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Gateway CERH @gatewaycerh.bsky.social · 14h

On Tuesday, November 4th, 2025, from 12 – 1 PM ET via ZOOM, Dr. Erin Donald, Gateway CERH Chair of Equity and Access to Rural Palliative Care, will be discussing “Building a community coalition for life-limiting illness in Huron-Perth."

Register here: www.gatewayruralhealth.ca/lectureseries

Gateway CERH @gatewaycerh.bsky.social · 5d

📣Calling all 40+ year olds📣

As of 2024, Ontario residents 40 years & older can self-refer for mammograms!🎀

So this Pinktober, we’re celebrating with a Mammogram Festival! Go get checked & stay proactive!💖

#mammogram #BreastCancerAwareness #PinkOctober #GetScreened #festival #BreastCancer #ontario

Gateway CERH @gatewaycerh.bsky.social · 6d

✨Exciting news!✨
Gateway CERH is offering two Mental Health First Aid training sessions this December!

🗓 Mark your calendars!
📍 Dec 4th - BAYFIELD
📍 Dec 10th - GODERICH

Register here: buff.ly/f5EsZYr

Or visit our website: buff.ly/hBDtEWR

#mentalhealth #MentalHealthFirstAid #training #training

Gateway CERH @gatewaycerh.bsky.social · 7d

New Patient Portal alert!

Introducing ConnectMyHealth, a free online portal that provides patients with access to their health records with participating hospitals across Southwestern Ontario.

Check it out here: info.connectmyhealth.ca

#healthcare #huroncounty #southwesternontario #health

Gateway CERH @gatewaycerh.bsky.social · 9d

Housing has a strong connection to health!

On October 21st, 2025, from 12 - 1 PM via ZOOM, Gateway CERH will feature a webinar on "United Housing: Not-For-Profit Housing in Huron-Perth. Building Partnerships."

Register to attend: www.gatewayruralhealth.ca/lectureseries

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Gateway CERH @gatewaycerh.bsky.social · 13d

🚒 Gateway CERH visited Hensall, Ontario, for the BRAVE Firefighters' project. This project aims to promote the cardiovascular health of rural firefighters.

Learn more about the project 🧯
🔗 www.gatewayruralhealth.ca/brave-firefi...

#ruralfirefighters

Gateway CERH @gatewaycerh.bsky.social · 14d

Attend webinar on “United Housing: Not-for-Profit Housing in Perth-Huron. Building Partnerships.”

⏰ 12 - 1 PM ET
🗓️ October 21st, 2025
📍 ZOOM

The keynote speaker for this event is Dr. Kathy Vassilakos, Director of United Housing Perth-Huron. 🔗 Register now: www.gatewayruralhealth.ca/lectureseries

Gateway CERH @gatewaycerh.bsky.social · 14d

Taking charge of your health? What? Like it’s hard?💅🏼💖

Here’s to the survivors, the fighters, the families, and the healthcare workers this #Pinktober.

#BreastCancerAwareness #PinkOctober #ThinkPink #RuralHealth #CancerScreening #GetScreened #ElleWoods #LegallyBlonde #KnowYourNormal #OntarioHealth

Gateway CERH @gatewaycerh.bsky.social · 16d

It's all dessert at our table, very on brand for Gateway CERH (iykyk)🥧 Happy Thanksgiving! We're so grateful for all of you & your support!🧡🦃

#Thanks #Thanksgiving #HappyThanksgiving #huroncounty #dessert #dessertable #iykyk

Gateway CERH @gatewaycerh.bsky.social · 22d

Gateway CERH is proud to attend “Belonging Matters: Think • Learn • Connect” — a sold-out event bringing together over 190 community members in Clinton!💚

#BelongingMatters #ThinkLearnConnect #CommunityEngagement #RuralHealth #HuronCounty #Ontario #CommunityConnections #TogetherWeBelong

Gateway CERH @gatewaycerh.bsky.social · 26d

THIS JUST IN: Pink is the colour of the season💖 It’s October, and we’re bringing 2000s magazine energy to Breast Cancer Awareness Month. From self-checks to mammograms, early detection is the real trendsetter💅

#BreastCancerAwareness #PinkOctober #2000sVibes# magazine #ruralhealth #CancerScreening

Gateway CERH @gatewaycerh.bsky.social · 28d

Technology Help at the Goderich Legion! 📱 💻

Gateway CERH is happy to provide support with the Goderich Legion every Wednesday morning.

