Phone:

(403) 823-3345

Address:

140 Riverside Dr E, Drumheller, AB, T0J 0Y4

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Influenza

Influenza is a highly contagious viral infection. Those that are generally healthy will experience symptoms to varying degrees and recover fully in a week to ten days. For young children, the elderly or those with a chronic illness, the flu can be life-threatening. Preventing infection in the first place is key.
Viruses are spread through direct contact (within one to two metres, airborne transmission) or indirect contact (surfaces). Signs and symptoms of the seasonal flu vary from one person to another but usually include a combination of:
• Fever
• Headache
• Fatigue and feeling weak
• Sore throat
• Cough
• Muscle aches and pains
• Runny, stuffy nose
• Chest discomfort, coughing
Nausea, vomiting and diarrhea can also occur. Most cases of the flu tend to be mild. However, if you do not start to feel better after a few days or if your symptoms get worse, please consult your health care provider.
Prevention
• Wash your hands often, using plenty of soap and warm water. Germs can live on surfaces for up to 48 hours.
• Clean your hands with an alcohol-based hand sanitizer often throughout the day.
• Disinfect common surfaces in your home and work.
• Cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze into a tissue or the inside of your sleeve or elbow.
• Keep your hands away from your eyes, nose and mouth.
• If you become sick, stay at home. This will prevent the spread of germs to other employees in your workplace as well as people you may come into contact with through your daily routine.
• Talk to your health care provider about the annual flu shot.
If someone in your family gets sick:
• Designate one person as the caregiver.
• Avoid sharing personal items.
• Disinfect surfaces in the home that are frequently touched.
• Wear disposable gloves when in contact with or cleaning up bodily fluids.
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Indigenous Health Support Line

Walk with Me, Talk with Me, Learn with Me.
Guiding You on Your Healthcare Journey
The confidential support line is for First Nations (Status and Non-Status), Métis and Inuit peoples including youth and Elders, living on or off reserve, in a Settlement or in cities and towns.
Our Indigenous listeners will answer your questions and help you get culturally appropriate care. They also help guide you on each step of your healthcare journey. Indigenous listeners are healthcare advisors. They answer and assist all callers to the support line. They can also arrange translators for callers.
You never have to make your healthcare journey alone and help is available to find the right service. Family members can also call the line with their questions or concerns about a loved one, and healthcare providers are able to refer patients who need additional support.
The Indigenous Support Line is available in North, Central and South Zones by calling 1-844-944-4744 or 811 between 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Monday to Friday.
Calls are answered by Indigenous Listeners who provide:
• culturally safe patient- and family-centered care
• health advice and information
• supportive listening
• connection to health resources, services and programs (e.g., primary care)
• assisted referrals
• linkage to Indigenous cultural supports
• support for Indigenous patient concerns within Alberta Health Services
• immediate support for addiction and mental health concerns
• addiction and mental health referrals
Why the Indigenous Support Line was Started
The Indigenous Support Line is a step towards reconciliation. It is also part of Alberta Health Services’ commitment to improving Indigenous peoples’ healthcare concerns and experiences.
The line is operational in North, South and Central Zones.
For more information, email: [email protected]
Indigenous Support Line | Alberta Health Services
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Safeguarding Seniors: Recognizing & Preventing Financial Fraud

Online Zoom Information Session presented by Help For Dementia
Feb 19, 2025
7:00 pm (MST)
60 Minutes
Join Us for This Online Event
Did you know that seniors are often the targets of financial fraud? Join us as we welcome lawyer Doris Bonora for a talk about how to identify suspicious activities and implement effective measures to protect your finances. Empower yourself and those you care for with the knowledge to stay safe!
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Body Image and Self-Esteem

Make a positive difference to the children in your life. Children develop their beliefs and behaviors from the adults that they love and respect.
Teach children that their self-worth is not related to how they look. Emphasize their talents and qualities.
Give children healthy choices and involve them in planning meals, shopping and cooking.
Emphasize the positive aspects of healthy eating.
Do not use food as a reward or punishment.
Encourage children to take responsibility for their own well-being. This will help them learn to listen to their bodies.
Remind them to eat when they are hungry and stop when they are full.
o Remind them that the amounts they eat will vary as they grow and it also on how active they are each day.
o Respect their choices. Do not make them finish their plate if they are full. Do not limit food if they are hungry.
o Teach them to recognize and act on the signs of what they are feeling, they can try deep breathing, a walk, or talk about what is bothering them.
Make your family meals a peaceful time for enjoying food and talking with each other.
Live with a positive attitude to body image. Show how you can be happy, healthy and active at any body size. Don’t talk about diets, calories and weight.
Model a healthy lifestyle.
o Try your best to balance work and leisure time.
o Take care of yourself. Meet your emotional, spiritual, mental and physical needs.
o Regularly participate in exercise you enjoy. Help children be physically active by limiting TV and other inactive play.
Encourage self-awareness and critical thinking skills.
Be aware of advertising and toys aimed at children.
Understand, question, and evaluate the use of photo manipulation and filters.
Understand and identify how marketing, sponsorships, partnerships, and advertisements influence media messages about beauty, health, and appearance.
Critique how the media shapes societal notions about beauty, health, and appearance.
Create personal social media boundaries. Block, mute, or unfollow content that does not foster positive body image.
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Body Image

