The Health Centre is Open: | |
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Monday | 8am - 4pm |
Tuesday | 8am - 8pm |
Wednesday | 8am - 4pm |
Thursday | 8am - 4pm |
Friday | 8am - 1pm |
Physician services are provided to residents of the Hants Shore by Family Physicians Dr. Michael Cussen and Dr. Judy Kazimirski. Call to make an appointment.
FREE Blood collection for patients of the Health Centre by appointment only. Blood collection clinics are available most Monday mornings between 9 and 10am. Please specify if appointment is for non-fasting blood collection as patients who must fast will be seen first.
This program offers free recreation activities to all students of DAHES, addressing the issues of fitness and childhood obesity. Jean Crawford, Active Living Facilitator and Amy Ross, plan and supervise activities both during school hours and after school, with the aim of achieving daily physical activity for all students. Home-schooled children are welcome to attend the after school program; please contact the school at 902-633-6300. Funding is from GFL (Green For Life), Municipality of West Hants, West Hants Uniacke Community Health Board and the Health Centre.
The purpose of this program is to offer youth ages 12 - 18 in our area; (Upper Burlington to Tennecape) learning for life skills. We will offer different activities to give the youth skills that will help them in their jobs, education choices, day to day lives and just a simple knowledge of things that are relevant as they get older and leave their childhood homes. Not only will this program give them skills to be able to do simple tasks, but it will also help with self esteem issues, feel valued and wanted, teach leadership and create a great merger of community and youth.
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A joint project of DAHES (Dr. Arthur Hines Elementary School) and the HSCHC, the Breakfast Program supplies a free nutritious breakfast every school morning to an average of 55 students. The Breakfast Program Facilitator, Amy Ross, oversees the program daily. Funding is from Breakfast for Learning, AVRSB Healthy School Community, the Windsor Rotary Clubs Food for Thought Program and community donations.
The health centre's partnership with Friends of Harmony Park Society continues in order to support this community project which has provided recreation facilities in the form of playground equipment, a bike park, outdoor amphitheater, walking/jogging trail, vegetable garden, outdoor chess/checkers board and a soccer field. The facilities are used by the school as well as the community. During the summer there is a soccer program for children as well as "Family Fun" programs on Sundays. A summer student is hired each year. They run various programs, such as family fun night, movie night, and programs for different age groups, gardening and soccer throughout the summer. Last year Lillie Ryan was our summer student.
This joint program offers a healthy lunch for sale to DAHES students and staff 4 days per week throughout the school year. Amy Ross, Healthy Lunch Facilitator, works with grade 6 students to prepare nutritious meals for sale to students and staff. New in September 2010, the salad bar is offered once a week; students learn about food groups and a healthy diet, choose the foods they like and taste test small quantities of new foods. With colorful foods, attractive arrangements and opportunity for choice, the salad bar has been a great hit with students and staff. This program is funded by AVRSB Healthy School Community, the Health Centre and revenues from lunch sales.
As a result of the Harmony Park project, a vegetable garden was first planted at DAHES in 2004. All DAHES students help to plant the garden in June and then harvest the vegetables in September; the vegetables are used in the healthy lunch program. A vegetable garden is the perfect health promotion project as it requires physical activity and results in healthy food. Volunteers are always appreciated to help with preparing the garden and weeding during the summer!
As a result of the needs assessment conducted in 2009, the Seniors Drop-In Centre opened in September 2010 at the Centre Burlington Hall every Thursday from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Each week there are a variety of activities, including information sessions, music, exercises and lots of time for coffee and socializing. A nutritious and delicious lunch is served at noon for a cost of $10. Joanne Fields is the Drop-In Centre's Facilitator. Funding is from Health Centre, Municipality of West Hants and West Hants Uniacke Community Health Board.
Offered one day a week during the winter months at the Summerville Fire hall and Walton Fire hall. For more information contact Jean Crawford at the Health Centre, or email programs@hschc.ca
for more information please contact Jean Crawford (902) 633-2110 or email programs@hschc.ca
The newsletter is a project of the health centre to inform residents about community events. We include as many submissions from non-profit groups as space allows. Please submit your item by email to programs@hschc.ca or in writing to the health centre by the 22nd of the month.
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