February 1, 2013 – Expert Prenatal Advice and Newborn Parenting Tips!
Expectant parents and their families are invited to a fun night out by attending the Prenatal Health Fair hosted by Peterborough Public Health at the Holiday Inn on Monday, February 11 from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Car seat experts from Smith-Ennismore OPP Community Policing will share tips and answer questions about how to safely buckle up your baby, a massage therapist will be on hand to demonstrate infant massage techniques, a children’s librarian will recommend books you can read to your newborn and hospital staff will share the many ways they provide supportive care both during and after your birth experience.
This event is free and open to everyone with an interest in learning how best to prepare for having a baby, and about the supports available in the Peterborough area. The Prenatal Health Fair features interactive displays and demonstrations on a wide variety of topics such as nutrition for baby and Mom, becoming a parent, baby’s development, and much more. Highlights include the “empathy belly” and fathering displays, as well as the chance to win a door prize.
For more details, please call Kris Hazlitt at Peterborough Public Health at 705-743-1000, ext. 254.
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For further information, please contact:
Helen Ames, Public Health Nurse
Peterborough Public Health
705-743-1000, ext. 214
January 29, 2013 – Smokers from across Ontario have the opportunity to enroll in the STOP (Smoking Treatment for Ontario Patients) Program and receive nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), free of charge to help them in their attempt to quit smoking.
For many smokers the cost of nicotine replacement products can be a barrier to quitting. The STOP Program provides five weeks of free NRT, a practical support for alleviation of nicotine withdrawal symptoms, which has been shown to be effective to help people quit smoking.
Those interested in participating in the STOP program may do so by attending a STOP workshop, to be held in Peterborough on March 5, 2013. To see if you are eligible to participate, and to register for the workshop(s) call Peterborough Public Health at (705) 743-1000, Monday to Friday 8:30 – 4:30.
The STOP Program is conducted by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), and is funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care as part of its Smoke-Free Ontario Strategy.
In addition to providing NRT, the STOP Program will offer educational material to encourage the program participants to make broader changes that can improve their overall health. Often smoking does not occur in isolation, but rather accompanies other risk factors for disease, such as poor nutrition and lack of physical activity.
CAMH isCanada’s leading addiction and mental health teaching hospital. Integrating clinical care, scientific research, education, policy development and health promotion, CAMH transforms the lives of people impacted by mental health and addiction issues.
For more information contact:Michael Torres, CAMH Media Relations, at (416) 595-6015.
Serena Jewer, Peterborough Public Health, at (705) 743-1000 ext. 394
Background: The STOP Program
Introduced in 2005 through a partnership between the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and the former Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport, the STOP Program has already provided nicotine replacement therapy including nicotine gum and patches, as well as bupropion and varenicline, free of charge, along with counseling support to an unprecedented 80,000 people from acrossOntario.
Baseline questionnaires and follow-up surveys, spaced over six months post treatment will help the STOP Program researchers learn more about the long-term impact of providing nicotine replacement therapy and other smoking cessation aid free of charge to smokers across Ontario. To date, results for STOP participants have shown an improvement of at least two times the typical quit rates.
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Youth Speak About Alcohol and Drugs
Youth Speakers Share Their Stories
Join us and YouthSpeak to explore the stories of young people who have experiences with alcohol and drug use. Youth Speakers will share their stories about substance use and explore with parents the pathways they took toward change and the role family and adult role models played in their journey. Their will be plenty of time for questions
and answers after the presentation. (learn about YouthSpeak at youthspeak.ca)
St. Peter’s Secondary School
Monday, October 15, 2012, 7pm
For more information: 705-876-1122, ext 292
info@peterboroughdrugstrategy.com
Breastfeeding?
Celebrate World Breastfeeding Week 2012
Join us to celebrate breastfeeding in a fun “competition” where every child wins because
they are breastfed.
This event is part of a global challenge to see which community can have the most breastfeeding babies “latched on” at 11:00 a.m. local time.
Saturday, September 29, 2012
10:30 a.m.
Galaxy Cinemas
320 Water Street, Peterborough
After the breastfeeding challenge, stay and enjoy a free family-friendly movie, door prizes, and refreshments.
Participants will receive a free digital portrait provided by Digital Heat Photography.
Friends and family welcome.
No registration required.
For more information call
705-743-1000 or click here to view the poster for this event!
Start your prenatal education early in pregnancy by attending this informative, hands-on event. The Fair is offered two times a year. It showcases displays and demonstrations on a wide variety of topics of interest to both expectant parents and their friends and families. Health professionals and community partners share information, answer your questions, and link you to the many services that can help you on your journey to becoming a parent. Dads-to-be won’t want to miss the Empathy Belly and fathering displays.
Enjoy refreshments and a chance to win door prizes. The fair is hosted by the Peterborough Public Health.
Next Prenatal Health Fair is:
Monday September 24, 2012
6:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Holiday Inn, 150 George Street, Peterborough
A FREE event for everyone…
Saving Countless Lives: What’s New in Infection Control in Hospitals
Listen to our Radio Ad for this event!
Evinrude CentreDr. Dick Zoutman
Infection Control Expert
Thursday, September 20, 2012
6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Q & A till 8:00 p.m.
911 Monaghan Rd., Peterborough
Register below or call
705-743-1000, ext. 139
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