Healthy Living Links 

• Brandon RHA Health Promotion Services
  
   
• What Makes Us Healthy or Unhealthy?   
  
   
• Health Promotion Articles
  
  
   
• Manitoba Healthy Living
  
  
• Health In Common
  Recognizing that social, environmental and economic factors collectively create healthy sustainable communities, Health in Common works to strengthen these connections by: 
  -   providing tools and resources to support organizational and community development
  -  facilitating communication and collaboration among non-government organizations, governments and the private sector
  -  enhancing capacity for evaluation
  
   
• Healthy Schools
  Healthy Schools is Manitoba’s school health initiative designed to promote the physical, emotional and social health of school communities. It is based on the belief that good health is important for learning and that schools are in a unique position to have a positive influence on the health of children, youth and their families.
  
   
• Healthy Canadians  
  Your source for a healthier lifestyle
  
   
• Kids Help Phone
  Canada's only toll-free, 24-hour, bilingual and anonymous phone counselling, referral and Internet service for children and youth. 1-800-668-6868.
  
   
• Healthy Smiles 
  

Physical Activity

• Healthy Brandon in motion
  
   
• Manitoba in Motion
  Physical Activity - do it for life!
  Accumulate 30 - 60 minutes of moderate physical activity daily to stay healthy or improve your health. Add up your activities in periods of 10 minutes each. Start slowly ...and build up.

Tobacco Reduction

• Tobacco Dependence Program
  
  
• Smoke Free Resources
  
   
• Smoke Free Links
  
   
• Healthy Brandon Tobacco Free

Injury Prevention

• Safe Kids Canada
  
   
• Safe Communities Canada
  
  
•  Brandon RHA Quality, Risk and Patient Safety
  

Mental Health Promotion

• Mental Health Links
  
  
• Canadian Mental Health Association
  
  
• Here to Help
  
  
• Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
  
  
• Mood Disorders Society of Canada
  
  
• www.bullying.org
  
  
• www.mindyourmind.ca
  
  
• Mental Health Works
  

Healthy Sexuality

• Manitoba Healthy Living, Youth and Seniors
  
  
• Sexuality Education Resource Centre
  SERC is a community-based, non-profit, pro-choice organization that promotes sexual health through education.
  
  
• Rainbow Resource Centre  
  The Rainbow Resource Centre is a not-for-profit community organization that provides support and resources to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and two-spirit communities of Manitoba and North Western Ontario.

Chronic Disease Prevention

• Healthy Brandon

 
Pictured above is at the Healthy Brandon Living Well With Stress
World Laughter Day event.

• Wellness Screens
  The Wellness Screen is a mobile screening program for individuals, to assess risk factors for chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke and cancer. The Wellness Screen gets people thinking about healthy living and motivates participants to be a leader in their own health plan.
  What is done at a Wellness Screen?
  • Review chronic disease risk factors 
  • Assess eating habits and physical activity 
  • Check blood pressure

For more information call 578-2193, 578-2194 or 578-2195.

• Living Well with Chronic Disease
  • Get Better Together! ~ To register call 578-2193
    A free program for people living with any kind of ongoing health concern or disability. Each of the six weekly sessions will help participants learn to manage their condition better and cope with challenges.
    
    
  • Diabetes and Heart Health
    formally called Prairie Health Matters
    
  • Chronic Disease Services Links