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Toilet learning

… Document Spanish Document Vietnamese There is no set age for starting to learn to use the toilet, or to become … show interest in learning to use the toilet between the ages of 24 and 48 months. However, not everyone will show interest during this age range. For some children, the family may want to …

Calcium and your health

… include the total intake from food and any supplements. Age Aim for 0-6 months 200 mg 6-12 months 260 mg 1 to 3 … such as yogurt and cheese Fortified plant-based beverages such as fortified soy beverage Tofu made with calcium sulfate Canned fish with bones …

Meal and snack ideas for your 1 to 3 year old child

… Calcium: milk, yogurt, kefir, cheese, fortified soy beverage (offer after age 2), tofu prepared with calcium, canned fish with bones, … as salmon and rainbow trout, cow’s milk, fortified soy beverage (offer after age 2), egg yolk, soft margarine Healthy …

Understanding harm reduction Substance use

… to reverse an opioid poisoning. This helps prevent brain injury and death Overdose prevention services. These … A common concern is that harm reduction activities encourage people to use substances. Research shows that harm reduction activities do not encourage substance use. In fact, they can encourage people who …

Managing eating chewing and swallowing difficulties in care facilities

… and swallowing difficulties can occur in people of any age, but they are more common in older people. These … Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Why is it important to manage eating, chewing and swallowing difficulties? Problems … choking) or entering the lungs (causing aspiration). A blockage of the airway can be life-threatening. Aspiration can …

Immunization for health care workers in BC

… Encephalitis can lead to seizures, deafness or brain damage. Mumps: Protection against mumps requires proof of … the recommended number of doses of mumps vaccine for your age. People born between 1957 and 1969 need 1 dose of mumps … babies will have a birth defect. Babies may be born with damage to their sight, hearing, heart and brain. Rubella …

Typhoid vaccine

… 1 week before you travel. Adults and children 5 years of age and older are given 4 doses of the capsule form of … Vaccine Injection is for adults and children 2 years of age and older. You will receive 1 dose of vaccine given by … swelling or redness where the shot was given. Fever and headache are also common. Travel Series Health advice for …

Unpasteurized fruitvegetable juices and ciders A potential health risk

… as it destroys many of the microbes that can cause spoilage. Raw freshly pressed or squeezed juices are not heat … diarrhea: Toxigenic E.coli can cause permanent kidney damage or, in some cases, death Hepatitis can cause liver damage Cryptosporidium causes long term diarrhea Who is at …

Childhood vaccines What is in the vaccines and why

… So while human or animal cells may be used in the earlier stages of making the vaccine, no cells are present in the … for Immunizations (#50h) Immunizations at 2 months of age (#50i) Immunizations at 12 months of age (#50j) … Childhood vaccines What is in the vaccines and …

Allergy safe adult care facilities

… pressure like weak pulse, feeling faint, dizzy or lightheaded, passing out Skin : hives, swelling (tongue, lips or … vomiting, abdominal pain or diarrhea Other : anxiety, headache, metallic taste or uterine cramps If a person with … on allergen labelling, visit the Canadian Food Inspection Agency …