 | | If you have ever had sex, you are at risk of developing Cervical Cancer. Women in Newfoundland and Labrador have one of the highest rates of Cervical Cancer in the Country. Pap testing should begin when you become sexually active and continue on throughout life. Most women avoid Pap testing due to embarrassment. This increases their risk of Cervical Cancer. Don’t let this happen to you! You have the power to prevent Cervical Cancer. Don’t delay, call your health care provider and schedule your Pap test today! I f you require any additional information regarding cervical cancer, please contact Valerie Fagan, Regional Coordinator of the Cervical Screening Initiatives Program at 651-6264 or e-mail valerie.fagan@centralhealth.nl.ca or call our provincial office toll-free at 1-866-643-8719. | |
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| | September is National Arthritis Month
No one knows what causes arthritis, though scientists have uncovered a host of clues. Something can be done to manage most forms of arthritis, but it's very important that a correct diagnosis is established early. Most therapies work best when started early in the disease process. For more information visit the Arthritis Society of Canada’s website at www.arthritis.ca. | |
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Gail Huang
Val Pritchett
Linda Warford
Jill Wheaton
Sandra Brown
Stephanie Power
Daphne Ledrew
Nova Central School District | |
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Tips for Smart Lunches and Snacks! |
| In this issue: Tips for Smart Lunches and Snacks!9/3/2009Choose foods from Canada’s Food Guide to make your snacks and lunches healthy. A snack should contain something from two food groups and a lunch should contain some thing from all four food groups. 
Try these ideas at home, work or school. Vegetables and Fruit Go for fresh, frozen, canned or dried fruit and vegetables (aim for 100 per cent with no added sugar). To add zip try some dip… go for low fat yogurt or salad dressings. 100 per cent fruit or vegetable juices are good choices… though you’re encouraged to have vegetable and fruit more often than juice.
Grain Products Make at least half of your grain products whole grain each day. Make sandwiches on whole grain bread, buns, bagels, tortillas or pitas. Try using whole grain pastas and brown rice. Choose grain products that are lower in fat, sugar or salt. Keep things like pastries, cakes and cookies for special occasions. Go for popcorn…its whole grain! For grab and go snacks choose things like cereal bars or granola bars, crackers, biscuits, etc. check the label for products that have less than three grams of fat and six grams of sugar (per 30 gram serving).
Milk and Alternatives Drink milk each day to help you get the calcium and vitamin D your body needs. Go for lower fat milk and yogurt products. Chocolate milk is okay too. Choose hard cheese and cheese strings with less than 20 per cent Milk Fat (M.F.). Try puddings made with milk and with greater than 10 per cent of the Daily Value (D.V.) of calcium.
Fortified soy beverage can be used as a substitute for milk.
Meat and Alternatives Choose lean cuts of meat such as round or loin. Make sandwiches with lower fat, unprocessed meats such as chicken, turkey, roast beef, pork… or go for egg, it’s a great choice too! Limit higher sodium and fat lunch meats such as salami, pepperoni, corned beef, bologna, and bacon. Try meat alternatives such as beans, lentils or unsalted seeds. Nuts or nut butters are great choices as well (check if your school permits them).
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