Category: Health
Articles relating to health and wellness in Chatham-Kent.
Protect Yourself During the Summer Sports Season
Article by Dan Drouillard RN, BScN, Public Health Nurse We are all aware of the important ways to protect ourselves from the hazards of different ... Read More
Are Mouth Guards Important?
Written by Leanne Pepper, RDH Foul ball headed your way? A bad kick sending a soccer ball right to your head? One of the most ... Read More
Chatham-Kent Gets Re-Active
With Chatham-Kent’s physical activity participation rate being lower than the provincial average (44.4% vs 50.5%, respectively; Statistics Canada, 2011), the community needs to be “re-activated”. ... Read More
Get The Real Deal On Your Sports Meal
Nutrition Month is still upon us and that means we have another opportunity to bust some nutrition myths and help you get the Real Deal ... Read More
March is Nutrition Month: Get a Real Deal On Your Meal
Myth or Fact: I need to avoid carbs if I want to lose weight. If you guessed myth – you are correct! Yes, you may ... Read More
Cross Canada “I’m 1 in 5” Tour Hitting The Road This Summer
It's a frightening statistic: 1 in 5 men are sexually assaulted in Canada. For many of these men, that sexual assault is done by a ... Read More
New Legislation in Place Regarding Concussions in High School Sports
High school coaches and administration are about to find themselves with new legislation designed to protect high school students participating in school sports, as well ... Read More
Athletic Injury Update: Sciatic Pain From Piriformis Syndrome
Yes, sciatica can affect athletes of all ages, not just the middle-aged or elderly populations. Sciatica is known to most people as a pinched nerve ... Read More
Chatham Maroons: Putting Colon Cancer On Ice
If you knew you could do something tomorrow that would save your life in 10 years, would you do it? Colorectal Cancer is the 2nd ... Read More
The Dangers of Dirty Sports Equipment
Written by: Catherine Van Arkel RN, BScN, CIC, Public Health Nurse, Chatham-Kent Public Health Unit Staphylococcus aureus or “staph” is a bacterium that lives on ... Read More
New Home Means Even Better Performance
When it comes to Performance Training and Fitness' new home, bigger really is better. Earlier this month, Performance made the move from their old Queen ... Read More
Super Bowl Snacks Made Healthy
Written by: Jacqueline Orlando RD, MPH, Public Health Dietitian, Chatham-Kent Public Health Unit With Super Bowl Sunday just around the corner, football fans will be ... Read More
Athletic Injury Update: Sever’s Disease
Sever’s Disease or "calcaneal apophysitis" (a-pof-i-sight-is) is heel pain experienced by a lot of athletes that are involved in high impact sports. Essentially, those big ... Read More
The Importance of a Pre-Game Warmup
Warming up before a game or practice is vital to ensure optimal performance as well as to avoid injury. There are three main components to ... Read More