#goderichlegion #techsupports #rurallearning #seniors #gatewaycerh

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Gateway CERH @gatewaycerh.bsky.social · 28d

This #NationalSeniorsDay, we’re celebrating the strength, knowledge, and community spirit of older adults — especially in our rural regions.

At Gateway CERH, we’re proud to support aging well through our Legion Learning and Lounge project:

#HealthyAging #SocialConnection #Canada #AgingInPlace

Gateway CERH @gatewaycerh.bsky.social · 29d

Today, we reflect, take action, and honour survivors, the children who never made it home, their families, and communities.

This day is a time to commemorate the residential school experience, support healing & commit to the ongoing work of reconciliation🧡

#OrangeShirtDay #EveryChildMatters

Gateway CERH @gatewaycerh.bsky.social · Sep 24

These are the faces of rural strength💚
From gardens to fire halls to hospitals — we’re working with real people to create real change in cancer screening.

#RuralHealth #HealthEquity #CancerScreening #MaRS #CanadianCancerSociety #EarlyDetection #HealthcareInnovation #MaRSDiscoveryDistrict

Gateway CERH @gatewaycerh.bsky.social · Sep 22

Testing your knowledge this cloudy Monday! How many rural health myths did you believe were true?🤔

Swipe through to see what’s fact and what’s fiction!

#ruralhealth #ruralresearch #MythVsFact #CommunityHealth #DidYouKnow #SouthwesternOntario

Gateway CERH @gatewaycerh.bsky.social · Sep 15

At Gateway CERH, we’re on the ground in rural and remote communities, working to make cancer screening information accessible and equitable. Location shouldn’t be a barrier to early detection & better health outcomes.

#RuralHealth #HealthEquity #CancerScreening #MaRS #CanadianCancerSociety

Gateway CERH @gatewaycerh.bsky.social · Sep 12

📣 We’re hiring! 📣
We’re looking for someone who:
✨ Is pursuing or recently completed a diploma or Bachelor’s in health or social sciences
✨ Cares about rural healthcare 💚

📩 Email your resume to [email protected]
🔗 More info: buff.ly/mK9DH6x

Gateway CERH @gatewaycerh.bsky.social · Sep 8

Alex Kasper & Michael Daley, cofounders of EpiSense, are presenting an upcoming webinar on "The Future of Health Forecasting - Technology, Disease Mitigation, and Community Empowerment.”

🗓️ September 9th, 2025
⏰ 12 - 1 PM ET
🎥 ZOOM

🔗 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#ruralhealth #healthcare

Gateway CERH @gatewaycerh.bsky.social · Sep 8

📲 Friendly nudge: If you haven’t taken our "nourish" Community Survey yet — now’s the time.

It’s short, anonymous, and helps shape better support rural youth. Real change starts with real voices. Yours counts.

🔗 buff.ly/o4NCKcD

#YouthWellness #MentalHealth #YouthVoice #HealthcareResearch

Gateway CERH @gatewaycerh.bsky.social · Sep 8

Yesterday was our favourite person’s birthday, so today we celebrate her! 🎉 Happy Birthday to our Gateway CERH President, Gwen! 🎈🍰

Gateway CERH @gatewaycerh.bsky.social · Sep 5

🔊The next season of the rural health lecture series has arrived!

🗓 September 9th, 2025 | 12 - 1 PM ET | ZOOM

Join the discussion on the "Future of Health Forecasting, Disease Mitigation & Community Empowerment" by Co-founders of EpiSense.

🔗Register today: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Gateway CERH @gatewaycerh.bsky.social · Sep 5

We’re looking for a Business Development Officer to join Gateway CERH this fall. Have a passion for rural healthcare? This might be just the spot for you!

Details here: buff.ly/PE7jy16

Apply by emailing your resume to [email protected]

#JobOpening #RuralHealth #BusinessDevelopment

Gateway CERH @gatewaycerh.bsky.social · Sep 3

We are so proud to be a finalist in the MaRS Discovery District and Canadian Cancer Society Rural and Remote Cancer Screening Challenge. This milestone reflects our commitment to advancing equitable healthcare and bringing cancer screening to more Canadians. 🌍💙

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Gateway CERH @gatewaycerh.bsky.social · Sep 2

A huge thank you to Wilson Shipp-Colter Financial Group at CIBC Wood Gundy for your generous donation💚

Support like this helps us deliver meaningful programs that improve the health and well-being of rural communities.

#ThankfulTuesday #RuralHealth #CommunitySupport #HuronCounty