Heart Healthy - February 2024

Information - Resources - Wellness Classes - Career Opportunities

Community Wellness Programs

Explore FREE Classes for Healthy Living

Feeding Littles - How to raise competent eaters

• Thursday February 29 on MS Teams

No Gym Required - 3 part physical activity series

• February 14, 21 & 28 on MS Teams

Feeding Your Baby - Introduction to solids

• Thursday March 21 on MS Teams

Commit To Quit - Reduce or stop nicotine use

• April 8 to May 6 on MS Teams (afternoons)
• April 11 to May 9 on MS Teams (evenings)



To Register for Wellness Classes:

Call Toll Free 1-877-979-9355 or email [email protected]

For information on using Microsoft Teams for our virtual classes, click here.

Heart Health for Valentine's Day

Source: Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada

Heart disease is a general term that means the heart is not working properly. Some forms of heart disease are present at birth (congenital heart disease), while others develop as we age. Many forms of heart disease can be prevented by living an active, healthy lifestyle.

Prevention is key: Learn more about how to live a healthier lifestyle. You’ll find help here. 8 in 10 cases of premature heart disease and stroke cases are preventable through healthy lifestyle behaviours.

Make healthy lifestyle choices: Many risk factors for heart disease and stroke are in your power to control. Explore heart-healthy tips on healthy eating, exercise, stress and more:

15 Tips to Get Your Heart Pumping Every Day

Healthy Eating - Habits That Help

Learn more about IERHA Chronic Disease Nurses.

Learn more about IERHA Registered Dietitians.

Photo credit: Karolina Grabowska, Pexels

Your Budget Friendly Recipe for February: Marilyn's French Canadian Pea Soup

Contributor: Caroline Le Clair, Registered Dietitian and Community Wellness Facilitator with the Interlake-Eastern RHA

The month of February is a time to celebrate Manitoba’s francophone heritage! With the largest Winter Festival in Western Canada - Le Festival Du Voyageur taking place in our province, we decided to highlight a delicious francophone traditional recipe. Split pea soup is a hearty meal that will warm you up on a cold winter day and keep you full during your winter play. Peas are jam packed with nutrition, low cost, easy to cook with and have a long shelf life! So, if you haven’t already, give peas a chance!

Are you hungry for more? Click here for the recipe and other ideas to help make your money

S-T-R-E-T-C-H!

Photo credit: Security, Pixabay

National Love Your Pet Day is celebrated on February 20th!

Contributor: Bonnie Peloski, Community Wellness Facilitator Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority

There are many health benefits of owning a pet. Pets, especially dogs and cats, can reduce stress, anxiety, and depression, ease loneliness, encourage exercise and playfulness, and even improve your cardiovascular health. Caring for an animal can help children grow up more secure and active. Pets also provide valuable companionship for older adults. They can increase opportunities to exercise, get outside, and socialize. Regular walking or playing with pets can decrease blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and triglyceride levels. Pets can help manage loneliness and depression by giving us companionship.

Click here to learn more and meet the pets of the Community Wellness Team!

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It's February and love is in the air!

Source: ierha.ca

Interlake-Eastern RHA Public Health Nurses offer a wide range of health promotion and prevention services including:

• Teen Clinics
• Reproductive Health
• Sexually Transmitted Infections Testing and Treatment

Did you know:

• Every sexually active person is at risk for getting sexually transmitted infection (STI)?

• You don't have to have sex to contract STIs. STIs can be spread orally through cold sores.

• Many STIs are symptomless. Getting tested regularly will help prevent further gynecological problems.

• Condoms don't give 100% protection against STIs.

• Many STIs can have long lasting effects including damage to fallopian tubes, chronic pelvic pain and infertility.

To contact a Public Health Nurse or to learn more about programs and services, click here.

World Cancer Day - February 4

Source: ierha.ca



World Cancer Day 'aims to promote research, prevent cancer, improve patient services, raise awareness and mobilize the global community to make progress against cancer." ~ worldcancerday.org

Interlake-Eastern RHA Cancer Navigation Services:

When facing a cancer diagnosis it can be shocking and confusing. If you or a member of your family have been diagnosed with cancer, the cancer navigation services team is here to help.

Cancer navigation can guide and support you and your family through the entire cancer journey. Receiving information and support in a timely manner can help to reduce distress and anxiety. Cancer navigation services are provided free of charge to Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority residents and their families.

Learn more about IERHA Cancer Navigation Services.

Coordinating projects and applying for grants to fund them are critical skills that you can develop and improve! Take your organization’s project from idea to reality. On behalf of the Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority Community Wellness Team and Healthy Together Now, you are invited to attend a free, condensed 3-hr Proposal Writing Presentation, online by Zoom on Tuesday March 12, 2024 in the evening from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Presenter: Sharalyn Reitlo with Community Futures Winnipeg River. 

To register, please call 1-877-979-9355 or email [email protected] Please include your name, email, and name of your organization or community group.    

Free Park Entry for February!

Source: Province of Manitoba

Get outside and have some winter fun in provincial parks, no vehicle permits required.

A career with the IERHA can lead you anywhere!

Carly Jones is a Registered Social Worker. She works out of the Lundar office as a Child and Adolescent Community Mental Health Worker.

“I know that when I was growing up, you wouldn't necessarily see Indigenous teachers, Indigenous healthcare workers. I didn't feel we were well represented, and both my mom and my sister are also Indigenous healthcare workers, so it means a lot to me to carry on their ongoing work and pick up that work as well.”

For more information on Interlake-Eastern RHA careers, visit our website.

Have you tested positive for COVID-19?

If your rapid antigen test is positive for #COVID19, or you don't take a test but have symptoms, you should isolate for 5 days after your symptoms start and until you don't have a fever & your other symptoms have been improving for 24 hours. Click here to learn more.

Vaccine Resources

Source: Province of Manitoba | Vaccination and Eligibility (gov.mb.ca)

The recommended interval is 6 months, but you may receive a dose of XBB.1.5 formulation if it has been at least 3 months from any previous COVID-19 vaccine formulation or known infection.

All people in Manitoba aged 6 months and older are eligible for COVID-19 vaccination.

The vaccine is also available from medical clinics, pharmacies and other locations. Use the Vaccine Finder to find a convenient location. You can make your vaccine appointment at some sites online or by calling 1-844-626-8222.

Our next issue will be in circulation in March 2024.

Community Wellness Team | Toll Free 1-877-979-9355

[email protected] | ierha.ca