“Breast is best” but often isn’t the easiest option to feed a newborn
UBCO researcher delves into why some mothers express breast milk
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UBCO expert advises government close nicotine pouch loophole
Nursing professor advocates ban, cites lack of research, treaty obligations
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UBC Okanagan hosts annual Embrace Aging month
Dozens of events planned to highlight ways to keep healthy as the years progress
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Learning Opportunity: Restorative Approach Micro-Credential Course
Foundations for a Restorative Approach: Health Care Harm and Wellbeing, a new UBC Okanagan micro-credential course answers the urgent call from health care leaders across BC to shift towards a more holistic and healing approach to address health care harm and promote wellbeing in our health care system. “A Restorative Approach is respectful and relational […]
Compassion is the cornerstone of nursing
From collecting donations to holding a foot care education night for unhoused women, UBC Okanagan’s nursing students connect with the community.
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Postdoctoral fellow studies sleep and caregiver-family relationships
Meet one of the School of Nursing’s newest postdoctoral fellows, Dr. Jelena Komanchuk. Jelena is passionate about the health inequities experienced by children facing adversity and is interested in conducting research to support children’s health. “As a paediatric registered nurse, I observed developmental and health inequities experienced by children exposed to early adversity, such […]
UBC Okanagan’s Global Health Gala set for return to Kelowna
Fundraiser for community health-care needs in Ghana, Zambia
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Navigating the middle years and beyond
UBCO experts provide tips on helping students entering middle or high school for the first time
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UBCO welcomes students to campus for start of new term
Classes and welcome-back events to continue as initially planned
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Canada ‘falling behind’ in efforts to lessen teen vaping, UBCO researcher says
Marketing, peer pressure, school environments contribute to Canada sustaining some of world’s highest youth vaping rates
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