Body image is the thoughts, beliefs, feelings, and behaviors you hold toward your body.
Self-esteem is the “real” opinion you have of yourself: how you value and respect yourself as a person. Your self-esteem has a direct effect on how you take care of yourself, emotionally, physically, and spiritually.
Counteract negative body image messaging:
Model a healthy lifestyle. When others see you eating well and being physically active in a normal, ongoing way, they will accept these behaviors as normal.
Remind people how to identify symptoms of stress: Shallow, fast breathing; sweaty palms; racing heart; headaches or stomach-aches.
Model and teach ways to deal with stress and conflict: Deep breathing, progressive relaxation exercises, a solitary walk, quiet time alone, listening to or playing music.
Help others to develop self-esteem based on qualities other than physical appearance: Compliment characteristics that are not related to someone’s body.
Don’t ignore negative comments about physical appearance, including size, shape, cultural dress or race. Use them as teachable moments without shaming anyone.
Teach critical thinking skills. Help others learn to analyze, synthesize, apply, and evaluate.
Teach about aspects of self and life that one can influence, and help people feel stronger and more able to cope.
Get rid of your diet and get rid of your scale! Listen to your body. Let it tell you how healthy you are. Make health and vitality your goal, not a specific weight.
Avoid labelling food. A healthy approach to eating includes regularly consuming nutrient-rich foods and giving yourself permission to enjoy foods that perhaps are lower in nutrients and higher in calories.
Do not encourage or laugh at jokes that make fun of a person’s size or body. Find a direct and gentle way to say that a person’s worth and morality are not related to how they look.
Criticize the culture that promotes unhealthy body image, not yourself. Question, evaluate and respond to the messages that promote unhealthy body image and low self-esteem.
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Eating Disorder Awareness Week (EDAW)

Eating Disorder Awareness Week (EDAW) is a national movement from February 1st to 7th, dedicated to raising awareness and fostering understanding about eating disorders while challenging the stigma and barriers that prevent access to care.
This year’s campaign, Embracing Possibilities, highlights the power of community-driven solutions, innovative care models, and insightful educational opportunities that aim to transform the eating disorder care landscape. By working together, we can break down barriers and illuminate pathways to equitable, accessible, and inclusive support for all.
Eating disorders affect people of all genders, sexual orientations, ages, socioeconomic classes, abilities, races, and ethnic backgrounds
Eating disorders are complex mental illnesses with physical manifestations. A variety of factors contribute to the development of an eating disorder, which can be organized into three broad categories:
• Biological: these include genetics and physiology
• Psychological: these include personality traits, emotion regulation, and other existing mental health conditions
• Social and cultural: these include family and peer influences, appearance standards, and discrimination
While eating disorders are serious and can have life-threatening complications, they are also treatable illnesses.
Search for support and treatment providers in the service provider directory: https://nedic.ca/find-a-provider/
Helpline
We believe that through open, supportive dialogue, we can help break the shame, stigma and silence that affect nearly 1 million Canadians living with a diagnosable eating disorder — and the millions of others who are struggling with food and weight preoccupation.
Toll Free
1-866-633-4220
Email ([email protected]), and live chat services are available:
9am – 9pm Monday – Thursday
9am – 5pm on Friday
12pm – 5pm on Saturday and Sunday
Note: all times EST.
To access live chat:
On a computer? Start a chat by clicking the orange ‘Let’s Chat’ button in the bottom right corner.
On your phone or tablet device? Start a chat by clicking the purple ‘Chat With Us’ button at the bottom of the page.
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MyHealth Records

MyHealth Records is a secure place for your personal health data.
MyHealth Records is an online tool that lets Albertans 14 years of age or older see some of their health information from Alberta Netcare, the provincial electronic health record.
Creating a MyHealth Record account lets you:
• access your COVID-19 test results, as well as results for your child, as soon as they’re ready
• see medicines you received from community pharmacies
• see most immunizations you received in Alberta
• see common lab test results
• keep journals to track your mood, sleep, weight and fitness goals
• upload and track information from your personal health devices, including blood pressure monitors, blood glucose meters, and fitness trackers that are supported by My Personal Records
• print out reports to share with your healthcare providers
• share your record with someone you trust
• safely exchange messages with your healthcare providers, provided they are using the same messaging tool
• add and store other personal health information
MyHealth Records consists of the following tools:
My Personal Records
Access personal health information including immunizations, medications and lab results.
MyAHS Connect
Interact with your AHS and partner care teams and stay connected with your health records.
health information and your medical records can be shared with people you trust.
Instructions on how to create a MyHealth Records account
o Next, verify the account by entering your valid Alberta driver’s license or Alberta ID number
o Enter the six-digit activation code
o Agree to Terms of Use
Create your MyHealth Records account: https://myhealth.alberta.ca/myhealthrecords
o Sign in using your Alberta.ca Account username and password
o Accept the MyHealth Records User Agreement
o Enter your Personal Health Number
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