Nova Scotia Health to offer free online wellness programs this fall

September 11, 2020 Janice MacInnis Leave a Comment

The programs are on a variety of topics including healthy eating, physical activity, mental wellness, parenting, and reducing one’s health risks

Do you wonder how you can get a better night’s sleep? Have you thought about the connection between what you eat and how you feel? Do you want to improve your strength but are not sure where to start? Are you looking for effective strategies to parent your teenager?

Nova Scotia Health is offering a variety of online wellness programs this fall for adults of all ages on healthy eating, physical activity, mental wellness, parenting, and reducing one’s health risks.

All of the sessions are free for anyone who lives within the province; a valid Nova Scotia health card is required to register.

“We have 30 wellness sessions that are offered at different times throughout the day, including some that are offered over the noon hour or in the evening,” said Tina McPhee, team lead, Community Health Teams, Nova Scotia Health. “We’ve been offering wellness sessions online since April, and have had really good participation so far. Our sessions are a great way for Nova Scotians to try something new from the comfort of their own home, and to learn new skills or information to help them improve or maintain their health.”

The wellness sessions are offered online in a friendly group setting using Zoom for Healthcare, and are facilitated by health care professionals, including dietitians, physiotherapists, social workers, and occupational therapists.

Most sessions are an hour in length, and generally consist of a presentation, followed by a moderated group discussion.

“I’ve learned something from each of the sessions that I have done so far … [and] it was easy to join the group online,” said a participant. “I really liked that I could participate from home at a time that worked for me. I’ve been recommending these sessions to my friends.”

Some of the online sessions consist of a series, such as Your Way to Wellness, which is a six-week program that helps people with ongoing health conditions, such as diabetes or arthritis, to overcome daily challenges, take action, and live a healthy life. This particular program is led by trained volunteers, most of whom have chronic conditions themselves.

Visit www.HealthyNovaScotia.ca to see a full list of the online wellness sessions available this fall and to register online.

Reproduced from post on HalifaxToday.ca.

Diabetes Awareness Month

November 9, 2017 jguk Leave a Comment

November is Diabetes Awareness Month! That’s why we are encouraging you to join us and test your risk for type 2 diabetes.

If any of the following sound familiar to you…

You carry a few extra pounds
You have high blood pressure
Someone in your family has diabetes
You are of Indigenous, Asian, Hispanic, or African descent

… you could be at a higher risk for developing type 2 diabetes. To find out your risk, take a two-minute test at diabetestest.ca. The sooner you take action, the more likely you will be able to prevent type 2 diabetes. This year, for every test taken, Sun Life Financial will donate $3.

New Webinar Series on Living Healthy

May 12, 2017 cmhancey Leave a Comment

Diabetes Canada is running a national webinar series that begins at the end of May. Sit in (digitally of course!) for diabetes management webinars dedicated to motivating you to take charge of your health. From learning how to count carbohydrates, to mindful approaches to physical activity, to recipes on a small budget, there are many learning opportunities to help you live well, with or without, diabetes.

Topics include:

May 24: Eat Smart to Manage Your Blood Glucose Levels
June 1: Moving Mindfully
June 6: Making the Most of Your Food Dollar

Each webinar will be held twice, at 2 p.m. ET and 8 p.m. ET.

To learn more and register click here.

Webinars for cultural groups at high risk for diabetes

March 13, 2017 Janice MacInnis Leave a Comment

Diabetes Canada’s next national webinar series begins this month! Join us for diabetes management webinars for three high risk groups. Whether you are newly diagnosed or have been living with diabetes for a long time, there are many learning opportunities to help you live well with diabetes.

Topics and speakers in this series include:

March 30: Living well with diabetes: Chinese Edition
April 6: Living well with diabetes: South Asian Edition
April 12: Living well with diabetes: Aboriginal Edition

Each webinar will be held twice, at 2 p.m. ET and 8 p.m. ET.

End Diabetes – launch Feb. 13/17

February 13, 2017 Janice MacInnis Leave a Comment

Eleven million Canadians live with diabetes or prediabetes today – that’s one in three of us. And another is diagnosed with diabetes every three minutes. Canada is facing a diabetes epidemic that is taking a monumental toll on our health. It’s time to do more – much more.

To shine the light on the epidemic and rally Canadians, the Canadian Diabetes Association will become Diabetes Canada on February 13. As the need is enormous and growing by leaps and bounds – we urgently need to achieve greater impact. By speaking with a stronger, clearer voice, Diabetes Canada will raise the profile of diabetes and bring more Canadians to our cause.

To begin this work and inspire more Canadians to take action, Diabetes Canada is launching End Diabetes on February 13 in a campaign that focuses on the realities and emotional toll of living with diabetes.

End Diabetes is our rallying cry to end the terrible health impacts of diabetes as well as its shame, blame and misinformation. It’s also time to End Diabetes altogether with a cure. You will see Diabetes Canada and End Diabetes in everything we do. They are the two engines to drive awareness, action and impact.

We invite you to have an advance look at EndDiabetes.ca, to watch our new video and join us.

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