Healthy Living: Getting Started
Healthy living can help prevent chronic diseases such as heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes. Here’s what you can do to get started:
Eat a Healthy Diet
Eat whole-grain foods, vegetables and fruits more often and chose foods that are low in fat and salt (sodium).
Enjoy Being Active
Include 30 - 60 minutes of moderate exercise 4 to 7 days a week
Limit Alcohol Use
If you drink, drink only 1 - 2 drinks per day and no more than 14 drinks in a week for men and 9 in a week for women. It is a good idea to skip a day every so often.
Live Smoke Free
Do not smoke and avoid exposure to second-hand smoke.
What’s Available for You
EatRight Ontario 1-877-510-5102
(talk to a dietitian for free)
Canada’s Food Guide for Healthy Eating
Health for Life Supermarket Tours 742-2733
(tour a store with a dietitian and get healthy eating tips)
Meals in Minutes Recipes
Dietitians of Canada EATracker program
Family Health team Dietitians
(call your Family Health Team for an appointment)
For more information about Healthy Eating, visit the Health Unit’s Nutrition page
Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q)
Peterborough & the Kawarthas Trail Guide
(pick one up at your municipal or tourism office)
Canada’s Physical Activity Guide
Winter Active – Get Up, Go Out
Peterborough & the Kawarthas Tourism
(for paddle and walking routes in the City and County)
Four County Community Information Database (United Way)
(local on-line directory, search for fitness and recreation opportunities)
Activity Haven Senior Centre 876-1670
SMART – Seniors Maintaining Active Roles Together
(Group Exercise Program provided by the VON) 745-9155 or 1-866-784-5468
YMCA 748-9622
Peterborough Sport and Wellness Centre 742-0050
Community Centres in the County
Asphodel-Norwood Township
Asphodel-Norwood Community Centre 639-2342
Cavan Monaghan Township
Cavan Monaghan Community Centre (Millbrook) 932-2911
Douro Dummer Township
Douro Community Centre (Hwy 28) 742-0008
Warsaw Community Centre 652-3617
Galway-Cavendish Harvey Township
Buckhorn Community Centre and Athletic Association 657-8833
Galway Community Centre 488-2831
Havelock-Belmont-Methuen
Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Community Centre 778-2891
(39 George St. E., Havelock)
North Kawartha Township
Apsley Community Centre 656-4922
Wilson Park Community Centre 656-4922
Otonabee-South Monaghan Township
Otonabee-South Monaghan Memorial Community Centre 295-6862
Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield Township
Ennismore Community Centre 292-7034
Lakefield-Smith Community Centre 292-7034
For more information about active living, visit the Health Unit’s Physical Activity page [ under construction at this time ]
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Low Risk Drinking Guidelines
Four Counties Addiction Services Team (FourCAST) 876-1292
(local addiction counselling service)
Alcoholics Anonymous, Al-Anon, Alateen 745-6111
(12-step programs)
Narcotics Anonymous 1-877-369-2227
(12-step program for people living with a drug addiction)
Alcohol Help Centre
Pinewood Centre 1-888-881-8878
(provides in-patient treatment and 24 hour phone line)
Community Counselling & Resource Centre 742-4258
(provides personal counselling)
Drug and Alcohol Treatment Infoline (DART) 1-800-565-8603
For more information about alcohol and drug use, visit the Health Unit’s Substance Misuse Prevention page
Peterborough County-City Health Unit, Smoking Cessation Program 743-1000 x333
(call to arrange a one-on-one session)
Smoker’s Helpline, Canadian Cancer Society 1-877-513-5333
For more information about living smoke-free, visit the Health Unit’s Tobacco-Free living page
General Lifestyle Information
Health for Life Peterborough
Heart and Stroke Foundation
Health Canada
Canadian Cancer Society
Canadian Diabetes Association
Public Health Agency of Canada
Four County Community Information Database
Living a Healthy Life with a Chronic Disease
If you have an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) at your workplace, inquire about available programs and services.
Last Revised/Reviewed
Wednesday, 2009-07-22 2:04 PM