Help With Your Health
Free 1.5 hour interactive health education workshop sessions to help you better manage your health. Sign up for the sessions that interest you!
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Preparing for your Medical Appointment
- How to prepare for a medical appointment- making an agenda
- What to do during a medical appointment
- Ask Me 3 – Good questions to ask the doctor
Understanding Food Labels
- What are our food buying habits?
- How do we know what we should be eating?
- Why marketing makes good choices difficult
- What can we do to eat healthier
- How to read food labels
Understanding your Medication
- Challenges with medications
- Importance of medications
- Tips on taking medication safely
- Why a personal record of medication(s) is important
- Simplify taking medications
Practical Planning for your Health
- Managing our health through the Five Domains of Wellness: Physical, Emotional, Intellectual, Spiritual, Social
- Video- Arthur’s Journey an inspirational success story
- Making SMART goals and putting them into Action Plans
Understanding Blood Pressure
- What is blood pressure?
- A closer look at our heart
- Blood pressure numbers explained
- Video on how blood pressure works
- Eight tips for how to take control of high blood pressure
- Medication for high blood pressure
Understanding Joint Pain and Back Pain
- How prevalent is chronic joint pain in Canada?
- What are the different kinds of arthritis?
- What to do to manage arthritis
- Video explaining back pain
- Interesting facts about back pain
- When to seek professional help
- Treatments that work and treatments that don’t work
Understanding Digestion
- Interesting facts about our digestive system
- What can go wrong with our digestive system
- Video about Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- The role of fibre and probiotics
Understanding Stress and Sleep
- Myths about sleep
- Tips on how to get a good night’s sleep
- Common signs of a sleep disorder
- Video on stress
- How to manage stress
Workshop Registration
If you would like to look for a Help With Your Health workshop in your area, go to Help With Your Health Workshop Registration or call 1-866-971-5545 for more information.