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Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ilona Hale, MD, FCFPC June 2021
... helps us shift the deeply held societal belief that people with obesity simply lack willpower and just need to ... with the intent to improve overall quality of life for people living with obesity. —Ilona Hale, MD —Priya ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Anne Pousette, MD, MPH September 2021
... with healthy behaviors. During the pandemic, most people have had less contact with their primary care ... and follow up. Help your patients use step counters. Many people are not aware how sedentary they are until they ... This provides a tangible way to record progress and many people have mobile phones that can measure and record steps. ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Derek C. Chang, MD April 2020
... 1 ] Moms Stop the Harm,[ 2 ] the Canadian Association of People Who Use Drugs,[ 3 ] and the City of Vancouver,[ 4 ] ... of recovery. I truly believe that decriminalization of people who use drugs and safe supply save lives. We need to ...
Council on Health Promotion, COVID-19 / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) May 2020
... the role of fomites (objects that are touched by multiple people) is another factor. In some instances, the role of ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Alan Woodland October 2020
... their mental and physical health. In BC, the number of people over age 65 continues to increase and is expected to ... opportunities to ride as a passenger in a shared vehicle. People who ride as passengers in shared vehicles drive less ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Kelsey D.M. Kozoriz, MSc, MD, CCFP December 2020
... 2015. Last year, it was estimated that almost 690 million people worldwide struggled with chronic hunger.[ 2 ] Devastatingly, 2020 will see even more people struggle to access healthy nutrition as the social and ... food insecurity affects 12% of Canadians and millions of people around the globe.[ 3 ] We can help our patients ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Hetesh Ranchod, MD, FRCPC January/February 2020
... Loss. Support groups: In-person and telephone groups for people in the early stages of dementia and groups for ... Minds in Motion: A social and fitness program for people with mild cognitive impairment in the early stages of ... access to community resources. A study has shown that people who were referred directly to First Link by health ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP January/February 2019
... not a normal part of aging. The first support group for people with dementia was not formed until 1993, and it was ... Only in the past few years have memoirs been written by people with dementia. This pattern is a symptom of the stigma ... to learn from qualitative studies about the experience of people actually living with dementia.  A meta-synthesis ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Steven Larigakis, MD March 2019
... of psychological, social, and physical aspects, and puts people at risk of adverse health outcomes, including falls, ... although its prevalence does rise with age, from 16% of people 65 years old to over 50% of those over 85.[ 3 ] ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ilona Hale, MD, FCFPC June 2019
... person with obesity: healthy, active, motivated? For many people these are not the words that come to mind. Despite ... unchecked, and in many cases, institutionalized. Many people continue to hold feelings of disapproval toward people with obesity, leading to unfair judgment and ...