Q & A The HEPAC Podcast

Facebook Page

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTRE CONTACT INFORMATION 1-800-667-5005 http://www.chimohelpline.ca/ COORDONNÉES DU CENTRE COMMUNAUTAIRE DE SANTÉ MENTALE 1-800-667-5005 http://fr.chimohelpline.ca/

Mars est le mois de la nutrition et les diététistes de la santé publique vous invitent à passer le mot ! Cette année, les diététistes vous diront qu'une alimentation saine est bien plus que de la nourriture! La campagne encourage les Canadiens à réfléchir non seulement à ce qu'ils mangent, mais aussi à la façon dont ils s'alimentent. Le mois de la nutrition est l'occasion de sensibiliser les gens au rôle important que joue l'alimentation dans notre vie quotidienne. Les diététistes de Santé publique ont préparé un concours sur les médias sociaux que vous pourrez partager afin de nous aider à promouvoir la saine alimentation des Néo-Brunswickois. Vous trouverez ci-joint l’affiche promotionnelle et les règlements du concours à partager sur vos réseaux sociaux (Facebook et Instagram). Vous pourrez également partager les publications Facebook et Instagram du Réseau de santé Vitalité et du Réseau de santé Horizon (disponible a partir du 1er mars). Pour obtenir plus d'informations sur le Mois de la nutrition, incluant un livre de recettes numérique, visitez : www.moisdelanutrition2020.ca Nous vous serions reconnaissants de bien vouloir remplir une brève évaluation des initiatives du Mois de la nutrition à cette adresse: https://fr.surveymonkey.com/r/5X3R8JV.

Hello! March is Nutrition Month and Public Health dietitians invite you to spread the word! This year dietitians are talking about how healthy eating is about so much More than Food! The campaign is encouraging Canadians to consider not only what they eat, but how they eat too. Nutrition Month provides an opportunity to promote awareness of the important role food plays in our daily lives. Public Health Dietitians have prepared a social media contest that you can share to help us promote healthy eating for New Brunswickers. Please find attached the promotional poster and contest rules to share on your social media (Facebook and Instagram). You can also share the contest by going to the Facebook or Instagram posts from Vitalité Health Network or Horizon Health Network (available March 1st). For more information on Nutrition Month, including a recipe e-book, visit: www.nutritionmonth2020.ca We would appreciate if you would be able to fill out a short evaluation of Nutrition Month initiatives at this address: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5385359.

Chad Duplessie is the Manager of the Natoaganeg Community Food Centre- Pistamune'kemk on Eel Ground First Nation. He has been working in Wellness/Community Development for about 10 years and has worked with HEPAC in the past! Also he’s a city councilor for the city of Miramichi! The Natoaganeg Community Food Centre started about 2 years ago- it started originally through a universal school food program through the Natoaganeg school. They became registered with the Community Food Centres Canada last April and is the only Indigenous Community Food Centre in Canada.

Sylvia Reentovich est consultante en bien-être auprès de la province du Nouveau-Brunswick. Elle travaille au sein de la branche du mieux-être du développement social chargée du bien-être. Elle travaille également à la promotion de la santé mentale dans tous les domaines. Au Nouveau-Brunswick, le travail sur la santé mentale porte principalement sur la théorie de l'autodétermination, qui affirme que nous avons 3 besoins psychologiques de base (Compétence / Autonomie / Relations) et qui est importante dans tous les aspects de notre vie. Il existe un lien entre les choix que nous faisons et l’environnement qui nous entoure, et la santé mentale dans nos environnements facilite les choix sains pour nous tous. Sylvia travaille actuellement à rassembler toutes sortes d’intervenants de la province autour d’une communauté de pratique pour la promotion de la santé mentale et la santé mentale. Top 3 de Sylvia: Endroit (s) favori: regarder le coucher de soleil sur la rivière Saint-Jean un soir d'été; Saint André; camper à Côte-à-Fabien à Kouchibouguac Nourriture préférée: Le pain et aussi la crème glacée (biscuits, crème et pépites de chocolat à la menthe également) et les légumes et les fruits, bien sûr. Activité préférée: Tenir les mains de ses enfants quand ils vont se promener Liens Self Determination Theory: https://selfdeterminationtheory.org/ Inspired and Well Toolkit: http://www.wellnessnb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Mental-Fitness-for-Seniors-ToolKit-EN.pdf The stickers that Sylvia and Gill were talking about: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/177268147/novelty-japanese-sticker-assort-kawaii?show_sold_out_detail=1 Wellness: www.wellnessnb.ca and just search “Mental Fitness” Wellness on gnb: https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/social_development/wellness.html Sylvia’s webinar: Côte-à-Fabien campground: https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/nb/kouchibouguac/activ/camping/avant-pays-front-country/coteafabien Zorbing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zorbing

Sylvia Reentovich is a wellness consultant with the Province of New Brunswick working in the wellness branch of the department of social development, and works on promoting mental fitness across all areas. The work that is done in NB around mental fitness focuses on the Self Determination Theory, which claims that we have 3 basic psychological needs (Competence/Autonomy/Relatedness) and is important across all aspects of our lives. There’s a connection between the choices that we make and the environment around us, and mental fitness in our environments makes healthy choices easier for all of us. Sylvia is now working on bringing all kinds of stakeholders around the province together around a Community of Practice for mental health promotion and mental fitness. Sylvia’s Top 3: Favourite Place(s): Watching the sunset on the Saint John River on a summer evening; St. Andrews; camping at Côte-à-Fabien in Kouchibouguac Favourite food: Bread and also ice cream (cookies and cream and mint chocolate chip also) and vegetables and fruit, of course. Favourite activity: Holding her kids’ hands when they go for walks Links Self Determination Theory: https://selfdeterminationtheory.org/ Inspired and Well Toolkit: http://www.wellnessnb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Mental-Fitness-for-Seniors-ToolKit-EN.pdf The stickers that Sylvia and Gill were talking about: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/177268147/novelty-japanese-sticker-assort-kawaii?show_sold_out_detail=1 Wellness: www.wellnessnb.ca and just search “Mental Fitness” Wellness on gnb: https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/social_development/wellness.html Sylvia’s webinar: Côte-à-Fabien campground: https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/nb/kouchibouguac/activ/camping/avant-pays-front-country/coteafabien Zorbing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zorbing

