health Archives - Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com/tag/health/ National News from the Anglican Church of Canada Tue, 07 Feb 2023 22:07:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AJ-logo-01.svg health Archives - Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com/tag/health/ 32 32 170042892 Long-term care and ‘the great revealer’ https://anglicanjournal.com/long-term-care-and-the-great-revealer/ https://anglicanjournal.com/long-term-care-and-the-great-revealer/#respond Mon, 01 Nov 2021 13:02:51 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=169289 When military personnel were deployed to long-term care homes in Ontario and Quebec during the pandemic’s first wave in the spring of 2020, they encountered a system that some had said was in dire need of change even before the pandemic. But COVID-19 brought increased public attention to the system’s shortcomings as it spread through long-term care homes across the country.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/long-term-care-and-the-great-revealer/feed/ 0 169289 Let there be light—in childbirth https://anglicanjournal.com/let-there-be-light-in-childbirth/ https://anglicanjournal.com/let-there-be-light-in-childbirth/#respond Wed, 14 Apr 2021 04:00:47 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=167517 Welcoming a baby into the world involves making a seemingly endless number of decisions, all of which become increasingly urgent and important when childbirth arrives.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/let-there-be-light-in-childbirth/feed/ 0 167517 Role for church seen in vaccinating North https://anglicanjournal.com/role-for-church-seen-in-vaccinating-north/ https://anglicanjournal.com/role-for-church-seen-in-vaccinating-north/#respond Mon, 08 Mar 2021 05:06:31 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=167279 In guidance produced during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in April, the World Health Organization (WHO) was emphatic: “Religious leaders, faith-based organizations, and faith communities can play a major role in saving lives and reducing illness related to COVID-19.”

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/role-for-church-seen-in-vaccinating-north/feed/ 0 167279 Federal grant extends PWRDF maternal and child health program for pandemic https://anglicanjournal.com/federal-grant-extends-pwrdf-maternal-and-child-health-program-for-pandemic/ https://anglicanjournal.com/federal-grant-extends-pwrdf-maternal-and-child-health-program-for-pandemic/#respond Wed, 30 Sep 2020 17:04:10 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=165798 The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) has received major support from the Government of Canada, allowing it to extend its maternal and child health program to protect against COVID-19. PWRDF announced in June that it had received a nearly $2-million grant from the federal government to extend the work of its partners in […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/federal-grant-extends-pwrdf-maternal-and-child-health-program-for-pandemic/feed/ 0 165798 Running to God https://anglicanjournal.com/running-to-god/ https://anglicanjournal.com/running-to-god/#respond Thu, 16 Jul 2020 19:02:56 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=165217 “…let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith.” —Hebrews 12:1-2 I love running. “Pounding the pavement” some say, but I don’t run that hard. For me, it’s about submitting to God—spiritual running, if you like. I run not only to sweat […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/running-to-god/feed/ 0 165217 On a South Dakota reservation, church strives for ‘love in the time of the coronavirus’ https://anglicanjournal.com/on-a-south-dakota-reservation-love-in-the-time-of-the-coronavirus-is-about-creativity-and-adapting-on-the-fly/ https://anglicanjournal.com/on-a-south-dakota-reservation-love-in-the-time-of-the-coronavirus-is-about-creativity-and-adapting-on-the-fly/#respond Tue, 07 Apr 2020 13:26:58 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=163593 Editor’s note: As Indigenous Anglicans respond to COVID-19—including a letter issued by National Indigenous Anglican Archbishop Mark MacDonald and stories of people heading to the land—the Anglican Journal decided to expand beyond its normal coverage area and ask how the Episcopal diocese of South Dakota—which has the largest Native American population in the Episcopal Church—is […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/on-a-south-dakota-reservation-love-in-the-time-of-the-coronavirus-is-about-creativity-and-adapting-on-the-fly/feed/ 0 163593 ‘Each day carries the fear of succumbing to the virus’: Anglicans in Italy experience coronavirus lockdown limbo https://anglicanjournal.com/each-day-carries-the-fear-of-succumbing-to-the-virus-anglicans-in-italy-experience-coronavirus-lockdown-limbo/ https://anglicanjournal.com/each-day-carries-the-fear-of-succumbing-to-the-virus-anglicans-in-italy-experience-coronavirus-lockdown-limbo/#respond Tue, 03 Mar 2020 22:44:48 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=163034 The novel coronavirus and the disease caused by it (COVID-19) continues to spread around the world. As of March 3, the World Health Organization reported more than 90,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus in 74 countries, with 3,123 deaths caused by the virus. China remains the most affected country with more than 80,303 confirmed cases, followed […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/each-day-carries-the-fear-of-succumbing-to-the-virus-anglicans-in-italy-experience-coronavirus-lockdown-limbo/feed/ 0 163034 Dioceses respond, adapt as coronavirus spreads to Canada https://anglicanjournal.com/dioceses-respond-adapt-as-coronavirus-spreads-to-canada/ https://anglicanjournal.com/dioceses-respond-adapt-as-coronavirus-spreads-to-canada/#respond Mon, 02 Mar 2020 20:30:58 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=163019 As cases of the novel coronavirus are confirmed in Canada, Anglican leaders have responded with a review of good hygiene practices in pastoral care and public worship—with at least one diocese suspending sharing of the common cup in worship. As of March 2, public health officials had confirmed 24 cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/dioceses-respond-adapt-as-coronavirus-spreads-to-canada/feed/ 0 163019 Can eating doughnuts be healthy? https://anglicanjournal.com/can-eating-doughnuts-be-healthy/ https://anglicanjournal.com/can-eating-doughnuts-be-healthy/#comments Tue, 19 Nov 2019 13:00:05 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=161592 Beechwood Doughnuts has become one of St. Catharines’ most popular and best-known small businesses.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/can-eating-doughnuts-be-healthy/feed/ 1 161592 Spiritual accompaniment: Chaplains navigate medical assistance in dying https://anglicanjournal.com/spiritual-accompaniment-chaplains-navigate-medical-assistance-in-dying/ https://anglicanjournal.com/spiritual-accompaniment-chaplains-navigate-medical-assistance-in-dying/#respond Thu, 14 Nov 2019 13:00:08 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=161569 The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in 2015 that parts of the country’s Criminal Code that prohibited medically assisted deaths were in violation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Since June 2016, medical assistance in dying (MAiD) has been legal in Canada for adults over the age of 18 with a “grievous and irremediable […]

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