Now It Is Easier to Make Better Menu Choices Starting January 1st, 2017 you will notice new information listed beside standard menu items in some restaurants. The Healthy Menu Choices Act (Bill 45, Making Healthier Choices Act), aims to provide you with calorie information, which can help you make food and drink choices while dining out. What is menu labelling? … Read More
Are You Prepared for Winter Driving?
Slippery roads. Reduced visibility. Bitter cold. Winter weather will soon be here making driving difficult and even dangerous. Are you prepared? Do you have winter safety and emergency equipment in your car? A basic kit should contain: Food that won’t spoil, such as energy bars Water-plastic bottles that won’t break if the water freezes Extra clothing and shoes or boots … Read More
Chatham-Kent Water Does Wonders Awards Program
Help Chatham-Kent’s children choose Municipal water. Apply Now! Are you a Municipal or community agency, school, child care, sports team, or sports association? If so, you can apply for one of the following award packages: Water Bottle Filling Station Water Dispenser Insulated Water Jug and Reusable Water Bottles Submit your application: Print, complete, scan and submit your application to superkidsck@chatham-kent.ca, … Read More
Holiday Cooking
Turkey is one of our basic holiday foods and it’s important to handle and cook turkey safely to avoid any illness. Here are a few helpful tips. Thawing a Turkey Never thaw a turkey at room temperature. Leave it in the original plastic package. Place turkey on a tray on the bottom shelf in the fridge, allowing 5 hours per pound … Read More
Using Technology during an Emergency
We rely on technology more and more to keep in touch with our family, friends, and colleagues. But what happens in the event of a major emergency? Suddenly these tools can become vital in helping us get in touch and stay informed. So here are some tips on using technology in an emergency: Use non-voice channels like text messaging, … Read More
Is there a test in your future?
These days it seems that everyone is trying to make healthier choices in their lives. We are trying to increase the amounts of fruits and vegetables in our diet, adding daily physical activity and even improving our sleep routines. But what about our sexual health? Did you know that sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are continuing to rise, such as chlamydia … Read More
Rotavirus Protection For Your Baby
Rotavirus is a common virus that can cause watery diarrhea, fever and vomiting. It can be life threatening for infants and small children. Most children become affected by the virus at least once before the age of five. Ontario provides a free vaccine at age 2 and 4 months to prevent the virus. This vaccine is different from other vaccines … Read More
Workplace Wellness Recognition Workshop a Success
Chatham-Kent employers participated in a half day workshop on October 19, 2016 where they learned about the importance of workplace wellness. Dr. John Button, featured speaker, focused on the medical research behind workplace wellness, while the workplaces that were being recognized shared both their successes and failures in implementing and supporting wellness in their own workplaces. In addition, there was … Read More
Be Food Safe
Handling food safely is super important. The risk of getting sick at home are more common than you think. The four easy lessons of CLEAN, SEPARATE, COOK and CHILL can help you prevent harmful bacteria from making your family sick. Bacteria are all around us. While most are harmful (some are even beneficial), others can make you sick. CLEAN Bacteria can spread … Read More
Responsible Consumption and Production
Being environmentally friendly is something that is highly encouraged in our country and the world. We think more about how our actions, consumption and attitudes can affect our environment more now than ever before. We recycle, we read labels, we care about our wildlife and forests. We are choosing non-disposable products, we try to conserve energy and are making conscious … Read More
Peace and Justice
As a breastfeeding mother, you have the legal right to breastfeed anytime, anywhere, whether you choose to cover up or not! According to the Ontario Human Rights Commission, all women are legally protected from discrimination and harassment because of sex, and that extends into pregnancy and breastfeeding. So, if anyone asks you to “cover up” or move to a more … Read More
CK Breastfeeding Coalition
The Chatham-Kent Breastfeeding Coalition is made up of a network of organizations and community members. We work together to make sure that families receive up-to-date breastfeeding information in a way that makes sense for them. You can access accurate information early in your pregnancy at the Building Healthy Babies programs throughout Chatham, Wallaceburg, Blenheim or Tilbury. This program meets at … Read More