Bermuda Health-Abets

Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, April is National Autism Awareness Month. The aim of the observance is to raise awareness, foster environments of acceptance, advocate for resources and support for people with autism. Bermuda, this month take the time learn more about autism, and what you can do as a fellow community member to raise awareness and foster acceptance. This episode of Bermuda Health-A...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, What is your earliest memory of food? What is your favorite cuisine? As we near the end of National Nutrition Month think about how food connects you to your roots, your family, your community, traditions, resolving conflicts, to health and more. All of these things influence the foods we eat and the relationship we have with food overall. This all boils down to th...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, For many parents and guardians summer and out of school breaks mean finding camps that suit your child or children. When we think about finding quality camps we think about safety, fun, continued skill development and quality qualified care. When looking for a camp we think about is this camp affordable, will my child enjoy the activities, are the activities safe,...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Many of us have learned at point in our lives that the food we eat can impact our health. Research indicate that nutrition can have a major impact on our health. In an article called "Non-communicable disease prevention, nutrition and aging" by Manfred Ruthsatz and Vanessa Candeias (2020), they emphasize that "Nutrition plays a decisive role across g...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Would you agree that speech, language and hearing are crucial to how we communicate and connect as humans? Would you also agree that it is important to create services and spaces where all members of our community are included? May is "Better Speech & Hearing Month. This observance was founded by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). The...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Today I wan to echo the words of the Chief Nursing Officer in recognitions of our nurses. Please join us as we acknowledge and celebrate 12th of May as International Nurses Day in recognition of Florence Nightingale. The International Council of Nurses theme 2025 is “Caring for nurses strengthens economies”. This most noble profession provides a service that connec...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, April is Child Sexual Abuse Awareness & Prevention Month. Last week on Bermuda Health-Abets we talked about how the children are our future and this continues to resonate through this weeks episode. The protection of our children is imperative. It is the responsibility of our community as those responsible for their safety to aim to prevent child sexual abuse a...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, At some point in your life I know you've heard the statement "The Children Are Our Future". I've heard people say it and I've heard it in songs. If you think about this statement it is quite literally true. Children grow to be adult members of our community. Their childhood and development however, may have a huge impact on how they functio...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, July is mosquito awareness month. The aim of this observance is to highlight the dangers of mosquitos borne disease like dengue, chikungunya, Zika, malaria, and yellow fever, and to promote prevention by encouraging the reduction of mosquito breeding sites. Although some of these disease don't seem highly prevalent in Bermuda, prevention is still key. Outside...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, We know that stigma impacts many things in our society including preventive health measures like HIV testing. Stigma is characterized as negative perception, disapproval, or judgment associated with a particular characteristic, condition, or group of people; which can lead to discrimination and mistreatment of individuals or particular groups of people. Discourse,...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Every year June 1st -7th National CRP (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) and AED (Automated External Defibrillator) Awareness Week is observed. The aim of this observance is to highlight how CPR saves lives and the importance of learning to use an AED. We know that health emergencies can occur at any given time but having people in the community trained in CPR, AED an...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Have you ever wondered how public health and chronic disease NGOs health organizations develop programs to help the community? Many times this is done using population health surveys. The World Health Organization emphasizes that "Information about health, health risks and population distribution is a cornerstone of disease and disability prevention. It enable...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Let's talk about lung cancer! Cancer is a topic that we hear more and more about in our community from, awareness to prevention or knowing someone who has fought it, or survived it. Many of us come together and join teams for Relay for Life or join the Breast Cancer walk. Talking about it and learning about how it can be prevented saves lives. There are severa...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, June 19th is World Sickle Cell Awareness Day. The Sickle Cell Disease Association of America emphasizes that the goal of this annual observance is to raise awareness, and "to increase public knowledge and understanding of sickle cell disease, and the challenges experienced by patients and their families and caregivers." The World Health Organization chara...