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WINNIPEG’S HEALTH & WELLNESS MAGAZINE SEPT/OcT 2010 BAcK TO ScHOOL 5 nutritious ideas for your child’s lunch bag BREATHING EASY One 10-year-old boy’s struggle against asthma DON’T GO VIRAL Get the shot, not the flu 60 MINUTES That’s all it takes to gain a lifetime of good health PLUS PRIME TIME Full-service care for seniors Supportive housing offers seniors independence within a safe, secure environment Pour une version française téléphonez au 926.7000 Rendez vous à notre site Web : www.wrha.mb.ca/lecourant Lee Denture Clinic Denturists: Bill and Tom Lee Don’t under estimate the importance of Denture After Care! Make sure to schedule your annual free check up. At Lee Denture Clinic we create that special or natural smile just for you. For Cosmetic Full or Partial Dentures, Magnetic Repel Dentures or Dentures Over Implants meet with Bill or Tom of Lee Denture Clinic to discuss all of your denture needs. With proper fi tting dentures you will Feel good and Look great! 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This publication may not be reprinted or reproduced Northgate Shopping Centre in whole or in part without the consent of the Winnipeg Health Region. Winnipeg, MB 6 WAVE Getting on track with primary care Of course, providing ready access to health/phc/pin/index.html.) health care is easier said than done. Part Another initiative to enhance access to of the problem is that human and financial care involves the creation of community- resources are not infinite. Still, things can based Access Centres. These sites have be done to improve access to care within teams of doctors, nurses, health educators our existing budget framework. Across and counsellors – all under one roof, mak- the country, a lot of work is being done to ing it easier for people to connect with the improve primary care and ensure that ev- right individual and the right information. eryone has appropriate access In addition, Access Centres house family to the services they need. services and provide an excellent opportu- A Letter from the Winnipeg Health Region Here in Manitoba, the nity to address other issues as required. Arlene Wilgosh, President & CEO provincial government and the Access Downtown officially opened Winnipeg Health Region are this month at 640 Main Street, provid- collaborating on ways to further ing people in the community with a new hen you or someone you care develop our primary care-system. In fact, centralized place for health and social about becomes ill, where do the Region executive has just approved services. Three Access Centres (Transcona, Wyou go for medical help? If you a proposal to explore additional ways of River East and Downtown) have opened, just can’t shake a fever or you’re con- supporting the “building blocks” of our and a fourth, Access Nor’West, is set for cerned about changes in your body, who primary-care system. The goal is to support construction on Keewatin Street and will do you turn to for advice? family doctors and others in making qual- serve the residents living in the northwest Traditionally, the first point of contact ity care more accessible. Going forward, part of the city. for health care has been the family doc- our staff will work in collaboration with Part of improving access to primary care tor. Back in the day, they would even Manitoba Health and key stakeholders, also involves looking at who exactly pro- make house calls if their patient couldn’t including family physicians, to determine vides that initial connection to the health- make it to the office. While most people a plan of action. Public input has been and care system. The right provider at the right still rely on a family physician to be their will continue to be crucial in this work. time isn’t always a doctor. In some cases, primary-care provider, modern practice Fortunately, we already have many the best avenue for primary care is a nurse has changed. Most doctors no longer make health-care “pieces” to build on, including practitioner – a registered nurse who has house calls, and even finding a family a dedicated workforce of highly trained been specially trained to do many of the physician can be a bit of a challenge.