Healthy Living - Geographic Areas Served: North Delta
Breathe Stronger Live Better Program
Learn how exercise and nutrition will benefit lung disease, help with breath control and protect the lungs. Participants will learn how to conserve energy for everyday life. more info
Changes
Changes addresses the behaviours and habits needed to achieve a healthy lifestyle. Working with a personal trainer in a small group, and meeting three times a week, learn to discard the negative behaviours and attitudes that may have impeded your success in the past. more info
Chronic Pain Self-Management Program
Free workshop teaches skills to manage daily challenges of living with chronic pain. Ways to manage pain, deal with difficult emotions, exercise safely, set goals, make decisions and work with health care professionals are some of the topics discussed in an interactive format with trained peer leaders. All participants receive the reference book "Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Pain" at no cost. Persons living with chronic pain and their caregivers are welcome to attend. Registration is required at www.selfmanagementbc.ca or 604-940-1273.more info
Heart Wise - Levels 1, 2, & 3
Heart Wise can help you transition from your formal cardiac rehabilitation program to fitness programs available in your community. It is designed for people who have suffered a heart attack, undergone heart surgery or are at risk for other heart complications. Sessions are led by a personal trainer who will encourage regular daily exercise, incorporate warm up, cool down and self-monitoring. Instruction is done with varying, progressive levels of exercise so participants can safely and appropriately increase intensity. more info
MEND & Shapedown (HEALTHY WEIGHTS FOR CHILDREN)
MEND and Shapedown BC: Free, fun family-focused healthy weight intervention Provincial Leads programs now available in BC. more info
Therapeutic Yoga
Therapeutic Yoga at Alongside You provides individualized yoga programs for clients that may struggle with traditional yoga environments due to chronic mental or physical health conditions, trauma, or otherwise. more info
Weight Training for Mature Adults (50+)
Learn how to safely use the weight room and start your exercise program to increase bone density, decrease stress and increase your strength and flexibility. more info
Family Doctor
Register for a Family Physician
The Division is no longer accepting new patients for registration on Fetch, our patient wailist for a family physician.
All new patients must register on Health Connect, the provincial government waitlist for family doctors in BC. Please see the link above.
If you are already registered on Fetch you will be contacted when a family physician becomes available; you will not lose your place on the waitlist.
