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School's out for summer! Now what?
Employers have an important role to play in supporting working parents during the summer months
Now that summer has arrived, parents of school-aged children are bracing for the annual challenge of shuffling schedules around to fulfill childcare needs during their working hours. This process can be stressful and challenging for many parents, especially single parents and those without family supports. Employers have an opportunity to support working parents during this time, which can lead to reduced stress, improved employee engagement and productivity, and reduced turnover. Employer flexibility and support is key to making the summer months manageable for working parents. Whether it is through flexible work arrangements, childcare assistance, or even being familiar with available legislative leaves, employers can play a big part in easing the burden of summer care for working parents.
Stay on track with your vaccinations!
Vaccinations are one of the best and most effective ways to protect against serious disease at any age. If you or a family member is missing any dose of routine vaccines, contact your health care provider to receive them. If you do not have a health care provider, check with a local walk-in clinic or visit Niagara Region Public Health's vaccination clinics.
Syphilis rates are on the rise
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) that was once rare in Canada, but has seen a sharp rise in recent years. If you have sex you can get Syphilis!
Get tested for STIs with your doctor, walk-in-clinic or the Sexual Health Centres in Niagara.
Calling all adults 50+ in Niagara
If you are 50+ and living in Niagara, you can have your say about what matters to you by completing the Empowering Older Adults in Niagara Survey!
The Age-Friendly Niagara Council (AFNC) is administering this survey in hopes to learn more about the issues and concerns of older adults who live across Niagara. Survey closes July 15, 2022.
Zero Suicide - enhancing suicide prevention in Niagara
The Zero Suicide Community Implementation Toolkit has been designed to support community organizations to enhance suicide prevention. Be sure to check out our available resources for practical tools to expand the potential for suicide prevention within your organization.
2021 Health & Safety Leadership Survey White Paper
Learn more about current challenges in health and safety, emerging concerns and the impact of the pandemic
The report provides a view on the state of healthy and safety and digs into key leadership challenges such as:
- Managing the new challenges around employee recruitment and retention
- How organizations with a strong health and safety culture were able to effectively cope with the pandemic
- When and how vaccine mandates have been implemented
- The importance of senior leadership driving the health and safety conversation
- How mental health is linked to employee productivity and employee engagement
- Key drivers for improving health and safety
