palliative Care Means Living Your Best Life to the End
By Lorna Coombs, BScN, RN & Erin Donald, PhD, RN Most people would rather not chat about end-of-life issues over the dinner table, but...
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May 24, 20242 min read
New Senior Programming in Collaboration with Legion Branch 109
Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH) is excited to announce that it is partnering with the Goderich Legion Branch 109 to...
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May 24, 20244 min read
A Snapshot of Early Settlement Experiences: Connections to Healthy Communities.
By: Dr. Rana Telfah Rana Telfah completed her PhD in rural studies at the University of Guelph. Her research illuminates the resilience...
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May 17, 20241 min read
Gateway CERH Students Present to Goderich Lions
On May 9th, 2024, the Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH)'s research assistants, Amy Sturgeon, Joel Hordijk and Sage...
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May 17, 20245 min read
Intergenerational War: What Is It Good For?
By: Dr. Scott Brown I’d like to write briefly about the idea of intergenerational community relationships and how we might handle some of...
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May 10, 20245 min read
Rural Health through the Lenses of Housing for International Agricultural Workers
By: Damilola Oyewale & Ryan Gibson The International Agricultural Workers’ Housing and Rural Planning research team at the University of...
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May 7, 20245 min read
Working Together to Address Opioid-Related Harms in Rural Ontario
By: Dr. Mike Beazely Addressing Challenges Throughout the 2000s, regulators and prescribers began to address the diversion of the then...
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May 1, 20241 min read
Spring 2024 Newsletter
The Gateway CERH team is enthused to show our Spring Newsletter on our website. Learn all about the Gateway CERH Team, the activities,...
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