Podcast Show Notes Marie-Pier Arsenault Marie-Pier Arsenault est originaire de la Gaspésie (Au Québec) et étudiante à l’Université de Moncton dans le programme de nutrition. Elle termine présentement sa dernière année d’étude en effectuant un stage dans la région de Campbellton. Les boissons sucrées sont toutes les boissons qui peuvent contribuer à un excès de sucres lorsqu’elles sont consommées sur une base régulière. Par exemple : - Boisson gazeuse - Les boissons sportives - Les boissons énergisantes - Les jus de fruits 100% pure - Laits et boissons d’origines végétales sucrés - L’eau aromatisée contenant des sucres ajoutés - Les autres boissons sucrées chaudes ou froides (Thé/café glacé) Malgré le fait que les jus de fuit pure à 100% et les divers laits et boisson de soya enrichies en sucres contiennent certains éléments nutritifs, leurs apports en sucres libres demeurent toutefois élevé, c’est pourquoi on doit limiter leur consommation. En 2015, les boissons sucrées représentaient les principales sources de sucres totaux dans l’alimentation des Canadiens. Limite recommandée en sucres libres : -Lignes directrice canadienne en matière d’alimentation : Les sucres libres devraient composer moins de 10% de l’apport énergétique total. - Organisation Mondiale de la Santé (OMS) : Recommande plutôt de viser un AET de 5% pour des bénéfices supplémentaires (Notamment pour diminuer les risques de caries dentaires) Les boissons sucrées font augmenter très rapidement notre apport en sucre, d’où l’importance de limiter leur consommation. Plusieurs études démontrent l’association entre les habitudes alimentaires malsaines, tels que la consommation de boissons sucrées et divers problèmes de santé. - Embonpoint/Obésité - Diabète de type 2 - Maladie chronique -Carie dentaire Selon un sondage publié dans le coup d’oeil 2017 : - Plus de 1 enfant sur 2 (Entre maternelle et 6e années) a bu des boissons sucrées non nutritives le jour précédent le sondage (Ce qui signifie que plus de la moitié des jeunes boit des boissons sucrées quotidiennement) -En plus, les enfants et les adolescents (entre 9-18 ans) sont le groupe d’âge ayant la consommation quotidienne moyenne la plus élevée

HEPAC Podcast Show Notes- Bekah and Lesley Bekah Young and Lesley Duguay are 2 health coaches with Live Well/Bien Vivre in the Fredericton area (Bekah) and Saint John (Lesley). Bekah has a BSc in Kinesiology and Lesley has a background in Psychology and Health Promotion. They work one on one with individuals in their communities on different health and wellness goals, looking at different barriers and challenges, and connecting their clients with community resources. They work toward empowering their clients and help them try to figure out how to achieve their goals, using a coaching approach vs an expert approach. This helps build confidence and with sustainability. This is a free program for anyone over 19 in NB. Goals help with accountability and help with figuring out the details of the goal. Another important thing is quantifying your goal, and ensuring it is specific. Breaking down the goal into smaller pieces and smaller goals is also helpful; health coaches can help get into specifics and actionable items within that goal, breaking them down into smaller, more manageable pieces and also talk about logistics. Whatever you decide to do with a goal needs to come from you. One of the really common challenges this time of year is the weather, and the coaches work through those challenges- sometimes working WITH it instead of against it (so reframing walking outside to cross country skiing). It’s also really important in trying again- “getting back up” when you fall. The coaches don’t TELL their clients how to overcome their challenges, they want to help them identify those themselves and overcome them themselves. Clients have identified a few things as the most valuable parts of working with a coach: Increased confidence in their knowledge and abilities, increased self confidence, and increased self management skills. They also find value in the health coaches being an impartial person, who is not “too close” to their world, and value that the coaches meet clients where the client chooses, which makes for a non-judgmental environment. The coaches also address a confidentiality form and take privacy really seriously, which also helps clients feel more comfortable. You can connect with Live Well/Bien Vivre- there are 9 coaches around the province. Top 3: Bekah’s top 3: Favourite place: Devil’s Rock in Welsford and her parents’ camp Favourite food: Sushi and Cheese Favourite activity: Sports/hockey Lesley’s top 3: Favourite place: Anywhere she can take her dog on a walking trail, they try to pick a different location every week. They are hoping to check out the Midland Ice caves by Sussex! Favourite food: Seafood chowder Favourite activity: Yoga, specifically hot yoga Links Live Well/Bien Vivre: https://www.livewellbienvivre.ca/ Ice caves: http://www.hikingnb.ca/Trails/FundyEast/MidlandIce.html Raclette: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raclette Bekah’s FB Live Well/Bien Vivre Page: https://www.facebook.com/RYLWBV

