Family Services

Provincial Services for Newfoundland And Labrador

Emergency Phone Numbers Newfoundland and Labrador

Please Call 911 for Fire, Police and Ambulance Services in Newfoundland

Janeway Children's Hospital-709-777-6300

Pediatric Advice 709-722-1126

Poison Info 709-722-1110

Please use area code if calling from outside the St. John's area

RCMP-1-800-709-7267 (hearing/speech impaired) call 1-800-563-2172

RNC Complaints/Inquiries (24 hours a day) Northeast Avalon
Corner Brook and Labrador 729-8000
(hearing /speech impaired) 1-800-363-4334

Comsumer Safety and Awareness in Newfoundland-Product Recalls

RECALLS--Learn about consumer safety and recalls--What is RECALLED Newfoundland and Labrador

Get Health and Wellness Information in Newfoundland and Labrador

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R.E.A.L Program in St. John's, Newfoundland

R.E.A.L Program

R.E.A.L stands for Recreation Experiences and Leisure. The purpose of the R.E.A.L program is to provide recreation and leisure opportunities through the provision of program and financial assistance to as many children and youth as possible, who due to financial circumstances are unable to participate in registered activities.

The R.E.A.L Program is a service that matches children and youth up to the age of 18, who are living in St. John’s, with organized recreational activities of their choice. From, art to sport to various recreation activities, the R.E.A.L Program aims to provide eligible children and youth an opportunity to enroll in an activity of his or her choice.

Seasonal Applications: Winter/Spring November, 14, Fall July 18, Summer May 2

This program is available to children and youth living in St. John’s.

Contact
real@stjohns.ca
tel: (709) 576-8684/4556 or 576-2574
835 Topsail Road, Mount Pearl

Family First Aid for Choking Babies

Tips from St. John Ambulance for When a Baby is Choking.

It's feeding time for your baby. Everything is going down smoothly — at least most of it — when suddenly your youngster is having trouble breathing. The infant is coughing, gagging and gasping with high-pitched, noisy breathing. Fear races through your body. Your heart is pounding. You scream for help — "my baby is choking!"

Now what? You're at home alone, not dressed to go out. There is no time to rush to the hospital. Your baby needs help now. What can you do?

St. John Ambulance, Canada's first aid authority for more than a century, offers these tips.

1. Assess your baby's condition. If the child can cough with enough force to dislodge the blockage, encourage the infant to try to cough out the object.

2. If the blockage persists, you will have to administer back blows and chest thrusts.

3. Gently turn the infant on to its stomach, keeping the head lower than the stomach.

4. Apply five short, quick back blows with the heel of your hand to just below and between the shoulder blades.

5. Now, roll the baby face up and give five chest thrusts — using two fingers to press down firmly.

What is a chest thrust? How do you give one safely and effectively? These are questions that will be answered taking St. John Ambulance first aid training. For details, see the St. John office nearest you or check us out online at http://www.sja.ca/NFLD/Pages/default.aspx

Tips provided by St. John Ambulance

Please contact your local St. John's Ambulance in St. John's, Newfoundland at http://www.sja.ca/NFLD/Pages/default.aspx to learn more about community programs, volunteer oportunities, first aid and more.

Kids Eat Smart Foundation Newfoundland and Labrador

Kids Eat Smart Foundation Newfoundland and Labrador is a charitable organization that supports the education, health, and well-being of school children throughout Newfoundland and Labrador through support of quality nutrition programs.

The goal is to provide children with the nutrition they need to learn, to grow, and to be their best.

Kids Eat Smart Foundation offers a variety of supports to communities who operate, or who wish to operate nutrition programs with an academic component. Programs are run by volunteers, and operate most often at schools, but the Foundation also supports community centres with breakfast and/or homework.

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Find you Regional Health Board in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador

Regional Health Boards - Newfoundland & Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador Health Boards Association		Eastern Regional Health Authority
Peninsula's Health Care Corporation		Central East Health Care Corporation
Central West Health Care Corporation		Western Health Care Corporation