Health Care
The Assiniboine Regional Health Authority is working with you for improved health and well-being.
Their Vision
A healthier region; stronger individuals, families and communities To respect and work together with communities within the Assiniboine Regional Health Authority to influence positive health behaviours across the lifespan and to promote community well-being by focusing on, but not limiting to, healthy eating, physical activity, and tobacco reduction.
Their Role
Their role as health promotion staff is to work with community groups, schools, organizations and public health staff to seek opportunities to improve health.
The Health Promotion Team focuses on the following healthy living areas:
- Healthy Eating
- Physical Activity
- Tobacco Reduction
- Diabetes & Chronic Disease Prevention
- Health Protection
Health Promotion Coordinators work with specific issues and programs. Here are a few examples:
- Chronic Disease Prevention Initiative
- Canada’s Physical Activity Guide
- Active Living Facilitators
- Lungs are for Life
- Car & Home Smoke Free for Me
- Health Behaviour Change
- Community development & action planning
Community Dieticians work specifically around these issues & programs:
- Canada’s Food Guide
- Community Grocery Store Tours
- Cooking Classes
- Healthy eating in schools & recreation facilities
- Healthy food choices that lower your risk of certain diseases
- Achieving and maintaining a healthy weight
- Nutrition Month
- Food security (eg. community kitchens, community gardens, food banks)
- Community Wellness Screens
Public Health Nurses are partners in well-being. Public Health Nurses work with you and your family to ensure that you have information, skills and support to make decisions about personal and family health. Public Health Nurses work to strengthen communities by:
- providing health care
- providing information and resources
- promoting networks and partnerships
- promoting use of community resources and programs
- working with other public health and health promotion staff, and other health care and service providers
Core Health Services Offered By Public Health Nurses
1. Health Protection
Public Health Nurses work to ensure the health and safety of people. They provide investigation, education and immunization to prevent and control disease outbreaks such as E. coli .0157, meningitis, measles, possible rabies exposures.
For example, Public Health Nurses provide:
- Immunization to infants, children and adults according to Manitoba guidelines.
- Screening, education, resources and support to prevent, detect, and control infectious diseases.
2. Prevention
Public Health Nurses work to prevent and reduce health problems and improve health outcomes.
For example, Public Health Nurses provide education, counselling, support or referral for:
- Pregnancy and care for newborns and parents, eg. Prenatal classes and postpartum visits
- Breastfeeding
- Healthy growth and development of children including nutrition, speech, hearing and school readiness, eg. Well Baby Clinic
- Reproductive health (birth control, sexually transmitted infections, emergency contraception, crisis pregnancy
- Chronic disease prevention to address lifestyle and environment factors
- Families First
- Baby Steps… A Healthy Baby Program
- Health Promotion/Education: Public Health Nurses work with individuals and communities to support and enhance well-being.
For example, Public Health Nurses may be involved in: - Preschool or school wellness fairs
- Presentations to support the Health and Physical education curriculum
- Linking clients and community partners with resources to address the factors that affect health
The preceding information was provided by the Health Promotion Team at the Assiniboine Regional Health Authority. For more information about the Assiniboine Regional Health Authority and wellness in the area, visit the Assiniboine RHA website.