The object of the Healthy Living Program is to provide easily accessible, culturally appropriate, quality resources, and sessions that support healthy living choices for all age groups.
This includes:
Providing health resources and information to increase awareness of the benefits of healthy lifestyle choices;
improving attitudes of the benefits of healthy food choices and regular physical activity (improving attitudes about healthy eating, increasing knowledge of basic nutrition, increasing consumption of fruit and vegetables, improving skills in selection and preparation of healthy foods);
“Know Your Numbers Awareness” (Blood Pressure, Glucose, Cholesterol);
increasing awareness of risk factors for disease.
The Healthy Living Program Schedule, including the Healthy Living Screening Session for blood pressure, glucose, total cholesterol and A1C, is as follows:
Ahousaht—Dec. 12
Tla-o-qui-aht—Dec. 13 in the a.m.
Ucluelet East —Dec. 13 in the p.m.
Kyuquot—School and Community Sessions planning stages
Haa-Huu-Payuk School sessions planning stages
November 14 was World Diabetes Day. Matilda Watts, with Mayor Ken McRae and Pam Ganske of the Vancouver Island Health Authority attended the West Coast General Hospital Lab Launch of the Diabetes Management Program
Pictogram Project:
Community members participated in a focus group on the use of Culture-sensitive pictograms for dispensing medications.
Please call me for further information
Matilda Watts 724-5759
