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By Alberta Health Services

Zoom Workshops

AHS offering education and support with online health workshops

Feb 23, 2022 | 8:30 AM

Alberta Health Services (AHS) is inviting local individuals to attend health information workshops that are helping Albertans make positive adjustments to their lifestyles.

The workshops are offered as part of the Alberta Healthy Living Program (AHLP), an AHS initiative designed to promote healthy living and provide easy access to helpful information. AHLP workshops cover a range of information, including heart health, stress management, nutrition, diabetes care and chronic illness management.

All AHLP sessions are led by AHS professionals who share their expertise in group discussions and provide support and encouragement to participants. Each online workshop is free of charge.

Upcoming Zoom workshops include:

• Nutrition: The 4 Ps of Meal Planning

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Learn tips on how to put your nutrition knowledge into practice with the 4 P’s: Plan, Purchase, Prepare and Pack.

March 9 from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

• Nutrition Labels: Reading Between the Lines

Learn about label reading and understanding the nutrition facts table. Get a better understanding about nutrient and health claims. Build skills to help you make the healthiest choice at the grocery store.

March 16 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

• Moving Matters: Including Physical Activity in Your Day

Discuss ways to become more physically active, benefits and barriers to being more active, and ways to set your own physical activity goals.

March 23 from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

• Eating Away from Home and During Special Occasions

Learn how buffets, parties, vacation and holiday eating can affect your caloric intake. Explore strategies to minimize extra calories when eating away from home and during special occasions.

March 30 from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

• Sleep Well

Discover tips to help you sleep better, reasons why you may have trouble falling asleep, and the important link between quality sleep and good health.

March 31 from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Registration is required as dates and times are subject to change. For more information and to register to attend, please call the Alberta Healthy Living Program at 1-877-314-6997.