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Diabetes Awareness and Prevention Program.
The objective of the program is to raise awareness of diabetes, it's risk factors and the value of healthy lifestyle practices.
- Produce and distribute a directory of provincial resources on diabetes prevention and healthy lifestyles.
- Co-ordinate 3 workshops on diabetes prevention and health promotion.
- Set up displays at as many events as possible, to hand out promotional material.
- Maintain and expand the Resource Centre on diabetes prevention and health promotion.
- Provide information on diabetes prevention, lifestyles, and the importance of screeining for diabetes.
- Develop and distribute resources on diabetes, such as coloring books, game cards and posters.
- Home visits to members. Passing out promotion materials and the importance of screening for diabetes.
- Walking Club.
- Physical Exercise.
- Shopping Tours.
- Nutrition Semminars.
- Organize six Community Kitchen Programs, where participants will meet with a dietician and project co-ordinator to plan, prepare and share healthy meals.
The Wellness Co-ordinator, Brenda Bradford, holds weekly sessions on Mondays at lunch time between 12:00 and 1:00pm. Anyone interested please contact NCPEI at 892-5314.
Our Community Kitchens will be posted on our Web Calendar, Click Here to view the calendar. The kitchens are put on by Barb Bevan and our dietician.
Health Links.
Recipes
An online database of healthy recipes will also be featured on the site. Click Here for Menus
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