East Wellington Family Health Team

Skills for Success: Managing Type 2 Diabetes

Interested in tackling habit changes but not sure how to get started?
Want to learn more about carbs for freedom in food choices?
Looking for resources to help you build your skills?

If Yes, then register for an upcoming session.

Learn about:

• Carbohydrate: Facts and Myths to improve blood glucose levels
• Making sense out of monitoring
• Prevention and awareness of diabetes complications- “how to”
• Medications, managing hypoglycemia and sick days

Rockwood
Date	Location
Wednesday, August 25, 2010 6:30-8:30pm	175 Alma Street; EWFHT office in Guelph/Eramosa Health Centre
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 6:30-8:30pm	175 Alma Street, Rockwood
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 9:00-11:00am	175 Alma Street, Rockwood

Erin
Date	Location
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 6:30-8:30pm	18 Thompson Crescent; EWFHT office in basement of Dr. Walcott’s office
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 6:30-8:30pm	18 Thompson Crescent, Erin
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 9:00-11:00am	Erin Wellness Centre 9 Thompson Crescent

Healthy Living Strategies: Introduction to Diabetes Prevention and Diabetes Management

Need the “just the facts” about diabetes?
Do you have pre-diabetes?
Need “how to” skills and a plan for healthy eating?

Then join us for this interactive session.

Learn about:

• Common misconceptions and questions about diabetes
• Healthy Eating to Reduce Your Risk of Complications
• Heart Health, Waist, Carbohydrates
• Setting goals for Success

Rockwood
Date	Location
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 9:00-11:00am	175 Alma Street; EWFHT office in Guelph/Eramosa Health Centre
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 6:30-8:30pm	175 Alma Street, Rockwood
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 6:30-8:30pm	175 Alma Street, Rockwood
Tuesday, June 7, 2011 3:30-5:30pm	175 Alma Street, Rockwood

Erin
Date	Location
Tuesday, October 5, 2010 9:00-11:00am	18 Thompson Crescent; EWFHT office in basement of Dr. Walcott’s office
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 6:30-8:30pm	Community Room of Centre 2000, off the main foyer
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 6:30-8:30pm	Erin Wellness Centre 9 Thompson Crescent
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 3:30-5:30pm	Erin Wellness Centre 9 Thompson Crescent

Meal Planning

“What’s for dinner?” – do you cringe when you hear that? Haven’t planned ahead?
Do you find that you are grabbing the less nutritious pre-packaged food because it’s quick?
Want to eat more nutritionally balanced meals?

Yes? Then register for this very popular session

Learn to choose foods that meet your nutrient and energy needs, learn how your hunger and appetite fit into the healthy eating picture. Get hands-on practice with planning some of your own weekly meals and menus

Rockwood
Date	Location
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 6:30-8:30pm	175 Alma Street; EWFHT office in Guelph/Eramosa Health Centre

Erin
Date	Location
Thursday, April 7, 2011 6:30-8:30pm	Erin Wellness Centre 9 Thompson Crescent

Weight Loss Program Review

You’ve decided that you would like your weight to be at a healthier level but where to start?
You’ve seen the commercials, read the ads, talked to people who have lost weight through any
number of programs but which strategy is best for you?

Registered Dietitian, Pat White, will present an overview of some of the most popular weight
loss systems, using a list of questions to compare these programs, so that you can make an
informed choice about what will safely and best meet your needs.

Rockwood
Date	Location
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 6:30-8:00pm	EWFHT office in Guelph/Eramosa Health Centre, 175 Alma Street

Erin
Date	Location
Thursday, January 13, 2011 6:30-8:00pm	Erin Wellness Centre 9 Thompson Crescent

Healthy You, Healthy Lifestyles

This is a group program with a lifestyle approach to healthier living. It provides an
opportunity to achieve and maintain a healthier lifestyle through skill building, peer and
community support.

Session one is an orientation session to help you better understand what the Healthy You,
Healthy Lifestyles Program is and decide if it’s the right time for you to take a look at what’s
affecting your health and start to use the strategies presented.

