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HealthSAVING LIFE: Pictured, Regional Chair Gary Carr (left) gets shown how to use an automated external defibrillator Learn to be(AED) by Halton EMS Deputy Chief Dean Popov.ready for cardiovascular emergencyHelping Families Every Step of the Way!Halton Region Health Department will?Specializes in:host a workplace seminar where participantswill have a chance to learn how being pre- Fertility Issues Pediatricspared to respond to cardiovascular emergen- Low Back/Neck Pain Pre and Postnatal Carecies can help save lives in the workplace, at Sciatica Naturally Turning Breech Babieshome and in the community. Posture and Osteoarthritis Headaches/MigrainesThe free workplace health networkingmeeting for representatives of local busi-Wellness care for the entire family!nesses will take place on Monday, April 11.The meeting will be of interest to anyone250 Wyecroft Rd., Unit 15, Oakville, ON who is responsible for the health and well-being of their employees. The workshopGRAHAM PAINE / OAKVILLE BEAVERDr. Jenna Davistakes place from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at theFamily Chiropractor/AcupuncturistHalton RegFoundation, when CPR is combined with an 6000, or visit www.halton.ca/ional Centre, 1151 Bronte Rd., in 905.844.WELL (9355)Oautomated external defibrillator (AED), sur-workplacehealth. www.acornhealth.ca drdavis@acornhealth.caakville, with registration and a continentalbreakfast scheduvival rates go up by up to 75 per cent. led prior to the meeting, at8Without CPR and defibrillation, fewer than :30 a.m.QiGong QiEnergyPlusHeart disease is a leadingfive per cent of people who have a cardiac cause of mor-QiEnergyPlus Level 1 Sunday, March 20bidity and mortality in Haarrest outside of a hospital survive, explains lton. Four out of from 1-5pm $95 at Fairfield Inn Marriott, OakvilleDr. Bob Nosal, Medical Officer of Health for five cardiac arrests occur in public places orat home. If cardiopulmonaryHalton Region. By being prepared, recog- resuscitationAdvance registration onlynizing symptoms and understanding the (CPR) is performed right away, the odds of Call: 1-866-894-7460survivingroles they can play, every employee can a cardiac arrest are almost fourmake a difference and save a life.times greater.Please visit MasterTeresa.comI encourage workpWorkshop attendees will participate in laces to take advan-hands-on medical emergency response plan-tage of this opportunity to learn how to workLearn from a True ning activities for workplaces such as:Generational Mastertogether for the best possible outcomes fromcard Writing an emergency script. iovascular emergencies, said HaltonReg Registering an organization with cen-ional Chair Gary Carr. Employees are an organizations most valuable asset. When antral dispatch (911). Qi Gong is a breathing exercise with movements. It can:. emp Seeing a demonstration of a public loyees breathing or heart stops, secondst 4USFOHUIFO UIF JNNVOF TZTUFN BOE QSFWFOU JMMOFTTMy training with Master Teresa has been absolutely indispens-t 3FEVDF QBJO BOE QSPNPUF EFFQ SFMBYBUJPOable to my work and life. My patients report reduced stress, count. Employers can help protect staff fromaccess defibrillator. t *NQSPWF DJSDVMBUJPO BOE EJHFTUJWF IFBMUIimproved blood pressure control, and diminished anxiety and Learning the facts about cardiac arrest foreseeable events such as heart attacks andt 4MPX UIF BHJOH QSPDFTT BOE SFTUPSF IPSNPOBM CBMBO.DFdepression. Douglas Nelson, M.D., Floridastrokes.and cardiovascular emergencies in our com-t #PPTU EBJMZ FOFSHZ BOE JNQSPWF TMFFQKeynote speaker Blake Hurst, CPR/PADmunity. coordinator Understanding what individuals can do , is the Public Education Programcoordto improve survival rates and improve out-inator for Halton Region EMS. Theworkshop will attempt to demystifycomes for emergencies. a com-p Recognizing signs and symptoms. lex and sometimes frightening topic. HaltonRegions goa Understanding the chain of survival l is to have as many employeesIn-Home Assistance as possible in Halton trained in CPR shouldand the importance of team work.a co-worker show signs of a stroke or heartRegistration deadline is April 1. For more for Seniors.THISTLECREEKattack.information and to register for this session, HEALTH CARE LTD.Accordingcontact Halton Region by calling 905-825- to the Heart and StrokeOld-Fashioned care HOMEMAKERS/COMPANIONSPERSONAL SUPPORT WORKERSto meet the demands FOOT CLINICHEALTH CARE AIDESHibbert & AssociatesNURSING VISITSof modern times.Family Footcare and Orthotics 331 Sheddon Ave., Oakville 905.815.0971 www.oakvilleclinic.caNO905-582-9519 REFERRALS NECESSARY SATURDAY APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLEwww.thistlecreekhealthcare.caTake A Step in the Right Direction. Visit a Chiropodist13 Thursday, March 17, 2011 OAKVILLE BEAVER www.insideHALTON.com