Health
Looking for a new Family Physician? How about a Nurse Practitioner?
At our CRPCN Clinic in Rainbow Falls, we have 2 Nurse Practitioners available for your healthcare needs. Did you know a Nurse Practitioner can provide all the same services as a Family Physician for you, including writing prescriptions. Please call the Clinic to book your next appointment at 587-333-3751.
We continue to encourage everyone to get vaccinated as soon as possible. The Delta Variant continues to linger. Access to your Vaccination Records for travel is available through signing up for your own medical records. This can be done through myhealth.alberta.ca. Here you can access all kinds of your own lab results, diagnostic reports as well as vaccination records.
Chestermere Physician Recruitment Committee had their first official meeting on June 30th and want you to be aware we are working diligently together with your City Council to attract new Physicians to our Amazing Community.
Seniors Transportation to Vaccination Sites or medical appointments.
While funds are available, Chestermere FCSS can provide assistance with transportation costs and offer older adults 55+ a free one-way or round-trip taxi ride, to their vaccination or other medical appointments. *Must meet the criteria for transportation assistance eligibility to apply. If you are interested, please click the link to download the referral form. chestermere.ca/seniorstransportation We require at least 72 hours notice prior to your appointment and for any cancellations. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Sharron Matthewman, Seniors & Community Development Facilitator at 403-207- 7050 or email smatthewman@chestermere.ca
Chestermere Coalition for Seniors
It was wonderful to meet with Senior’s Coalition in person outside at John Peake Park this past week. We had a great discussion around seniors housing needs in the community and aging in place. We plan to meet again on August 18th at 1:30pm in John Peake Park. Hope to see you then. Come out, bring your lawn chair and favorite Beverage and contribute to the voice of seniors in Chestermere.
Please contact Leslie.racz@crpcn.ca for updates or enquiries.
We have Senior’s Resource Handbooks available at the meeting and in the library, please pick yours up or take one for a neighbor. You can access these books by emailing Leslie @ leslie.racz@crpcn.ca
Armchair Travel
Armchair Travel is one of the most wonderful ways to look into our fantastic, vast world and learn as much as our hearts desire. We can travel to some of our favorite places without leaving home. Through videos, pod casts, books and music and numerous other ways, we can go to places we have never seen, or only ever dreamed of. This way of travelling, is a delightful pastime and is good for the imagination and soul. After all, we are curious individuals and have a thirst for knowledge!
Ready? Let’s take a look at Biodiversity, meaning YOU and all living things on our planet, earth. We are all part of an ecosystem, from humans, plants, fungi animals and bacteria’s, we each have a part to play working together to interact, support life and maintain balance. Biodiversity supports everything in nature that we need to survive: food, clean water, medicine, and shelter. We are all connected!
The saying is so true “You are what you eat” for example Bees pollinate crops, organic fertilization increases yield, and heirloom varieties make our plants stronger and healthier. One Ontario farmer can feed 120 people each year, all thanks to biodiversity. (Source) https://www.ontarioparks.com/parksblog/why-is-biodiversity-important/
Ready? Let’s go.
To prepare for our trip, please follow the steps for a relaxing journey. Step 1 – Pour yourself a cup of tea or your favorite tipple, Step 2- kick off your shoes, Step 3 – pull up a comfy chair, ready? let’s go!
Please note that there may be averts at the beginning or during videos.
What on Earth is Biodiversity? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjwtneQ9cd8 3:45mins
People Need Biodiversity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kx3n0FFgpT4 $:53mins
This is Raja Ampat (4k) – dive into the dream of biodiversity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJiVARkYs0c 13:58
