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Asthma Resources
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BUILDING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES - August 2010 Monthly Calendar of Events
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BUILDING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES - Food and Body Connections Series
This is a series for those concerned with eating and body image.
Are you tired of thinking about food and your body?
Do you eat to feel better?
Do you spend a lot of time criticizing your body?
Do you feel disconnected from your hunger?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, come to this 8 week series to find out how to improve your relationship between food and your body.
To register, please call or visit Building Healthy Lifestyles. All Building Healthy Lifestyles classes are free of charge.
When: January 21- March 11, 2010; 1:30pm-3:30pm
Where: Building Healthy Lifestyles 424-5th Street South, Lethbridge
Phone: 403-388-6654
To register, please call or visit Building Healthy Lifestyles. All Building Healthy Lifestyles classes are free of charge.
BUILDING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES - July 2010 Monthly Calendar of Events
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BUILDING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES - October 2010 Monthly Calendar of Events
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BUILDING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES - September 2010 Monthly Calendar of Events
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Chronic Heart Failure Resources
What is Chronic Heart Failure (CHF): A Patient Information Guide.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Resources
The main goal of this educational initative is to optimize early diagnosis, prevention and management of COPD in Canada.
Also see: Asthma Resource section for Inhaler Device Instructions
Dealing with Diabetes
More than three million Canadians have diabetes
There are three main types of diabetes.
Type 1 diabetes, usually diagnosed in children and adolescents, occurs when the pancreas is unable to produce insulin. Insulin is a hormone that controls the amount of glucose in the blood. Approximately 10 per cent of people with diabetes have type 1 diabetes.
The remaining 90 per cent have type 2 diabetes, which occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the body does not effectively use the insulin that is produced. Type 2 diabetes usually develops in adulthood, although increasing numbers of children in high-risk populations are being diagnosed.
A third type of diabetes, gestational diabetes, is a temporary condition that occurs during pregnancy. It affects approximately 2 to 4 per cent of all pregnancies (in the non-Aboriginal population) and involves an increased risk of developing diabetes for both mother and child.
Dyslipidema Resources
It is important to check your cholesterol level on a regular basis. A high cholesterol level along with smoking, hypertension, and diabetes, is one of the main cardiovascular disease risk factors, especially for heart attack and stroke.
Hypertension Resources
Blood pressure that is too high is referred to as hypertension. According to Health Canada, hypertension is a disease affecting 20% to 25% of Canadians.
Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions
Patient education program for people living with ongoing health problems such as diabetes, asthma, emphysema, heart conditions, high blood pressure, MS, and chronic pain.
Stroke Information Card
The card provides information on the types of community services available in Chinook Health Region. It also gives family physicians and other health professionals the support to improve a stroke survivor’s satisfaction with life.
Youth Action Template
This project, called “Healthy Lifestyle Leadership for Youth” (HLLY), allowed youth aged 13 – 17 the opportunity to develop a social marketing campaign to promote healthy lifestyle messages to their peers.
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