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Announcing Mental Health First Aid
The vast farmland, small towns, and big lake that dominate Huron County is home to 61,000 residents. The neighbouring county of Perth,...
Mar 19, 20244 min read


Hiring: Part-time High School Student
We are hiring high school students! Are you or someone you know a high school student interested in the health sciences, social sciences,...
Mar 15, 20241 min read


AI and Healthcare: Impacts, Inequalities, and Policy Imperatives
The mass proliferation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has uncovered an interesting paradox: although emerging technologies have...
Mar 6, 20242 min read


Summer Camp Adventures: Features Video
Homegrown, Huron County, high school students learned about healthcare at the Discovery Healthcare Camp. In the summer of 2023, Gateway...
Mar 6, 20242 min read


Welcome back, Student Joel!
Gateway CERH welcomes back Joel Hordijk to the team. Joel is a recent health science graduate from the University of Ottawa, and starting...
Feb 12, 20241 min read


Gateway CERH’s Lecture Recap: Enhancing Emergency Management in Rural Northern Ontario
By: Amanda Mongeon The lecture hosted this month by Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH) brought the...
Feb 12, 20243 min read


Winter 2024 Newsletter
The Gateway CERH team is enthused to show our Winter Newsletter on our website. Learn all about the Gateway CERH Team, the activities,...
Feb 12, 20241 min read


Leading and Innovating on Rural Health: Gateway CERH Introduces a New Approach for 2024
On January 25th, 2024, Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH) met to strategize and innovate for the upcoming year on how we...
Feb 5, 20243 min read


Alzheimer’s Awareness Month: Illuminating the Journey of 2SLGBTQI Communities Living with Dementia
By: Dr. Ashley Flanagan Aging is an undeniable facet of the human experience, but for Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,...
Jan 25, 20245 min read


Introducing Volunteer, Kathy Liu
Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH) is highlighting volunteer, Kathy Liu. Kathy has a background that involves both...
Jan 23, 20241 min read


Virtual Lecture Series Update
Gateway CERH is excited to announce that, to reflect the increasing library of lectures over the past four years, lectures will be...
Jan 12, 20241 min read


Inform Yourself about Substance Use in Rural Primary & Community Care
The political, poignant and community predicament of substance use in rural areas is an exercise of investigation and discovery. It is...
Jan 11, 20242 min read


Gateway CERH joins Isotope Coalition
Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH) has joined the Southwestern Ontario Isotope Coalition. A goal of this coalition is to...
Jan 3, 20241 min read


SHED Talks: Behind-the-Scenes
The Gateway CERH team was working behind the scenes to make the SHED (Sustaining Healthy farm though Empowerment and Dedication) Talks...
Dec 19, 20231 min read


Impact Investment Award Recipient
The Gateway CERH team is pleased to be the recipient of the Huron County Impact Investment Award at the Sunset Community Foundation Award...
Dec 18, 20231 min read


SHED Talks Event at the Brussels' Barn
A hearty lunch and heartening conversations took place at the Brussels' Four Winds Wedding and Event Barn on Friday, December 1st, 2023....
Dec 15, 20231 min read


Cultivating Memories Part II: Garden Video
Winter has come and plants are hibernating for the season; their roots are asleep, waiting in anticipation for spring. Once spring...
Dec 14, 20232 min read


Report on GREAT Local Food in the Huron County Community
Since 2021, Gateway CERH developed and managed a project to understand local food in Huron County; the G.R.E.A.T. (Growing, Raising,...
Dec 8, 20231 min read


Learn About Substance Use in Rural Areas
What an informative presentation by research assistant at Gateway CERH and opiate counsellor at Canadian Mental Health Association...
Dec 5, 20231 min read


Autumn 2023 Newsletter
The Gateway CERH team is enthused to show our Autumn Newsletter on our website. Learn all about the Gateway CERH Team, the activities,...
Nov 29, 20231 min read


SHED Talks Event Featuring Wheat Pete at Brussels Barn!
The Gateway CERH team is excited to announce a lunch and learn opportunity at the Brussels Four Winds Barn featuring agronomist, 'Wheat...
Nov 20, 20231 min read


Strengthening Rural Health Collaboration with Huron Health System and University of Waterloo School
On October 26th, Gateway CERH met with representatives from both the Huron Health System and the University of Waterloo School of...
Nov 20, 20231 min read


Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health announces Major Donation from CIBC Wealth Management
Gateway CERH was the recipient of a $5000 donation from Ian Murray of CIBC Wealth management in London. With Ian to present was Paul Van...
Nov 14, 20231 min read


Winner of the Downtown Goderich BIA Award
At the 2023 Spirit of Success Award Gala, facilitated by the Huron Chamber of Commerce, Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health...
Nov 13, 20231 min read
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