Wed. Apr. 8
10:00 am
Woodlawn Library Theatre
Cancelled by Halifax Public
Libraries
As a precaution to help limit
the spread of coronavirus
(COVID-19), starting Monday,
March 16, all public programs at
Halifax Public Libraries are
cancelled until further notice.
This does not apply to tax
clinics.
This news post
provides more information on our
response to the situation, and
will be kept up-to-date with any
changes to Library service.
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Speaker Series Event - Dr. Susan Howlett,
Department of Pharmacology,
Division of Geriatric Medicine,
Heart Health Lab
Topic: Impact of age and sex
hormones on heart function: why
studies in young male animals
are not enough
Promo: The heart changes during
the normal aging process, even
in the absence of cardiovascular
disease. We suspect that these
changes set the stage for the
development of heart diseases in
later life. In our laboratory,
we are exploring how the heart
changes with age in mice to help
us understand the underlying
reasons for the effects of age
on the heart. In our studies we
discovered that the influence of
age on the heart differs between
the sexes. Therefore, we have
started to explore the role of
sex hormones, such as
testosterone and estrogen, in
these age-related modifications
in heart function. These
fundamental findings help us
understand cardiac aging and the
reasons that older men and women
tend to develop different
cardiovascular diseases as they
age. |
nancy@barkhouse.ca |
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Wed. May 13
10:00 am
Woodlawn Library Theatre
Cancelled by Halifax Public
Libraries
As a precaution to help limit
the spread of coronavirus
(COVID-19), starting Monday,
March 16, all public programs at
Halifax Public Libraries are
cancelled until further notice.
This does not apply to tax
clinics.
This news post
provides more information on our
response to the situation, and
will be kept up-to-date with any
changes to Library service.
Register for this session |
Speaker Series Event - Health
Service
Tina McPhee - The Community
Health Team
The Community Health Team (CHT)
is a community health model that
focuses on the promotion of
health and wellness. CHTs
support individuals and families
to build knowledge, confidence,
and skills to help make healthy
lifestyle choices and to better
prevent and manage risk factors
that are common across chronic
conditions. Each CHT
collaborates with many partners,
and is working to strengthen
links across the health system,
and involves the participation
of the community it serves.
CHTs are led by Primary Health
Care, Nova Scotia Health
Authority, in partnership with
the IWK Health Centre. For more
information, visit
www.communityhealthteams.ca
Suzy Teubner - 211 Services
Navigating the expansive network
of community and social services
provided by government and the
not for profit sector can be
challenging. With the launch of
211 Nova Scotia in February
of 2013, thousands of
community and social services
available across the province
are now just a phone call or
mouse click away. |
nancy@barkhouse.ca |
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