• Influence of eating patterns
• Recognizing hunger cues
• Nutrition basics
• Emotional eating
• SMART goals
• Improving fats in your diet
• Volumetrics (high volume foods with low calories)
• Fitting fibre into your day

Rockwood
Date	Location
Wednesdays, January 26, February 2, 9, 16, and 23, 2011, 6:30-8:00pm	EWFHT office in Guelph/Eramosa Health Centre, 175 Alma Street

Erin
Date	Location
Thursdays, January 27, February 3, 10, 17, and 24, 2011, 6:30-8:00pm	Erin Wellness Centre 9 Thompson Crescent

Better Sleep

Does it take a long time for you to fall asleep or fall back to sleep?
Do you toss and turn?
Does your mind race at bedtime?
Do you do shiftwork?

Yes? Then register for this much-in-demand presentation

Learn how to fall asleep or back to sleep more easily, to clear the mind of worry and mental chatter, and to control lifestyle factors which influence sleep

Rockwood
Date	Location
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 7:00-9:00pm	EWFHT office in Guelph/Eramosa Health Centre, 175 Alma Street

Erin
Date	Location
Thursday, September 16, 2010 7:00-9:00pm	Centre 2000, Shamrock room (upstairs), 14 Boland Drive

Stop Worrying

Learn about:

• the key characteristics of worry
• 2 approaches proven to decrease worrying
• the most common worries
• the link between worry, perfectionism, and workaholism
• shifting from destructive / unproductive worry to more constructive worry
• the 5 pitfalls that perpetuate worry and make it difficult to break out of worry spirals
• brain training exercises and a variety of other techniques to curb worrying tips for bedtime worriers

Rockwood
Date	Location
Wednesday, March 2, 2011 7:00-9:00pm	EWFHT office in Guelph/Eramosa Health Centre, 175 Alma Street

Erin
Date	Location
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 7:00-9:00pm	Erin Wellness Centre, EWFHT office 9 Thompson Crescent

Relaxation and Stress Management Skills Training

This group program meets once a week for eight (8) weeks, to maximize the opportunity to practice and develop strong skills in releasing body tension, and calming and focusing the mind. This educational program emphasizes skill acquisition and education about stress management and high performance. This is not a self-disclosure or therapy group; the purpose is skills practice.

A variety of long techniques (20 minutes) and short techniques (10 to 20 seconds) are presented. All techniques in this program have originated from research into strategies which promote physical and mental relaxation. They have been well studied and the most up-to-date information will be presented. These techniques are especially helpful in the self-regulation of:

• headaches
• muscle tension
• insomnia
• Raynaud’s Disease
• essential hypertension
• pain
• anxiety
• panic attacks
• exam anxiety.

These strategies also help promote :

• stress management
• physical and mental relaxation
• better immune function
• increased self-awareness
• improved performance in work, sport, and the performing arts.

Most participants in the 12 session training program report becoming more aware of stress responses, lessening of uncomfortable responses to stress, recovering more quickly from stress, and handling difficult situations more effectively.

Skills training is emphasized in class and daily practice is very strongly recommended. Like playing the piano or riding a bicycle, invested practice produces effective skills that last a lifetime and can be used anywhere, anytime.

Rockwood
Date	Location
Tuesdays, January 4, 11, 18, 25, February 1, 8, 15, and 22, 7:30-8:30pm	EWFHT office in Guelph/Eramosa Health Centre, 175 Alma Street

Erin
Date	Location
Mondays, October 18, 25, November 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, and December 6, 7:30-8:30pm	Community Room of Centre 2000, off the main foyer; 14 Boland Drive

Smoking Cessation

At our six week program you will learn:

• What triggers your smoking
• About the effects of smoking
• About healthy eating and snacking
• How to prepare a plan to quit
• Tips on how to stay smoke-free

Erin
Date	Location
Mondays, January 10, 17, 24, 31, February 7, and 14, 2011 7:00-8:30pm	Erin Wellness Centre, 9 Thompson Crescent, Erin