The following Windsor-Essex county organizations offer presentations, assessments, support, or referrals related to the 5 to TEN initiative and other summer health issues. The purpose of the initiative is to encourage employees to eat more vegetables and fruit every day.  Topics covered include: easy ways to add more vegetables and fruit (at home, at work and on the go); fast food’s healthier choices; how much is a serving; organic versus non-organic, and adding more variety for added nutritional benefits.

The Canadian Cancer Society

T:  519-254-5116 · F:  519-254-4809 ·  www.ontario.cancer.ca or www.cancer.ca

• Sun Sense (bookmark)
• Sun Sense (pamphlet)
• Made in the Shade (pamphlet)
• Seven Steps to Health (pamphlet)
• Eat Well, Be Active: What you can do (booklet)
• Good Nutrition:  A Guide for People with Cancer (booklet)
• Good Nutrition:  A Resource for Families of Children with Cancer (booklet)
• 5 to 10 a day for better health (pamphlet)

Canadian Dermatology Association

T: 1-800-267-3376 · F: 613-738-4695 · www.dermatology.ca · contact.cda@dermatology.ca 

• Sun Safe Play, Everyday (video, mini-poster)
• Be Sun Safe (sticker)
• Let’s Work at Sun Safety (poster)
• ABCD of Malignant Melanoma (bookmark)
• Malignant Melanoma (brochure)
• Skin Check (bookmark)

Canada's Guide to Healthy Eating and Physical Activity

http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/guide/index_e.html 

This guide is a combination of important points from both Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating and Canada's Physical Activity Guide to Healthy Active Living in one document. It promotes the benefits of eating well and being active and helps you make wise choices everyday. Take a guided website tour, to download or order copies, or to take a healthy living trivia quiz.
 

Health Canada

www.hc-sc.gc.ca
Pest Management Regulatory Agency: T:  1-800-267-6315
West Nile Virus In Canada:  T: 1-800-816-7292

• Pesticide Use In and Around the Home (pamphlet)
• Effective Control of Mosquitoes Around Your Home (pamphlet)
• Safety Tips on Using Personal Insect Repellents (pamphlet)
• West Nile Virus – It’s your Health Fact Sheet

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario (HSFO)

T:  519-254-4345 · F:  519-254-4215 · www.heartandstroke.ca
Contact:  Lynn O’Brien

The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario offers a number of brochures and pamphlets on topics such as eating healthier, coping with stress, tobacco and your heart, the effects of second-hand smoke, and discovering the five steps to a healthier future.  Here are some resources that can be used for 5 to TEN initiative.

• Healthy Snacks (brochure)
• Vegetables and Fruit (brochure)
• Fast Foods & Eating Out (brochure)
• The Active Heart (brochure)
• Physical Activity (handbook)

Local Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Providers

T:  519-776-6004

Many workplaces have an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) in place.  They are designed to reach employees and encourage them to seek help as well as to link employees with an appropriate helping service.  Employee Assistance Programs provide counselling in many areas, including issues related to stress management.  If your workplace has an EAP in place, make sure that the program and its services are well known by all employees.  If an EAP does exist in your workplace and you are interested in finding out more, call Renu Khosla from the Windsor District Employee Assistance Program Council at 519-776-6004.

Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU)

T:  519-258-2146 x 3100 · F:  519-776-6102 ·  www.wechealthunit.org
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit provides a variety of pamphlets, brochures, presentations, and workshops, covering a variety of topics that will help to address issues associated with encouraging employees to eat more vegetables and fruit every day, as well as many other health topics.

Intake Nurse:T:  519-258-2146 x 1350
The Intake Nurse is available to provide telephone counselling on a variety of topics related to adjusting
to new challenges as a parent.  Hours of operation are from Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. – 12 noon and
1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Brochures, Pamphlets and Handouts:

• Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating
• Canada’s Physical Activity Guide to Healthy, Active Living for Adults
• Canada’s Physical Activity Guide to Healthy, Active Living for Older Adults (55+)
• Canada’s Physical Activity Guide to Healthy, Active Living for Children and Youth
•  West Nile Virus FAQ’s (fact sheet)
•  West Nile Virus and Protecting Campers (fact sheet)
•  West Nile Virus and Protecting Children (fact sheet)
•  West Nile Virus and Protecting the Elderly (fact sheet)
•  West Nile Virus Mosquito Protection for Workers (fact sheet)
• Proper Hand Washing (fact sheet)

Presentations and Workshops:

•  Picky Eater – Feeding Kids Right

   2 Hour information session for parents and caregivers of children 1 to 5 years facilitated by a public health nurse.
Upcoming Classes:
Contact Sue Wiens, Public Health Nurse at 519-258-2146 x 1340, for future dates and to register.

