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Listen to an interview with Rebecca Shams, a health promoter with our local Health Unit and Rowan Tunks, Planet Youth, Youth Ambassador, who speak about

We were pleased that approximately 75 people participated in the meeting.  Sadly, our attempt to record presentations was unsuccessful.  The slides presented have been posted

Planet Youth Lanark County is hosting a local Youth Summit on Wednesday, August 23rd from 10 am-3 pm in Carleton Place. The focus of the

The May 29th roundtable on Youth Health and Wellbeing in Ottawa occurred during the President and First Lady of Iceland’s State Visit to Canada. The

Rebecca Shams and David Somppi were interviewed by CBC/s Hallie Cotnam  on June 19, 2023 in a segment called “Lanark County using Icelandic model to

Planet Youth Lanark County was on a youth well-being and substance use prevention panel chaired by Dr. Theresa Tam on Monday, May 29.  Our Governor

A roundtable on youth health and well-being is being hosted by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and the Icelandic Embassy. Iceland’s president H.E. Guðni Th. Jóhannesson

On a recent CBC radio Ottawa Morning show host Robyn Bresnahan featured an item called  “Breaking the Cycle of Addiction”.  The approaches recommended are strongly

The 2023 federal budget includes “$20.2 million over five years, starting in 2023-24, to the Public Health Agency of Canada for a new community-based program