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The recent sleep and fatigue evening hosted by Gerry Leonard at Active Health on Wednesday 27 July 2016 was very successful with 22 community members in attend-ance.

Participants had a chance to hear from the Sleep assessment team at PDH on the sleep testing available and some of the sleep apnoea machines on offer.

Dr Scott Deller discussed the medical implications of obstructive sleep apnoea and Dr Alex Pun gave good tips on sleep hygiene and fatigue management, in-cluding tips for shift workers.

Finally there was a presentation by Barry Ivory on some of the fatigue manage-ment products available through our local OH&S suppliers.

All in all it was a fantastic way to communicate the different issues surrounding

sleep and fatigue facing our community.

SLEEP & FATIGUE INFORMATION EVENING

Women’s Health Week — 5-9 September 2016

The 2016 theme—AM I NORMAL? A question, we know, every woman at some stage of her life asks. Whether it's about weight,

body image, mental health or sex, let’s get rid of the elephant in the room and start talking

about these subjects and more!

During the five days of the 2016 Women's Health Week (5-9

September) we will focus on

Monday: What’s normal?

Tuesday: Body image – you are your own critic

Wednesday: Healthy weight – know the three Ss

Thursday: Mental health – what can you do?

Friday: Let’s talk about sex

For more information visit:

www.womenshealthweek.com.au

September 2016

Days to Celebrate in September

1 – 28 September STEPTEMBER – Cerebral Palsy Alliance

1 – 7 September Adult Learner’s Week

1 - 7 September National Asthma Week

1 – 30 September Big Heart Day - Heart Foundation

1 - 30 September Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

5 - 9 September Women’s Health Week -

Jean Haile's Foundation

8 September RU OK day

Active Health Portland Newsletter

Making every step count

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SEA Change Portland

SEA Change Portland continues to support people to eat nutritious food and be active in Portland.

Individuals, groups, businesses and organisations are now feeling in-spired to make changes to the way they do things, like Karreeta Peeneeyt Mara Portland Child and Family Complex.

Their fabulous cook Melissa Buckland has been working hard to develop a new and nutritious menu for the children attending the centre. This is no easy task as the menu must both meet the centre’s regulatory requirements and cater to the children’s needs and taste buds.

Melissa has been recognised for all her hard work from the program coordinator at the Early Education and Care Services Healthy Eating Advisory Service:

“It’s very rare that a menu meets the menu planning guidelines on first submission so

you should be super proud of your great work. It’s wonderful to see how much time

and care you put into the menu to ensure it pro-vides variety, enjoyment and nutrition”.

Melissa and the staff also pick and use the food grown in the centre’s vegetable garden, teaching the children valuable lessons about growing and using your own fresh food. Well done everyone at the Portland Child and Family Complex.

If you are sitting in the waiting

room and would like the channel

on the TV changed, please ask

reception.

We understand that the day time

TV may not always be

appropriate.

Thank you!

TV in the Waiting Room

DON’T FORGET TO

COME TO RECEPTION

WHEN YOU ARRIVE

It is important that we know you have arrived so we can make the

doctor or clinician you are visiting aware.

Please report to reception before taking a seat.

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Upcoming

Events

Weight Watchers

Meeting

every Tuesday from

5.30pm

ABA Breastfeeding

Education Classes

2 October – ask at

reception for details

CLINICAL STAFF ON LEAVE

Ann Dunbar - 25 August to 26 September

Darryl Pedler - 23 August to 30 October

Carolyn Price - 4 October to 7 November

Nikki Edwards - 20 September to 27 September

Please ensure you book an appointment with these clinicians

before their leave if required.

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What is dementia?

Dementia is the term used to describe the symptoms of a large group of illnesses which cause a progressive decline in a person’s functioning. It is a broad term that describes a loss of memory, intellect, social skills and usual emotional reactions. For a long time, the person may look healthy, but on the inside their brain is not working properly.

Some people mistakenly think that dementia is “going nuts”, when in fact the brain is being affected by a disease.

There are a number of different forms of dementia. The best known is Alzheimer’s disease, which is also the most common, accounting for 50-70% of all cases. Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive, degenerative condition that affects the brain.

Memory loss

Not everyone experiences memory loss, but it is one of the main symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, the most common type of dementia. We all forget things from time to time, but the loss of memory with dementia is different. It is persistent and progressive, not just occasion-al. It may affect the ability to continue to work, and to carry out familiar tasks. It may mean having difficulty finding the way home. Eventually it may mean forgetting how to dress or bathe, or recognising family and friends.

An example of normal forgetfulness is walking into the kitchen and forgetting what you went there for, or misplacing your car keys. A person with dementia however, may lose the car keys and then forget what they are used for.

Who gets dementia?

Dementia can happen to anyone, but as people get older, the chances of developing demen-

tia are higher. For people aged 70 to 74, approximately 1 person in 30 has dementia, while

for people aged 90 to 94 it is 1 person in 3. In some cases, it can affect people in their 30’s,

40’s and 50’s..

For more information about dementia and helpful fact sheets you can visit Alzheimer’s Aus-

tralia’s website www.fightdementia.org.au

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Mums United

Mums United takes the confusion out of healthy living advice

by offering simple and practical changes that can make a big

difference to you and your family’s

health.

For free tips, tools and tasty recipes,

sign up to our growing community!

To find out more or to sign up visit:

heartfoundation.org.au/campaigns/mums-united

YOU CAN NOW BOOK YOUR

APPOINTMENT AT ACTIVE HEALTH THROUGH

HotDoc

Ask at reception for details

Did you know?

Your heart beats

101,000 times a

day. During your

lifetime it will

beat about 3 bil-

lion times and

pump about 400

million litres of

blood.

GETTING TO KNOW YOUR ACTIVE HEALTH STAFF MEMBERS

Five minutes with: Ann Dunbar Occupation : GP

How long have you been a … GP ?:

Too Long !

Tell us something we may not know

about you:

I used to be a doctor on day time

television in Scotland.

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Ingredients Method

BAKED

2 stock cubes

3 cups water

1 onion, chopped

400 g can no-added-salt diced tomatoes

1 1/2 cups brown rice (uncooked)

440 g can reduced-salt corn kernels, drained

1/2 cup frozen peas

185 g can tuna in spring water, drained

1/2 tsp ground cumin or curry powder

1. Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan forced).

2. Dissolve the stock cube in the wa-ter.

3. Mix all ingredients in a small bak-ing dish.

4. Cover and bake for 50 minutes or until rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed.

Serve warm.

Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 50 mins

Serves: 4

Variation: If using white rice, reduce water to 2 cups and bake for 35 minutes or until rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed.

TOMATO RICE