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Community Health Centre: Healthy People, Vibrant Communities

March 2021 Newsletter

SEGCHC Staff Pink Shirt Day!

International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women's equality.

March 17, 2021 will mark the twelfth year of celebrating Dietitians Day in Canada, always held the third Wednesday in March. It will shine the spotlight on the profession and remind us that dietitians are the trusted choice for reliable life-changing food and nutrition advice.

Saint Patrick’s Day, is a cultural and religious celebration held on March 17 known as Feast of Saint Patrick (Irish: Lá Fhéile Pádraig, 'the Day of the Festival of Patrick'). St. Patrick, patron saint of Ireland was born in Roman Britain in the late 4th century. He was kidnapped at the age of 16 and taken to Ireland as a slave. He escaped but returned about 432 to convert the Irish to Christianity. By the time of his death on March 17, 461, he had established monasteries, churches, and schools.

Community Volunteer Income Tax Program

This year due to covid-19 we are accepting drop-off returns only. If you would like our help to complete your tax return, please bring your tax information to one of the drop off locations during the dates and times listed below.

South East Grey Community Health Centre – 55 Victoria St. Markdale:
Tuesday March 16 – 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Monday March 22 – 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Thursday April 1 - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Friday April 16 - 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Tuesday April 27 – 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Erskine Community Health Centre – 90 Artemesia St. S. Dundalk:
Wednesday March 24 – 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Thursday April 1 - 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Wednesday April 7 – 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Friday April 23 - 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Skyview Motel – 158032 Highway #10 Dundalk:
Wednesday March 24 – 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Flesherton Library – 101 Highland Drive Flesherton:
Tuesday March 23 – 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Thursday April 8 - 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Durham Library – 453 Garafraxa St. S. Durham:
Thursday March 25 – 10:00 am to 1:00 pm

If you live in any of the Grey County Affordable Housing locations, Cheryl Luckhardt will be picking up tax information on March 16^th. Please contact Cheryl at 519 -376-5744 ext. 1205 to schedule your pick up.

If you have any questions, please contact Geoff at 519-986-2222 ext.6376

SENIORS ASK is a free service in which seniors and caregivers can reach out to trained volunteers with any questions or concerns they might have. Through funding from New Horizons, Phase 2 is now expanding to other areas in Grey & Bruce. The CHC is a partner on this project and we are looking at ways to introduce and adapt this to meet the unique needs of our community. The lead on this project is Dave Wenn and he will be facilitating two distanced in-person information events:

Dundalk (Erskine Centre) on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 10:30 am
Markdale (Lower Level) on Friday, March 26, 2021 at 10:30 am

Please RSVP your attendance to Tanya at tanya.shute@segchc.ca
There is no commitment by attending an information session.
Refreshments will be served.

For more information, please contact Tanya or go to the website:
https://www.alscgb.ca/seniors-ask.html

New Content: Reduce your risk of developing dementia. Learn six ways to promote brain health with our free online interactive lesson.

Do you or someone you care for have osteoarthritis of the hip or knee? Learn how to best manage this condition through exercise and weight management.

Explore our latest COVID-19 related content to help you stay active and engaged while practicing physical distancing.

New Blog Posts: Our Blog Posts are written by trusted experts to inform and inspire healthy aging. We use scientific evidence to provide credible insights on hot topics and prevalent conditions related to seniors' health.

Are aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs effective for preventing dementia?
If you’re interested in aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs as a dementia prevention strategy, you should know that current evidence doesn’t support their use for this purpose and raises red flags around potential health risks.

New Hitting the Headlines: When aging topics hit the headlines, we bring you the best available related research evidence.

4 simple ways to make walking more fun
Walking is a relatively easy way to stay active - it doesn’t require any fancy equipment or a gym membership to do. If you are looking for ways to make it more interesting, try Nordic walking for a full body workout, or walking to music to increase your pace. If you are looking to track your performance over time, a wearable device can help.

Information provided by McMaster University website

Celebrating Social Workers

Nicky Madill is one of the Social Workers at the South East Grey CHC. She has experience and training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing. Nicky has completed her Masters of Social work, from Wilfrid Laurier University.
As a social worker she provides counselling and advocacy to promote emotional well-being, while supporting a variety of issues such as mild to moderate anxiety and depression, life transitions, relationship problems, abuse, and other life challenges in a safe environment. Feel free to reach out to Nicky at 519-986-3981.

Many of our programs and activities are back and registration is open online through ACTIVE Net or by calling 519-376-0484 ext. 0.

Membership

We are also accepting new members! New members are welcome to call the Y at 519-376-0484 ext. 0 or email osgb.member@osgb.ymca.ca to book an appointment with our Customer Services staff to get started.

Schedule and Hours of Operation

Based on usage patterns, we will be maintaining the same hours of operation as those prior to the recent shutdown:
Monday-Thursday: 6:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Friday: 6:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday: 7:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon

We will consider increasing our hours as more members reactivate.

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