Notes sur le podcast de la CSAAP – Jasmine Leblanc Jasmine Leblanc est stagiaire en diététique. Elle travaille en santé publique, à Fredericton, par l’intermédiaire de l’Université de Moncton. Elle terminera son stage en juin 2019. L’alimentation intuitive, c’est rejeter toute la mentalité « régime » et manger des aliments que nous aimons... sans compromis! Il s’agit de reconnecter avec notre corps, d’écouter les signaux de faim et de satiété de notre corps et de rechercher une relation saine avec les aliments. Les 10 principes de l’alimentation intuitive : Rejeter la mentalité « régime »Satisfaire notre faim (manger quand on a faim)Faire la paix avec la nourriture (se donner la permission de manger ce que l’estomac désire)Mettre au défi la police de l’alimentation (arrêter d’écouter ceux et celles qui professent qu’il faut avoir honte de manger certains aliments et éliminer les pensées négatives entourant l’alimentation)Ressentir sa plénitude (noter les indices de satiété et arrêter de manger quand on est plein) Découvrir les facteurs de satisfaction (manger ce qu’on veut vraiment)Gérer les sentiments sans passer par la nourriture  Respecter son corps (accepter son corps comme il est)Faire de l’exercice : Sentir la différence (faire de l’exercice parce qu’on se sent bien quand on bouge, et non pas parce qu’on veut perdre du poids) Honorer sa santé : nutrition douce (manger sainement parce que c’est bon pour le corps et que cela nous fait nous sentir bien) Les 3 préférences de Jasmine : Endroit favori : Bennic : crèmerie de Dieppe Aliment favori : Crème glacée! Pas de menthe. La menthe, c’est pour le dentifrice seulement. Activité favorite : Macfit, à Dieppe Liens/Ressources : Alimentation intuitive : https://www.intuitiveeating.org/ Bennic : https://www.bennic.ca/ MacFit : https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Martial-Arts-School/Macfit-Martial-Arts-Center-1467874550167872/ /506-866-8982 Et en français : Karine Gravel : www.karinegravel.com    

HEPAC Podcast Show notes- Jasmine Leblanc Jasmine Leblanc is a dietetic intern working in Public Health in Fredericton, through the Université  de Moncton. She will be done her internship in June 2019. Intuitive eating is all about rejecting the whole dieting mentality and eating the foods you love without compromise! It’s about reconnecting with your body and listening to your body cues of hunger and fullness and working towards a healthy relationship with food. The 10 principles of intuitive eating: -Rejecting the diet mentality -Honor your hunger (eat when you’re hungry) -Make peace with food (so give yourself the permission to eat what your stomach desires) -Challenge the food police (stop listening to the voices that does shaming for eating a certain food and negative thoughts around food) -Feel your fullness (just like hunger, notice your body cues, when you are full and stop eating) -Discover the satisfaction factor (eat what you really want) -Cope with your feelings without using food -Respect your body (accept your body for the way it is) -Exercise: Feel the difference (do exercise not for weight-loss but because it feels good to get moving) -Honor your health: gentle nutrition (eat healthy because it’s good for your body and the way it makes you feel) Jasmine’s top 3: Favourite place: Bennic- local ice cream shop in Dieppe Favourite food: Ice cream! Not mint. Mint is for toothpaste only. Favourite activity: Macfit in Dieppe Links/Resources: Intuitive Eating: https://www.intuitiveeating.org/ Bennic: https://www.bennic.ca/ MacFit: https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Martial-Arts-School/Macfit-Martial-Arts-Center-1467874550167872/[DHCU1]  And in French: Karine Gravel: www.karinegravel.com      [DHCU1]that facebook page is actually not being used anymore… Unfortunately but you could keep it if they have questions I believe they could still get in touch with Sylvie the trainer that way… I will ask Sylvie about the best way to contact Macfit or even see if she could take the time to update the FB page and I’ll let you know (address is wrong, etc)

Stéphanie Ward, Ph. D., est professeure à l’Université de Moncton et diététiste immatriculée. Elle s’intéresse depuis toujours à la nutrition pédiatrique, mais son intervention en nutrition chez les enfants d’âge préscolaire (moins de cinq ans) a commencé dans le cadre de ses travaux de doctorat. De façon plus particulière, elle a travaillé à l’initiative Healthy Start / Départ santé qui se déroule en Saskatchewan. En sol néo-brunswickois, elle a étudié les mesures à prendre pour influencer les comportements de saine alimentation et d’activité physique des tout-petits, y compris les facteurs qui ont une incidence sur cette population. Au Nouveau-Brunswick, on examine actuellement la possibilité d’instaurer une politique de nutrition dans les centres de la petite enfance, un peu comme ce qui se fait ailleurs au pays. De nombreux comportements alimentaires et d’activité physique commencent durant les cinq premières années de la vie et leur influence se fait sentir toute la vie durant. Voilà pourquoi il est si important de commencer dès un jeune âge. Les parents ont souvent de la difficulté à faire bien manger leurs jeunes enfants. Lorsqu’on fait la promotion d’habitudes saines dans les centres de la petite enfance, on facilite l’adoption de comportements sains en matière d’alimentation et d’activité physique. Les éducatrices qui enseignent la nutrition et l’activité physique, même dans un contexte non structuré, influencent la façon dont les enfants mangent et jouent. Les politiques et l’éducation facilitent le « comment » et le « pourquoi ». Elles donnent aussi aux centres de la petite enfance une orientation pour la promotion de comportements sains et la création d’un environnement sain. Les Top 3 de Steph Endroit préféré : St Andrews Aliment préféré : chocolat Activité préférée : course ou yoga

Dr. Stephanie Ward is a professor at Université de Moncton and a Registered Dietitian. She’s always had an interest in pediatric nutrition, but her involvement in preschool nutrition (anything below 5) started with her PhD work with Healthy Start/Depart Santé project that’s happening in Saskatchewan and NB looking at how to impact healthy eating behaviours and physical activity in preschool kids, including the factors that have an impact in this population. In NB they are looking at the possibility of a nutrition policy in child care centres, similar to what’s happening across the country as well. A lot of eating and physical activity behaviours start in the first 5 years of life and influence the rest of the lifespan which is why it’s so important to start young. Parents often have a hard time getting kids to eat well in those early years. When healthy behaviours are promoted in child care centres, that can help make healthy eating and physical activity behaviours easier. When educators provide nutrition and physical activity education, even in an informal setting, that has an impact on how kids eat and play. Policy and education help with the how and why, and helps guide the child care centres in promoting healthy behaviours and creating a healthy environment. Steph’s top 3: Favourite place: St Andrews Favourite food: Chocolate Favourite activity: Running or Yoga!

