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Social Prescribing in Ontario
Congratulations to the Alliance for Healthier Communities for winning an International Award for all the work they have been doing on Social Prescribing. The Rx: Community – Social Prescribing in Ontario has received the inaugural International Award at the International Social Prescribing Network Conference in London, England this past summer. Stonegate CHC is part of the RX: Community –Social Prescribing in Ontario participating in this pilot project and this award is recognition of the strong dedication and hard work of our Community Health Champions and staff that have supported this initiative.
For more information, please read the Social Prescribing Summary Report and the Communtiy Progress Full Report.
Annual General Meeting
Martial Arts Rocks
Stonegate has been awarded a grant from the Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities to support our Martial Arts Rocks programming.
When we first began to offer the Martial Arts Rock program in October 2015 we could not have imagined the interest and enthusiasm of children attending. Our Martial Arts Rocks programs keeps growing and growing! We started the program with 10 children attending on a weekly basis and now have 36 registered. The program Grandmaster Orly, holds 12 degree Black Belt in Karate, Bruce Lee's Marital Arts, Filipino Martial Arts, Kickboxing, Kendo-Fencing, Samurai, and Ninjitsu.
The children training with Grandmaster Orly have gained new skills and have advanced from white belts to achieving black belts in martial arts. The program has been very successful and would not have been possible without the donation of community members. The Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities grant of $10,860 will help support the program for the upcoming fiscal year and purchase new equipment to enhance the program.
139 children participated in Martial Arts from October 2015 to March 2019.
Summer Camp 2019
New Pulmonary Rehab Program for those with COPD
Living Well with COPD-is a free Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program. It includes exercise and education for people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Exercise is supervised and designed to improve balance, strength and cardiovascular health. A multi-disciplinary team of professionals will facilitate the education sessions. The Team includes a Certified Respiratory Educator, Physiotherapist, Dietitian, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker and Pharmacist. Educational sessions will include a wide variety of COPD related topics from medications and vaccination to nutrition and anxiety management. The program runs for 8 weeks, twice per week.
This program is offered through a partnership with Stonegate CHC and The Four Villages CHC.
Smoking cessation support, including access to free nicotine replacement therapy, is available to everyone in the community at Stonegate CHC as well.
Call 416-231-7070 for more information about this program or take this form to your primary care provider who can make a referral.