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Class Is In Session - September 2023

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Community Wellness Programs


Explore FREE Classes for Healthy Living


Feeding Your Baby - Introduction to Solids.

  • September 28 on MS Teams
  • November 3 on MS Teams.


Feeding Littles - How to raise competent eaters.

  • October 26 on MS Teams
  • December 21 on MS Teams.


Get Better Together for those living with chronic conditions.

  • September 27 to November 1 in Grand Marais.
  • October 10 to November 14 in Matlock.


Craving Change - change thinking habits to change eating habits.

  • November 16 to December 7 in Matlock.


Commit to Quit tobacco reduction program.

  • October 5 to November 2 on MS Teams.


Life in the Middle Menopause / Perimenopause Workshop Series.

  • Save the dates of November 7, 14, 21 and 28.


Relaxation Series - mindfulness, stress management & reframing our thoughts.

  • Sept 6 Reframing Our Thoughts at Victoria Beach.
  • Oct 16, 23, 30 in Whitemouth.
  • Oct 23, 30, Nov 6 on MS Teams


Leader Training - Walking Coach

  • This training is in partnership with the Manitoba Fitness Council, the RM of St. Clements and the IERHA Community Wellness Team.
  • Please register with RM St. Clements for this training.




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.

Your Budget Friendly Recipe for September: These recipes rule for back to school!


Contributors: Dana Mandryk Nursing Student Home for the Summer and Caroline Le Clair, Registered Dietitian and Wellness Facilitator with the Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority


Back to school time may be considered the best time by any adult! However, thinking of ideas for healthy, budget friendly lunches that your kids can help make can be challenging to say the least. Here are a few recipes that may make school lunches feel a bit less hectic as well as some that can be premade the night before.


Click here for 4 different school lunch ideas and more! (Bento Lunches, Tortilla Pizza, Pinwheels, Turkey BLT Wrap)


Photo credit: Gerd Altmann, Pixabay

September is Acne Awareness Month



Contributor: Andrea Dell, Wellness Facilitator with the Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority


With the hustle and bustle of back to school preparations, most of us are too preoccupied to consider the impact that acne has on adolescents and young adults. Acne can negatively affect one’s emotional wellbeing; and many people with acne experience depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, and poor self-image as a result. Poor emotional wellbeing can have a negative impact on the school experience for adolescents. Acne does not need to be chronic or severe to affect an individual’s mental wellbeing. Mild breakouts, or even the occasional pimple can affect one’s perception of themselves. Rest assured, there are strategies that promote healthy skin, which could help to reduce the severity of acne outbreaks.


Click here to read more.


Photo credit: Gerd Altmann, Pixabay

World Suicide Prevention Day:

'Creating Hope Through Action'



"We can all play a role in supporting those experiencing a suicidal crisis or those bereaved by suicide whether as a member of society, as a child, as a parent, as a friend, as a colleague or as a person with lived experience. We can all encourage understanding about the issue, reach in to people who are struggling, and share our experiences. We can all create hope through action and be the light." ~ World Health Organization


Mental health includes our emotional and social well being. It affects how we think, feel and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, build relationships, and make choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood through to adulthood.


Visit our website to navigate through our programs, community partners, and resources.

Below, you will find general information on promoting positive mental health along with the contact information for Crisis Services.


If you feel overwhelmed, talk to a counsellor or another trusted person in your community (e.g. religious leader or community elder).


Click Here: Interlake-Eastern RHA Resources


Click Here: Shared Health Resource Finder

September is FASD Awareness Month

'Uniting Our Strengths: Finding Solutions Together'


Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder or FASD ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​is a medical diagnostic term that describes the range of effects that can occur in an individual who was exposed to alcohol prenatally (Canadian Diagnostic Guidelines 2015). FASD is often referred to as a hidden or invisible disability because most people affected have no noticeable physical features. FASD can impair a person’s learning, physical, cognitive, behaviour and development. The effects of FASD are lifelong. Health Canada estimates that nine in every 1,000 children born in Canada have FASD.​​ Below is information about FASD diagnostic services and supports available for caregivers with children/youth who have been exposed to alcohol prenatally.


Click here to visit our website for more information and supports.


Click here to learn more about FASD awareness month.



Photo credit: Cookie Studio, Freepik

E.R.I.K. - Emergency Response Information Kit

Source: Sharedhealth Manitoba



The Emergency Response Information Kit (E.R.I.K.) provides important medical information about you should first responders arrive at your home during an emergency. First developed by Manitoba paramedics and seniors resource coordinators, E.R.I.K. is now maintained by Seniors Resource Councils.


Have you got yours?

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Source: Government of Canada


"Both the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day take place on September 30.

Orange Shirt Day is an Indigenous-led grassroots commemorative day intended to raise awareness of the individual, family and community inter-generational impacts of residential schools, and to promote the concept of “Every Child Matters”. The orange shirt is a symbol of the stripping away of culture, freedom and self-esteem experienced by Indigenous children over generations.


On September 30, we encourage all Canadians to wear orange to honour the thousands of Survivors of residential schools." ~ Government of Canada


Click here to learn more.

Interlake-Eastern RHA Annual General Meeting


The Interlake-Eastern RHA Board of Directors would like to invite you to their Annual General Meeting (AGM) that will be held virtually using Zoom (link below) on Tuesday, October 10, 2023 @ 2:00pm (CST).

 

Agenda highlights will be a review of this year’s activities by members of the board of directors, CEO report, audited financial statement and award announcements.


  1. Click here to join the Zoom Meeting.
  2. Enter the Meeting ID: 632 8976 9039
  3. Enter the Meeting Passcode: 229244

We are Mask Friendly


Medical masks are now still available to those who choose to wear them but it is no longer mandatory for people to enter Interlake-Eastern RHA facilities with masks. Some areas of our facilities will still require masks, especially in areas where people are immunocompromised. You may also see mandatory mask wearing return in the event that a facility is experiencing an outbreak. Members of the public are encouraged to request their care providers to wear masks when caring for them which reflects our mask friendly approachRead more from Sharedhealthmb.



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)


Manitoba currently has bivalent Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for both primary series and boosters. An updated formulation of the COVID-19 vaccine targeting the XBB variant is awaiting approval from Health Canada. Individuals vaccinated with the updated formulation are expected to benefit from a better immune response against XBB and its new variants, compared to current vaccines.


Beginning in the fall of 2023 for those previously vaccinated against COVID-19, Health Canada recommends a dose of the new formulation of COVID-19 vaccine for individuals in the authorized age groups if it has been at least 6 months from the previous COVID-19 vaccine dose or known SARS-CoV-2 infection (whichever is later). If you are wanting to receive a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine sooner than the fall, please speak to your health care provider to discuss further as getting a dose now would impact when you can get the updated formulation.


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.

Just like the warm months of summer, the Lake Winnipeg Piers are only around for a short time each year. Savour these last days of summer! Staff Photo: Sandy Hook Pier.


Our next issue will be in circulation in October 2023.


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