HEPAC Podcast Show Notes Jill Van Horne Jill Van Horne is the network development coordinator for Our Food Southeast and also the co-chair for the provincial food security network, Food For All NB. Our food SENB supports the food movement in Westmoreland, Albert and Kent Counties. They promote working together, sharing knowledge, cultivating food initiatives and growing connections to make easier, fair and more sustainable food access a reality for everybody. Our Food Southeast got started in 2011 when the Westmoreland-Albert Community Inclusion network had a community conversation and food security needs werehighlighted. A volunteer action committee came together with a shared vision and a coordinator was hired. They were able to help leverage about a million dollars forfood work since 2011 between grants, resources, and in-kind contributions. In 2014, the Ecology Action Centre’s Our Food Projectput out a request for proposals (RFP) to food actors outside of Nova Scotia , which was a great match with what was going on already. The Westmorland-Albert Food Security Action Group (WAFSAG) connected with Pays de Cocagne sustainable development group and Foods of the Fundy Valley and were successful in winning the RFP. In 2017, what was formerly known as WAFSAG has entered into the3rd and final phase of funding /partnership with the Ecology Action Centre which continues until 2020. Jill’s top 3: Favourite Place in NB: Castalia Marsh retreat in Grand MananFavourite food: Bulgogi Favourite activity: Playing her guitar! LinksOur Food SENB: http://www.ourfoodsenb.ca/en/ Ecology Action Centre: https://ecologyaction.ca/ The Southeast NB Regional Food Pledge: http://www.ourfoodsenb.ca/en/take-the-pledge/ Pays de Cocagne Sustainable Development Group: https://ecopaysdecocagne.ca/en/ Foods of the Fundy Valley : https://foodsofthefundyvalley.ca/ NB Health Council (Food Security Stats): https://www.nbhc.ca/ Food For All NB: www.foodforallnb.ca Adventures in Local Food (Our Food Project/Our Food SENB blog):  https://adventuresinlocalfood.com/Where Jill learned about the magic of having worms: https://thecompostess.com/2015/04/03/compost-city-book/Castalia Marsh Retreat: https://www.castaliamarsh.com/Good Korean restaurant in Halifax: https://www.facebook.com/halifaxbbq/ (I think?? Andrew? Confirm/deny?)

Dr. Linda Dalpé is a retired family physician who teaches at the Centre de formation médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick and does a lot of volunteer work with organizations focusing on youth, healthy eating, physical activity, etc.Acadie Surf is an eco-responsible organization that promotes non motorized nautical sports (kitesurfing, paddleboarding, windsurfing and surfing). They organize outings and educational events along the Acadian Peninsula coast.Espace Croissance is a non-profit in the Acadian peninsula offering activities for families in the Caraquet/Shippagan region. Most of their activities are around healthy eating and healthy activities for kids and families. Karibou is a program they offer for kids 0-5 around physical literacy. Acadian Historical Village in Caraquet offers traditional cooking sessions and in the off-season, they stay open to walkers so you can walk in the winter in the village. They always offer events during March Break. The Club plein air de Caraquet has been around for 30 years! They promote outdoor recreational activities such as cross country skiing, snow shoeing, skating, mountain bike/fat bike, and cross country running. All of these programs have rentable equipment and educational programs are also offered, including the Jackrabbit program for cross country skiing and the Sprockids program for mountain biking. They are also hosting their 4th annual Provincial Mascot Championship this year. PLEASE go look at pictures in the show notes. Club plein air de Caraquet has created some partnerships with the local schools which are very close by, and the high school does many “move or rust” days”/”grouille ou rouille” throughout the year. A healthy community is one that helps prevent chronic diseases for the people living in that community. The NB Health Council compiles factors within our communities that enhance our health, and one example is that a community is healthy if they can create spaces or environments where healthy lifestyles are the easiest choices. An example of this would be infrastructure for walking with sidewalks that are plowed and indoor options for walking as well. Feed Our Sport is from a healthy environments committee in the Acadian Peninsula focusing on awareness of having healthy choices where sports are played. They have 4 videos featuring kids from the Acadian Peninsula saying that healthy food is part of the kids’ equipment. Linda’s top 3: Favourite place: Club plein air de Caraquet ! It’s basically in her backyard. Favourite food: Tomatoes Favourite activity: Biking and also cooking Links Acadie Surf - facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/acadiesurf/ - website: https://www.acadiesurf.com/?fbclid=IwAR0sDOY3Oxzp77ZMoTbQKngUgGhjfsmmtwdl81Tan5zjyN5wuXut P32mlt8 Espace Croissance - facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/espacecroissance/ - website: https://espacecroissancebc.com/?fbclid=IwAR1NnjxDos46jihfW2-NmEiWy6fpSpx6zdQvgM7iIM6Xwl--7QR qZGOI23U Village Historique Acadien - facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/villagehistoriqueacadien/ - website : http://www.villagehistoriqueacadien.com/?fbclid=IwAR3IcTxOUZZraJzLp4ZV1bC6u1Zjkjq9w622UtRqDvtd BPlK-pqDw-cIsDE NB Health Council Community Profiles : https://www.nbhc.ca/community-profiles Club plein air de Caraquet (CPAC) - website https://www.clubpleinaircaraquet.com/fr - facebook page https://www.facebook.com/clubpleinaircaraquet/ - facebook mountain bike and fat bike group https://www.facebook.com/groups/471368429705259/ - facebook cross country ski group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1467774236598587/ - facebook trail running group https://www.facebook.com/groups/263002557527635/ - facebook volunteer group (mainly trail maintenance) https://www.facebook.com/groups/BenevolesCPAC/ - the Sprockids program offered at CPAC https://www.sprockids.com/ - the Jackrabbit program offered at CPAC http://www.cccski.

