news CENTRE WPSH Support the EMS Food Drive From March 17 through until April 14, EMS staff members are joining their colleagues from fire and police in coordinating a Spring Food Drive to support the Harvest Share Food Bank and the Salvation Army. A special collection bin is now being provided in the Cafeteria. Public donations will be collected at various locations in West Parry Sound, including the EMS base, Parry Sound Fire Department and Municipal Office, and the Seguin Township Municipal Office. Elementary schools are being encouraged to take part with winning classrooms earning a pizza party. Please support our EMS coworkers in their campaign to create a healthier community. From the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety - www.ccohs.ca Musculoskeletal health is not just about safe lifting... work safely and take the training
During our celebration of Nutrition Month watch for great recipes and helpful kitchen tips Make cooking a family affair Your kitchen doubles as a classroom that equips kids with life skills galore. Cooking with kids is a great way to teach important life skills. Learning to cook now prepares them to cook for themselves when they grow up. It s also a fun hands-on activity that teaches literacy, science and math. It doesn t have to be complicated start simply and build skills. Younger kids can help measure ingredients and stir. Older kids can help peel and chop vegetables. Once they re confident, they can help bake, broil or sauté. It might be messy. That s okay! Your kids can also help clean up. Find weekdays too hectic to cook with kids? KISS: Keep it simple, sweetie! Cooking with kids can take a little more time, but it s worth it! Learning how to cook helps kids develop healthy eating habits, increases self-confidence and teaches life skills. Here are a few tips to keep cooking with kids relaxed: Give kids easy tasks, such as stirring, when you re in a hurry. Cook on weekends, when you can take more time to teach skills. Choose easy-to-follow recipes with lots of tasks kids can help with. Prepare some ingredients before you start cooking. Bring a little fun to your kitchen with a family cooking challenge. Cooking together is a great way to connect with your family, especially when there s a friendly competition involved! Have fun with this challenge. Do it over a weekend or a month. Here s how: Choose a cookbook, food magazine or website. Each family member picks one recipe to try. Each person makes his or her recipe for the family. Depending on skill level, kids might need a little help. When all dishes have been tasted, rate the recipes. You might discover a new family favourite! Parents frosty about kids cooking? Smoothies are a super way to introduce kids to the kitchen. Making smoothies takes little skill, so it s a great first step in the kitchen. The only tool you really need is a blender. You don t even need to follow a recipe. Just blend together a mixture of frozen fruit, bananas, yogurt and milk. Kids can experiment with favourite frozen fruits to create frosty combinations. Be adventurous! Try adding a handful of spinach or finely shredded carrot for a veggie boost. Smoothies are a tasty way to enjoy milk, fruit and maybe even veggies all foods that kids don t get enough of. www.dietitians.ca Visit the Nutrition Month display in our Cafeteria
Join the OBS team at MOREob event Module two in our MOREob project at WPSHC will officially launch March 25 at 2 p.m. Front Lobby Please join us to learn more The second component focuses on communication and teamwork. SWAT news Casino Rama bus trip March 29 Tickets $10 each bus leaves WPSHC 4:15 p.m. (free buffet dinner) Irish Rovers are playing in the concert hall - tickets purchased separately. Please call ext 3606 to register. SWAT - Staff Welcoming and Activities Team supporting Quality Worklife at WPSHC Please order prior to our inventory count Please be advised that the Materiels Management Department will be closed on March 27 and 28 for our annual inventory count. Please submit your regular inventory orders by Friday, March 21 so we can attempt to fill all orders prior to the count. Thank you for your assistance. Should you have any questions please call extension 2640. Heather Aulbrook, Materiels Management What are factors that can lead to injuries in an office job? Basic office activities involve sitting in front of a computer terminal and operating it by means of typing or moving a mouse. Still, no matter how harmless these activities may seem, they do set the stage for injuries that can develop over time. While these activities are not particularly hazardous for a worker who does them only occasionally, the situation becomes more critical for those who have to sit in front of a computer screen and type for long periods every working day. It is very important to know that musculoskeletal injuries (MSIs), and specifically, repetitive motion injuries (RMIs) rarely originate from one event or a particular factor. As a rule they develop over time from a variety of factors. Some factors are strictly work-related and beyond the workers control. On the other hand, the workers themselves can have some control on other factors, such as their individual work practices. Work-related factors that present the greatest risk for MSIs involve: fixed and constrained postures that are frequently awkward, uncomfortable and maintained for too long a time, repetitious and forceful hand movements, and a high pace of work. From the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety - www.ccohs.ca
MONDAY Soup: Beef Barley Sweet potato bisque Entree: Beef dip sandwich Pork souvlaki with rice and vegetables TUESDAY Soup: Mushroom Tomato ravioli Entree: Oriental style beef and vegetables with rice Popcorn shrimp & onion rings WEDNESDAY Soup: Low-sodium chicken vegetable Beef pasta Entree: Meatball sub sandwich Salad bar THURSDAY Soup: Potato bacon Italian wedding Entree: Taco pie Chicken broccoli casserole FRIDAY Soup: Chicken wild rice Pea Entree: Fish & fries Salad bar SATURDAY Soup: Tomato Entree: Chicken burger SUNDAY Soup: French onion Entree: Hot hamburger sandwich with vegetables Delicious selection of made-to-order sandwiches available at our Sandwich Bar during lunch hours Monday to Friday OUR DAILY LUNCH MENU What s cooking this week... Open for lunch service from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Meal Cards can be purchased in the Cafeteria, or from the Finance Department during regular office hours - Monday to Friday - 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. DINNER menu Open for dinner service from 5 to 7 p.m. MONDAY Chicken & dumplings Roast potatoes French-cut green beans TUESDAY Turkey a la king Tea biscuit Diced carrots WEDNESDAY Spaghetti & meat sauce Garlic bread THURSDAY Roast pork with gravy Mashed potatoes Peas FRIDAY Roast beef with gravy O Brien potatoes Carrot coins SATURDAY Chicken broccoli alfredo Herbed potatoes Buttered corn SUNDAY Roast turkey with gravy Garlic mashed potatoes Herbed green beans All weekly menus can be subject to change
Please consider attending 2nd floor classroom WPSHC Open for all staff to attend. Everyone can benefit by learning about stigma reduction in our care of people with mental health and addiction issues.
weekly newsletter of West Parry Sound Health Centre March 17 to 23 2014