• “Losing Weight…the healthy weigh!”
•  “Losing Weight…the healthy weigh” is a weight loss program offered to residents of Windsor-Essex County.  Participants will learn how to make lifestyle changes using a goal-setting model.  The program will include information on how to overcome triggers for eating and barriers to daily physical activity.
•  Each participant will receive:
• ­ Instruction from a Registered Dietitian and/or Physical Activity specialist
•  A resource binder
• ­ A high quality walking pedometer (device used to count steps)
• ­ Health screening
• To qualify for the program, participants must meet certain criteria, including:
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• Be between the ages of 20-65 years
• ­ Have a Body Mass Index of 25-40
• ­ Submit a medical referral form completed by a doctor
•  For information on dates for this program, contact 519-258-2146 x 3100.
• Shop Smart Supermarket Tours
  A hands-on supermarket tour is a great way to learn about healthy eating and label reading. These free two-hour tours are led by Registered Dietitians and are offered monthly at supermarkets throughout Windsor and Essex County. Participants learn to:
• Make sense of food labels
• Make lower fat and higher fibre food choices
• Select healthy convenience foods

To reg ister for the next scheduled tour, phone 258-2146 x 3100.

Bulimia and Anorexia Nervosa Association (BANA)

T:  969-2112 · www.bana.ca

• BANA provides programs for adults, families and adolescents in the assessment, treatment and prevention of eating disorders.  They also offer a program at the other end of the weight spectrum for people who struggle with their weight.  This program focuses on healthy eating and regular physical activity and works as a support group for those individuals.
• BANA also has a variety of books, articles and pamphlets on eating disorders for loan to the public and offers speakers for community presentations.

Dietitians in Private Practice

Registered Dietitians (RDs) in private practice provide nutrition consultation services for a fee in the Windsor-Essex County area.  All Registered Dietitians in Ontario must:

• Complete a four year university degree in nutrition
• Complete a dietetic intership or equivalent
• Be members in good standing with the College of Dietitians of Ontario

Call the Nutrition Hotline at 258-2146 x 3100 to obtain a list of Registered Dietitians.

Teen Health Centre (THC)

T:  519-253-8481 · www.teenhealthcentre.com

• Nutrition Program:  The program provides high school workshops on nutrition as well as cooking and budgeting classes.  Individual counselling in areas of obesity, pregnancy, sports nutrition, vegetarianism, food allergies, gastrointestinal problems, anemia, malnutrition and eating disorders are available. 
• Free individual nutrition counselling by a Registered Dietitian for adolescents and young adults aged 12 to 24 years.
• Eating Disorder Program:  A multi-disciplinary team provides assessments and treatment for adolescents as well as family members.

Sandwich Community Health Centre (SCHC)

T:  519-258-6002 · F:  519-258-3693 · mailbox@sandwichchc.org  ·  www.sandwichchc.org

SCHC is a community-directed organization that provides primary health care, health promotion, and disease prevention in the Sandwich Community (bounded by the Detroit River to the north, Crawford Avenue to the east, Tecumseh-Malden Road-Armand Street to the south, and Bouffard Road to the west).  It includes nursing services, nutrition education, social work counselling, family practice physician services, healing/therapeutic touch, health promotion services, and a diabetes program.  Call for programs and dates.

 
Diabetes Programme of Windsor-Essex (Sandwich Community Health Centre)

T:  519-254-340 · F:  519-254-8745 ·  mailbox@sandwichchc.org ·  www.sandwichchc.org

The Diabetes Programme Windsor-Essex (DPWE) works to increase awareness about Type 2 Diabetes, promote health, prevent disease and enhance quality of life.  Through the work of both nurses and Registered Dietitians, DPWE provides information, education, support and motivation for people in Windsor-Essex County living with diabetes or wanting to know more about this disease.
Services offered:

• Diabetes Education Classes                                           
• Displays at Malls, Health Fairs & Special Events
•  Information Sessions
• Screening Opportunities                                                   
• Support Groups
• Workshops (workshops include information on healthy eating and physical activity)

Harvest Ontario

T:  416-588-3390 · www.harvestontario.com/pyo.html  · info@harvestontario.com

Harvest Ontario is the source for fun-filled, agriculturally oriented attractions and destinations in Ontario.  Featured experiences include Farmers Markets, Pick-Your-Own Fruit and   Vegetable Farms, Wineries, and Fairs. Information is presented in an annual 120+ page print guide, available at Home Hardware stores in early June and posted on the web site.

Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food – Foodland Ontario

T:  1-888-466-2372 ·  www.foodland.gov.on.ca ·  foodland@omaf.gov.on.ca

The Foodland Ontario website provides some great information such as facts and recipes about produce, “pick-your-own” websites, and an online availability guide that provides harvest information  for your favourite Ontario vegetables and fruit.

Ontario Berry Growers Association

T:  613-258-4587 ·  www.ontberries.com ·  kconsult@allstream.net

This association’s website helps you locate farms, provides information on strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries, and provides a selection of delicious fruit recipes.

 
Canadian Food Inspection Agency

T:  1-800-442-2342 ·  www.inspection.gc.ca

Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program: www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/concen/specife.shtml

This program monitors all fresh fruit and vegetables, whether imported or domestically grown, that are traded under federal standards. It ensures their safety and wholesomeness, compliance with federal trade, packaging and labeling requirements, and their marketing in an orderly fashion to avoid fraud. 

• Food Safety Facts for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables – (brochure)
• Click under “publications” on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency homepage to learn about food safety.  Topics include:
• Food Facts:
• ­ Causes of Food Borne Illness
• ­ Food Safety and You
• ­ Food Safety Tips and Facts
• ­ Specific Products/Risks
• Food Packaging & Storage
• Durable Life Information on Food Products
• ­ Safe Food Storage