Laura Reinsborough is the director of the New Brunswick Food Security Action Network, which is a provincial network. There are similar organizations in most provinces / territories. It is a non-government organization that exists to hold the conversation around food security. Food security looks at agriculture, environment, economy, social issues, and the community all around food. Food cuts across and connects all those issues. The network holds the space for food security NB. Laura grew up in Sackville, NB and lived in Toronto for about 12 years, where she started a non-profit that focused on living with people in the backyard. She recently moved back to NB and loves the power of food. Everybody Eats: The NBFSAN has been around for many years in NB (local food, understanding ingredients, how to grow a garden, etc.). They wanted to take a look at this issue and where do you come from? together to a province to address these things. This involved conversations around the province, cooking table conversations and an online survey and gathered 500+ responses! What people are most talking about were 4 key themes, and the top theme was Agriculture and Agricultural Potential in NB. Only 8% of the vegetables consumed are grown in NB and the average farmer in NB is 56, with many farmers growing out of the profession with no estate plan. The NBFSAN is planning a symposium this fall (2018) that will be like a "roll up your sleeves and dig in" action planning workshop for people to really do some work on these issues and look at existing initiatives to see if they can get some heft behind them and look at getting provincial momentum behind them. The NBFSAN is the network for all of this kind of information and more, so check them out! NBers are not waiting around for things to get moving so some existing initiatives are already up and running (there were 5 groups working around the province before the report, now there are 14!). Laura’s top 3:Favourite place in NB: Sackville, NB.  Lots of ecosystems come together there and people too!Favourite food: Fiddleheads. They remind her to value her food and care for the land. Favourite activity: Cross country skiing which is kind of like rollerblading yoga. Links Laura’s former NGO in Toronto: Not far from the tree: https://notfarfromthetree.org/ Everybody eats- what we heard report: http://www.nbfoodsecurity.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/What-We-Heard-English-Final-1.pdf NB Food Security Network: http://www.nbfoodsecurity.ca/ NBFSAN Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NB-Food-Security-Action-Network-R%C3%A9seau-daction-sur-la-s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9-alimentaire-286049458082395/ NBFSAN Twitter: https://twitter.com/NBFoodSecuritySappyfest: http://www.sappyfest.com/

HEPAC Podcast Show notes- Jeff MacFarlane with the Ville Jeff is the founder and executive director at the Ville Cooperative. He has a background in film and television but community development has been his passion ever since moving home to NB about 8 years ago.The Ville started as a vision for Jeff that he talked to everyone about until it became reality when the Alexander Gibson Memorial School was purchased by Unity Venture in the heart of Marysville and Jeff shared his vision with the owners. In the winter of 2015, the vision became reality and the Ville Cooperative was born. The school was an active school until about 2012. They have a plan to share the model that’s being used to reform the building to others around the world where other schools may be closing or amalgamating but the buildings are still in good shape. The learning lab was started this year! This features stuff like microbuilding, 3D printing, sewing, and lots of other opportunities. They have a 60 spot after school program, day camps and summer camps. Their main programming is around youth, which is very successful. They’ve launched an impact market over the past month to with microfarms and business people/artisans. They are also home to King Pakal, a delicious Mexican restaurant, and Chesspiece’s new Ice Cream Truck Queen Street Creamery. They have a community garden with 50 spots and run lots of programs on mentoring, caring for your garden, vermicomposing, seed saving. They’re also partnering with UNB regarding food waste and showing how this can create jobs and different revenue streams but also diverting this waste. Some of their other awesome programs: Food Fit started this year in partnership with Greener Village, which is running with adults and also youth. They’re also doing work with Sunny Corner High with building a solar passive greenhouse, helping St Mary’s get their community gardens up and running, partnership with NBCC with front and backyard gardens and a potential partnership of students living with seniors and farming their front and back yards and sharing in the profits. A building like this is so important for a community for accessibility. It gives a safe space that offers opportunities without some barriers, creating a circular style economy. It’s also a neat space that creates bumping points within the building that might lead to innovative and unusual partnerships.  What do you want to see at the Ville? What assets can you bring? How can you help the community? Jeff’s top 3: Favourite place in NB: Cross creek station in Nashwaak Bridge to go swimming! Favourite food: Local fruit and veg! Strawberries, blueberries, etc. Favourite activity: Volleyball for sports but really anything outdoors, like hiking. Links The Ville Cooperative: https://www.theville.ca/ King Pakal: https://www.facebook.com/KINGPAKALGROUP/ Queen Street Creamery: https://www.facebook.com/queenstreetcreamery/ Vermicompost: https://www.planetnatural.com/composting-101/indoor-composting/vermicomposting/ The Impact market: http://huddle.today/impact-market-food-truck-brings-local-goods-and-produce-to-market/ The hypochondriacs: https://thehypochondriacs.com/ The Preston report: https://cles.org.uk/tag/the-preston-model/

Laura Oldford is a Recreation Therapist at the Stan Cassidy Centre for Rehabilitation in Fredericton. She is one of two rec therapists at SCCR, and works with people all over the province, specializing with people with neurological impairments (brain/spine). She works with people across the lifespan, which is unique at Stan Cassidy. She started at Memorial in Newfoundland in Kinesiology, then tested out Recreation Therapy and switched programs. She finished her undergrad there, wrote a national exam (Certified Therapeutic Recreational Therapist), and got her Masters in Integrated studies from Athabasca with a focus on disability awareness. If anyone asks you who you are, you never start with what’s wrong with you, more of what’s important to you. Laura’s really passionate about the fact that disability doesn’t need to be on the forefront of people. Rec Therapy is a strength focused program- focusing on what’s right with you vs what’s wrong with you.  Rec Therapists help clients achieve their goals regarding what they want to do with their time and what they want to get out of life. The harder things are, the less apt we are to do things, but often those are the more rewarding things. Laura works with the tools that can be given to clients that can help them live a better life and helps clients try these out to see what works best for them. She also helps people identify what’s available in clients’ communities. Laura mentioned a lot of access is gained through phone access, which is being looked at right now at the centre. Many of Laura’s clients are “Gamers” so she, along with an Occupational Therapist, has created an adapted gaming service for clients. In “Game Changers”, they have a variety of systems and adapted controllers, as well as modifiers that can work across platforms. Laura helps identify what movements are needed to play these games and what would work best for clients to play. This project is being evaluated from a research perspective at the same time in partnership with SOAR through Horizon. The real intention in Recreation Therapy is to level the playing field for people with disabilities, allowing someone to choose and not letting their disability define or limit them. Their work also looks with the social and emotional pieces of a client’s life- what they love vs what they need to do to stay active or functional. People need to have knowledge about recreation and leisure opportunities that are important to them, and rec therapists are catalysts/gateways to those areas in the world of rehab and disability. Everyone deserves the right to leisure, and the goal is for independence with this. SCCR also does a lot of community outings to show how clients can still go out and how that works while in a supportive environment. There are lots of organizations that Laura relies on for resources and events (links below)! Laura’s top 3:Favourite place in NB: Her cottage in Yoho lake. https://goo.gl/maps/yhj3znjnKp52Favourite food: Pizza.Favourite activity: Stand Up Paddle boarding! And also biking with her kids. Links Stan Cassidy Centre for Rehabilitation: http://www.stancassidy.ca/ Game Changers: http://stancassidyfoundation.ca/uploads/Project_Sheet_GameChangers_Feb2016.pdf SOAR: http://en.horizonnb.ca/home/research/services-for-researchers/support-opportunities-and-assistance-for-research-(soar).aspx SCCR Foundation Info on Game Changers: http://stancassidyfoundation.ca/en/news/stan_cassidy_foundation_awards_30000_for_first_accessible_gaming_service_in_canada Para NB: http://paranb.ca/ Parasport NB:  http://www.parasportnb.ca/ Ability NB : https://www.abilitynb.ca/ Universal Design: http://universaldesign.ie/What-is-Universal-Design/ Xbox Adapted Controller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fcK19CAjWM and unboxing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOvwS71YjEk

