30 Day Healthy Living Plan

• 30 Day Healthy Living Challenge
• 10 Reasons to Eat Breakfast
• Drinking Water Helps Weight Loss
• Canada's Food Guide
• Healthy Living Information Sites

Cholesterol information: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cholesterol-levels/CL00001

Diabetes/Blood Sugar information: http://www.diabetescareguide.com/en/monitoring.html

Keeping your children healthy: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/child-enfant/index-eng.php

Prenatal Health: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/nutrition/prenatal/index-eng.php

Please click on the First Nation Health Information Links site below to obtain information:

First Nation Health Information links

Yarmouth Health Center information updated - October 2011

The Yarmouth Health Centre offers various services to the members of Acadia First Nation and their families.

Dr. D. Armstrong DDS, is practicing at our Health Centre Thursdays 8:30am-12:30pm. This service is for registered band members only. Dr. Armstrong provides such services as;
* Teeth Cleaning
* Comprehensive Dental Examination
* Children’s Dentistry
* Tooth Extractions - Oral Surgery
* Amalgam (metal) Fillings
* Root Canal Therapy
* Dentures & Partial Dentures
* Regular & Extended Treatment Plans

The VON makes a visit to the Health Centre every other Thursday, 9:00am-11:00am who provide:

Clinic Nursing
VON staff runs community clinics, to deliver nursing services such as flu shots, wound care and education sessions for people with diabetes

Foot Care Clinics
VON nurses and other health professionals provide foot care for all ages from infants to seniors. Nurses provide assessment, care and advice for clients, including the elderly and people with diabetes, who have particular problems looking after their feet. Care includes clipping nails, treating corns, calluses, ingrown nails and thickened nails and preventative care as well as referral to other health professionals.

Wellness and Health-Promotion Clinics
VON Wellness and Health Promotion clinics offer clients screening tests and assessment of cholesterol, blood pressure, body-mass index and other indicators of potential health problems. Individual counselling focuses on education and raising awareness on topics such as heart health, diabetes, asthma, allergies and osteoporosis.

Non Insured Health Benefits provides reimbursement for medical travel to specialists outside of Yarmouth. If you require this assistance, please call the Health Centre for further information.
The tour for the cure mobile breast screening information bus makes its way to the Yarmouth Health Centre yearly. This year women received information on the importance of breast exams and were taught how to perform self- examinations.

For further information on any of the ongoing programs listed above available to the Yarmouth Health Centre, please feel free to contact Marla Robinson-Pyne (902)742-4337. Please note that I will be on maternity leave beginning in mid May for one year. The Health Centre will still be open regular business hours (Monday-Thursday, 8:00am-5:00pm) and all the above mentioned programs, services, workshops and daily operations will continue as per usual.

Community Health Update - Acadia First Nation - Submitted by Jill Francis

October 2011

Acadia First Nation’s community health program funds the following services:

• monthly footcare services for eligible seniors at local certified clinics.
• the baby car seat program for the newborns of registered band members
• workshops on nutrition and health issues.

The workshops scheduled for Fall 2011 are with Angela McDonald, Nutritionist for the Union of Nova Scotia Indians (topic to be determined).
For information on any of the above services or suggestions for upcoming workshops, please contact Jill Francis, Community Health Representative (CHR) (902-627-1245, acadiachr@acadiafirstnation.ca).

Also, many members know about the Non-Insured Health Benefits Program (NIHB) that provides a limited range of medically necessary health-related goods and services that are not otherwise provided by other government programs or private plans. Eligible recipients do not need to register but become eligible once they have received their registration date and number as a Status Indian. More information on the services and eligibility for coverage can be accessed at:
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fniah-spnia/nihb-ssna/index-eng.php
or by calling: 1-800-565-3294
or by contacting the CHR above.

Included with this update is an introduction to the NIHB program taken from First Nations, Inuit and Aboriginal Health - Non-Insured Health Benefits for First Nations and Inuit’s website (above). On this website there is a tab to access information for those who have recently received their Indian Status through Bill C-3. The information from this tab is included in the newsletter for easier access.