Eat together

Try to have meals together as a family as often as possible.

Getting everyone together for mealtime can be a challenge. There are many reasons why everyone might not be able to come together at mealtimes. Even if some family members are not available, there are still benefits to eating with those who are.

Make healthy foods the routine

Offer your kids healthy meals and snacks at regular times throughout the day. This is important to help them get enough nutrients and energy to help them grow and develop.

Every day, offer a variety of:

• vegetables and fruit, including:

• dark green vegetables such as kale and bok choy each day

• orange vegetables such as carrots and sweet potato most days

• whole grain foods, such as:

• oats

• wild rice

• whole wheat pasta

• protein foods such as:

• eggs

• nuts and seeds

• fish and shellfish

• beans, peas, and lentils

• lean red meats, including wild game

• lower fat dairy products such as milk and yogurt

• fortified soy beverages, tofu, soybeans and other soy products

• Include healthy snacks, such as yogurt and fruit, or hummus and vegetable sticks instead of highly processed sweetened granola bars

Offering a variety of healthy foods is the best way to help your children get the nutrients they need.

Make healthy drink choices

Offer water.

Healthy drink options other than water can include:

• white milk (unsweetened lower fat milk)

• unsweetened fortified plant-based beverages

Make a healthy choice

Limit the amount of highly processed foods you offer.

Prepare meals and snacks with little to no added:

• sodium

• sugars

• saturated fat

Get them involved and share the tasks

Teach your kids about making healthy food choices.

Plan out your meals and snacks with your kids to have the healthy foods they like in the home.

Get your kids cooking. Support them, regardless of age, by helping them with simple food-related tasks.

This free event includes a complimentary lunch, activities, a fantastic social setting and features five excellent speakers!

To ensure we have sufficient seating, refreshments, and lunch, registration is required. Please RSVP to Kim Larsen, 403-321-4727 by September 22, 2025.

Featuring

– Parkinson’s Association of Alberta

– Jason Schneck, PHD Student from the University of Zurich

– Recovery of Alberta, ‘Maintaining Wellbeing as you Age’

– Public Health Dietitian, ‘Key Nutrients and Cooking on a Budget’

– Tom Zariski, Town of Drumheller Councilor

This event is proudly sponsored by the Drumheller Community Seniors Coalition, Connecting People & Community for Living Well, Healthy Aging Alberta, Drumheller FCSS, and the Big Country Primary Care Network.

Living with a long-term (chronic) health condition can be hard. Better Choices, Better Health® is a free group workshop for adults who live with or support someone with a chronic health condition. Choose between three workshops:

Better Choices, Better Health® – Chronic Disease: for those with conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, arthritis, gastrointestinal (GI), depression, long COVID-19 and others. – https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/…/if-phc-cdm-bcbh…

Better Choices, Better Health® – Chronic Pain: for those with conditions like fibromyalgia, complex regional pain syndrome, persistent pain, migraines, arthritis and others. – https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/…/if-phc-cdm-bcbh…

Better Choices, Better Health® – Chronic Disease: Balancing Work & Life – https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/…/if-phc-cdm-bcbh…

These workshops can help improve your confidence by learning new self-management skills and to enjoy a better quality of life.

Health Link 811 is gathering feedback from Albertans who call Health Link 811 or access Health Link resources online.

The survey will be available until October 31, 2025: https://redcap.albertahealthservices.ca/surveys/…

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Nutrition is important before you are pregnant and while you are pregnant. Eating well can give you the nutrients and energy you need to feel good and to support a healthy pregnancy.

These videos cover important nutrition topics for pregnancy, including multivitamins, important nutrients, and eating well.

If you have questions about nutrition and pregnancy:

Talk to your healthcare team,

Call Health Link at 811 and ask to speak with a dietitian, or Contact your local Public Health Centre or Indigenous Community Health Centre.

My Health Alberta

Eligibility

You can apply for this benefit if you:

• are living in an abusive family situation or you have already left

• do not have enough money to leave an abusive family situation or start over

• you do not qualify for other ongoing Alberta benefits

• are at least 18 years old

• live in Alberta and are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, refugee or refugee claimant

What you get

You may get help with expenses and other supports to get to safety and/ or start a new life. This could include:

• emergency transportation to a safe place (for example, women’s shelter)

• costs to stay in a hotel or motel for a short time if shelters are full or not available

• costs to assist with basic needs that may not be covered while staying at a shelter

• emergency items not available through shelters such as prescription drugs, childcare, dental and eye care services

• one-time costs to move within Alberta or Canada if you must leave your community to escape a threat of family violence or domestic violence

• a one-time allowance to help set up a new home

• the damage deposit for a new home

• costs for basic needs such as food, clothing and shelter

• costs for telephone calls and transportation to access counselling or legal advice

• extended health coverage for adults and children from families with limited incomes

How to apply

Step 1. Gather your documents

If you are able to, include the following documents with your application:

• identification for you and any dependents

• 2 bank statements for 60 days prior to the date of application

• direct deposit information

• medical letter – if you cannot work for medical reasons

If you do not have these documents at this time, you can still apply.

Step 2. Apply online

Call 877-644-9992 or visit Escaping Abuse Benefit – Get help with costs to leave | Alberta.ca for more information.

As spots are limited you must contact Tara to RSVP to this event:

Tara.Bauer@mcmancentral.ca or (403)-443-0304

Supplies and light refreshments provided

Childcare is available

Follow these tips to stay safe when in, on, or around water:

1. Choose it – Use it! Always Wear a Lifejacket or Personal Flotation Device (PFD): Don’t just have it in the boat. Pick one and wear it. Lifejackets work like seatbelts and bicycle helmets. By the time you need one, it’s too late to put it on.

2. Closely Supervise Young Children In, On & Around the Water: If you’re not within arms reach, you’re too far.

3. Always Swim with a Buddy: Never participate in an aquatic activity alone.

4. Avoid Swimming in the River: Rivers come with many unpredictable risks like moving water, undercurrents, changing depth, and entrapment hazards. If participating in aquatic activities on the river, make sure to wear your lifejacket.

5. Boat, Ride, and Swim Sober: Alcohol and drugs impair your judgement and can exacerbate the effects of the sun and water.

6. Know Before You Go: When getting ready for a day on the water, pay attention to the weather forecast and complete a simple safety checklist.

7. Learn to Swim & Learn Lifesaving Skills: Learning to swim can save your life! Or go further and take other programs like the Bronze Medallion, Bronze Cross & National Lifeguard

8. Drive Powerboats, Personal Watercraft & Snowmobiles Responsibly: Look before you act, stay low, drive at moderate speeds, be aware of changing weather conditions, and drive with extreme caution and proper lights after dark. Make sure you get your Pleasure Craft Operator (PCO) Card.

9. Use Designated Ice Surfaces: These are regulated by personnel and are the safest to use. If using other ice surfaces, do not go out on thin ice, and wear a thermal protection buoyant suit. Remember, no ice is ever 100% safe.

10. Protect Your Neck: Never dive into shallow water. If you’re unsure of how deep the water is, enter feet first.

Learn More!

To learn more about how to be safe in, on, and around water, take our free online Water Smart® Advocate course! https://courses.lifesaving.org/courses/water-smart-advocate