Jenn Carson is the library director at the LP Fisher Public Library in Woodstock, NB and is also a yoga teacher. She has a Masters degree from the college of Computing and Informatics from Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. There are 63 public libraries in the province:  5 regional offices, 52 public libraries, 11 public-school libraries (for a total of 63 public branches), a virtual branch and a provincial Books-by-Mail and Talking Book Service for people with print disabilities. Most work independently with municipalities and there are a few that are in schools. They offer services such as digital resources, e-books, audiobooks and a variety of programming as well (aside from just taking books out). 2 libraries just started a program that you can borrow musical instruments-  “The Sun Life Financial Musical Instrument Lending Library” and it is available at Fredericton Public Library and Nashwaaksis branch. Some have seed libraries as well where you can take seeds out and if you save seeds, you can take them to the library. Other neat things are activity packs in Riverview, and other alternative collections (sewing machines, baking pans, tools, etc). Physical literacy, like regular literacy, is a skill, which is something you gain from an early age. As you grow, you explore your environment and learn how to move your body in time and space. It’s important in libraries as they’ve become cultural centers, to focus on the whole-person, so they are concerned with whole-person literacy (financial literacy, digital literacy, textual literacy, etc…) of which physical literacy is one component. They are seeing this in terms of kindergarten age kids not being able to cut with scissors or hold a pencil properly, or even sit on a chair, so it is important for libraries to teach physical literacy because if you can’t hold a pencil properly, you can’t write properly and that holds you back for your regular literacy skills. It’s also important to teach this to older people as well, for example, seniors are coming in to the library and learning how to ballroom dance or run or rock climb! The NB Public Library system is unique for a variety of reasons, but since we are such a small province, we can share resources and collections across the whole province. We also have a “books by mail” service so if you can’t get to a physical library, the library will mail you a book and you can just send it back when you’re done. This started after the bookmobile service ended and it’s really popular! Fredericton is starting the Bibliobike this summer too- so you can get a book on the trail, and in Halifax they are going to “books on the beach” so you can attend storytime and check out a book or a magazine while you’re at the beach and bring it back to the library later. Check out the links below to find your local library and the amazing online resources and tools available to you for free! Jenn also wrote a book about incorporating physical literacy programs into your programming! It’s called “Get your Community Moving- Physical Literacy Programs for all ages (ALA Editions, 2018)” and you can buy it on her website! Jenn’s Top 3:Favourite place- Fundy National ParkFavourite food- Corn on the cob, with butter, salt and pepper Favourite activity- right now, stand up paddleboarding, and then Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Links: NB Public Library Service- http://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/nbpl.html Tumble books-  http://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/nbpl/collections/content/databases.htmlLP Fisher Library Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/L.P.Fisher.Library/ Jenn’s website: www.jenncarson.com Overdrive: https://elnb-bnnb.overdrive.com/ The Sun Life Financial Musical Instrument Lending Library: https://makesomemusicfredericton.ca/

Genevieve Audet-Perron is a social marketing consultant with the Wellness branch of the Department of Social Development and works in support of  The Wellness Movement. She’s originally from Quebec and has a background in public communication, and has been a self-proclaimed naturalized NBer for 5 years and counting. Wellness Week is happening October 1-7 in NB as always and fun activities are happening in all regions. Gen shared a variety of health and wellness fairs, classes, hikes, activities and other fun events that are happening around the province and you can find info on these on the Wellness Events Calendar which is linked below (you can search by region to find what’s happening nearby to you). Go ahead and follow the Wellness Movement on Facebook and Twitter so you are up to date on what’s happening in your region! Something Gen wish she had mentioned is how October 1st to 7th is also World Breastfeeding Week, which is celebrated across NB with local participation to the Quintessence Challenge. With breastfeeding being connected with wellness in many ways, it makes a lot of sense for these two thematic weeks to be celebrated hand in hand. A short list of Wellness Week events highlights to check out: Capital: The Multicultural Association of Fredericton’s Annual Newcomers Health and Wellness FairA Day for Action North West: Edmundston’s Wellness Exhibition/Salon mieux-être d’EdmundstonThe Valley’s Wellness Day/Journée mieux-être La Vallée Fundy : Super-sized Zoomers’ ClassCharlotte County’s Seniors Wellness FairDominion Park Family Fun Day Western Valley: Tomlinson Lake Hike to Freedom South East: Village of Salisbury’s “Do the Loops Challenge”Village of Memramcook’s Community Walk Chaleur-Peninsula: Acadian Peninsula’s Book Fair/Salon du Livre Péninsule AcadienneColor Run in Neguac/Course des couleurs à NeguacChaleur’s Regional Mini-Forums Restigouche : Wellness Fair/Foire mieux-être Miramichi/Kent : The Live Feed Festival Gen’s top 3: Favourite place in NB: Split Rock Trail: https://goo.gl/maps/4CUfp5oAyKn Favourite food: Despite Andrew’s original assumptions, Cashew Chicken Favourite activity: Dirtbiking Links Wellness events calendar: http://calendar.wellnessnb.ca/ Hike to freedom: https://www.tomlinsonlakehiketofreedom.ca/ The Wellness Movement Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WellnessNBMieuxEtreNB The Wellness Movement Twitter: https://twitter.com/WellnessNB The Old Sow Whirlpool: https://www.bayoffundy.com/about/old-sow-whirlpool/

Cindy Levesque (first repeat guest!) has now taken a new role as Regional Wellness Consultant with the Wellness Branch in the Department of Social Development. There are 8 consultants across the province: North West, Western Valley, Capital, Restigouche, Chaleur/Acadian Peninsula, Miramichi-Kent, South East and Fundy (which is Cindy!). As part of the regional team, she works directly with her community partners to help create environments in communities, schools and workplaces where everyone has more access to healthy choices- essentially the wellness consultants work to support and help their communities to create a culture of wellness. Cindy has a Bachelor’s of Science in Kinesiology and then did a Masters in Science in Exercise and Sport Sciences. Her background is focused more on physical activity but her passion is around what makes people “well”. She worked with Physical Literacy for 3 years (and we interviewed her in our first episode!). There are 4 different ways that the wellness consultants work to support community initiatives: Supporting wellness networks and their regional initiatives. Wellness networks are groups of engaged citizens working together to promote healthy, active lifestyles for their friends, family and neighbors. They take on some of the priorities that exist within the community action plan. They provide opportunities for gatherings and activities etc. They could include teachers, wellness enthusiasts, really anyone in the community. They can work together to promote, share and collaborate on health promotion and activities in their region. You too can be a part of the wellness network in you area, just contact your regional wellness consultant or the co-chairs of the wellness regional network and they can help connect you.Collaboration and Partnerships to build community capacity. They take on some priorities in the regional action plans that may or may not being looked at by the wellness networks. Usually the wellness branch focuses on 4 priority areas- Tobacco Free living, Physical Activity, Healthy eating and Food Security and Mental Fitness. They also focus on promoting healthy aging and working with municipalities and provincial seniors organizations to help make communities more “age friendly”.They support wellness branch initiatives. They have 4 wellness grants, or support by consulting groups and partnerships on certain projects. They also connect people with partners to make sure all the pieces are present to make a good grant application or project. They promote wellness week! Oct 1-7 every year!They act as a resource person or connector to certain things. They promote tools and partnerships to help connect people with what they need. Some things that Cindy has worked on over the past 9 months in supporting the Fundy wellness celebrations, they had a breaking bread event for an opportunity for community conversation, they helped host the NB Plays gold sessions with Michelle DeCourcey and the Everybody Eats discussions with Laura Reinsborough. They had a food security event on August 8th on the results from Everybody Eats and what people can do with things. Their focus in Fundy is now focused on youth/teens, and are hosting a Teen Wellness Video Awards ceremony, asking the teens to submit What is Wellness to You videos. Maybe Cindy will even have a snapchat filter made for the teens! There are different activities happening in each region so check out the page of the region that you’re in on the NB wellness page, and if you’re doing something neat in your community, reach out to your regional consultant and they can help promote it. You can connect with your local regional wellness consultant by Googling it, or asking Siri, but the best way is through the regional wellness pages. Cindy’s top 3: (changed from the first interview because Cindy has grown as a person) Favourite place in NB: Grand Manan Island Favourite food: Fajitas because her sister made ...

Q & A with HEPAC- Anne Cullihall Anne Cullihall is a manager with the Wellness Branch with the Department of Social Development who manages regional wellness consultants (8 in the province) and coordinates a social marketing initiative called The Wellness Movement. She has a degree in Nutrition and a Masters in Health Management from Australia (University of Wollongong). There was a movement going on before the “branding” of The Wellness Movement, but it was given an official title in 2011. An idea came about to focus on the assets of NB and the positive things that are happening. The Wellness Movement is based on the goals of New Brunswick’s Wellness Strategy, but a strategy isn’t much without a way to get the message to the people. The Wellness Movement helps people connect to something bigger and connect with others to make change. The Wellness Strategy also helps other organizations (like HEPAC) look at non-ownership vs tapping into a collective goal. The Strategy is a roadmap, and The Wellness Movement helps bring the Strategy to life. Anyone who is working on any aspect of health and wellness are part of The Wellness Movement. In an “official” capacity, there are over 40 designated/intentional partnerships that are driving the movement forward. This includes the 20 wellness networks in the province (including volunteers working on different aspects of wellness in different areas). There are also several key provincial organizations, including HEPAC, the NB Food Security Action Network, La Mouvement Acadien des Communautés en Santé du Nouveau-Brunswick,  La Société Santé et Mieux-être en français du Nouveau-Brunswick , the NB Medical Society, the NB Anti-Tobacco Coalition, seniors organizations and key government departments, as well as individual champions. The Wellness Movement is also talked about as a “hub” for all the individuals who may be looking at resources to make change in their own community to share experiences, successes/challenges and tools so no one has to reinvent anything. A movement is a group of people coming together to drive forward an idea or a vision. It’s constantly changing, growing and evolving, and when it gets out of control, that’s what you want. There’s no one particular leader and that is the power within this movement. The “seeds” are all out there in the community, the Wellness branch is just coordinating/watering the seeds. A movement  connects people, helps themidentify with something and is a way to encourage action around  the Strategy goals of creating wellness-supporting environments in their own lives (schools, workplaces, communities and their homes). As compared to a project, which would have an end date, a movement changes and evolves based on the needs of the population. The Wellness Movement has a current campaign featuring ads on TV with different environments in NB to help people understand how the people, places and other factors in our lives affect our well-being and to inspire people to work to create wellness-supporting environments in their communities, homes, schools and workplaces. If we work together to make sure the environments we spend our time in encourage healthy options for everyone by making them more accessible and desirable, we will see the most rapid change in the health and wellness of our population. Wellness Week is the first week of October every year, so October 1-7th!  There will be hundreds of events across the province so get out and participate or host an activity! There will be radio ads and Facebook ads promoting the Wellness Events Calendar. This will be the 8th annual Wellness week. Anne’s top 3: Favourite place: Glass Point, in Bocabec, on the Passamaquoddy Bay at a family cottage! Specifically surrounded by rocky shores and really cold swimming and good food and good people. Favourite food: Anything Thai but mostly a really good Thai curry (Massaman or Red Thai curry).

Gill & Andrew are getting ready for Season 3 of the Q&A HEPAC Podcast.... are you ?

In this months podcast, Gill and Andrew talk to Jessica Sargent about Breastfeeding and Baby-friendly Initiative in New Brunswick. Breastfeeding is the best way to feed babies. Breast milk is important for the healthy growth and development. Babies should be exclusively breastfed to six months of age and then continue to be breastfed with appropriate complementary feeding to two years of age and beyond. New Brunswick has adopted the Baby-Friendly Initiative as a strategy to protect, promote and support breastfeeding.

Marchell Coulombe is a community developer in the Fredericton area Horizon Health Network. There are currently 9 Community Developers working throughout the province, with plans to add a few more. Together, the network of community developers cover all regions within Horizon Health Network.

Ian Smith works with the Parks branch with the NB Government as a Program Manager. His gig includes wetland exploration at parks in NB, outreach, community building education, running the Get Outside program and enabling and facilitating experiential learning and interpretation. He is a grandfather, father and old fart who enjoys being outdoors and sharing the outdoors as much as he possibly can.

On this months Podcast we have Cindy Levesque. Cindy has a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and Masters in Science specialized in exercise and sport science and is currently the provincial physical literacy consultant for New Brunswick and will be talking about: What is physical literacy? Why is it important? What is the current status of Physical Literacy?

Hey everyone, the Healthy Eating Physical Activity Coalition, aka HEPAC is coming to you monthly with a brand new podcast called “Q & A The Hepac Podcast”. Get ready to hear the back stories on some of the rad wellness initiatives happening around New Brunswick, reasons why you shouldn’t depend on celebs for diet advice, and why getting your kids moving will do more than just tire them out. Tune in for up to date information from experts from around the province in both of our official languages while you’re out for a walk or commuting to work. Stay connected while you’re staying active with your hosts Andrew Holloway and Gillian Salmon.

This week you learn all about the two voices behind the mic’s Gillian Salmon and Andrew Holloway. We dive into how we ended up hosting this podcast and how we are doing our best to live our best life. As always if you have a question please feel free to reach out to us.

Thirteen Family Resource Centres, funded through the Community Action Program for Children (CAPC), and Education & Early Childhood Development (EECD) operate in New Brunswick . They are governed by community Board of Directors. The Centre’s programs cover the province through a network of more than 90 outreach sites, many in isolated rural areas.

Tara Werner with Diabetes Canada is the Manager of Community Health Promotion for the province of New Brunswick and she is enthusiastic to work with the Live Well / Bien Vivre program. She has a Masters Degree in Recreation Sports and Recreation Studies.

Chris Robicheau is a born and raised New Brunswicker who has grown up active and interested in physical education. He is a regional consultant with Tourism, Heritage and Culture who works with regional sport and recreation clubs to help build capacity, help new clubs get started and foster participation in the community. They don’t connect with fundraising activities but can help connect groups to funding.

Taylor Devlin is the new Physical Literacy Consultant for the province of New Brunswick. She works for the New Brunswick Physical Literacy Coalition promoting Physical Literacy, which means the motivation, confidence, physical competence and knowledge and understanding to value and take responsibility for being physically active for life. She graduated from a Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology from the University of Manitoba.

Pascale Ouellette is the Visitor Experience Leader at Parks New Brunswick. What that entails are the Visitor experience program and Get Outside! NB and some other programs. She is a biologist, attended UNB Fredericton with a focus in forest ecology and botany.

Ashleigh Milani, with Coach NB, shares office space with Andrew. She is the manager of coaching education with Coach NB, a non-profit organization that aims to educate coaches and help them through their coaching pathways. This includes certifications and continuing education. She completed a Kinesiology degree from University of Manitoba and has a history of coaching in rowing and strength training.

Christine Roherty is the Vice President of Health Promotion for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of New Brunswick. Her job is to ensure the Foundation has mission impact within our programs, projects and special events for all New Brunswickers. They collaborate with other like-minded government and non-government stakeholders on many risk factors related to cardiovascular disease (Heart Disease and Stroke). Tobacco free is one of these risk factors.

On this months Podcast we have Charlotte Hill. Charlotte is currently Marketing and Events Coordinator for New Brunswick Trails Council Inc. and will be talking about: Parks & Trails Day 2018.

Top 3 in 10 is a campaign that aims to get NB in one of the top 3 healthiest provinces in Canada in 10 years. Looking at the health indicators right now, NB is in the bottom 3, so this campaign was launched to focus on the health systems that surround us – poverty, literacy, where we work, where we live, our education, family size and how we social determinants of health. The ideal goal is to engineer the healthy choice to be the easy choice.

Hey everyone, the Healthy Eating Physical Activity Coalition, aka HEPAC is coming to you with Season 2 of “Q & A The Hepac Podcast”. Get ready to hear the back stories on some of the rad wellness initiatives happening around New Brunswick, reasons why you shouldn’t depend on celebs for diet advice, and why getting your kids moving will do more than just tire them out. Tune in for up to date information from experts from around the province in both of our official languages while you’re out for a walk or commuting to work. Stay connected while you’re staying active with your hosts Andrew Holloway and Gillian Salmon.