Athabasca Health Authority

10/06/2025

10/06/2025

🧵 Tuesday Wellness Group – Sewing Class 🧵
📍 Fond du Lac Clinic
📅 Tuesday, October 7th
🕕 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Come join us for an evening of creativity, connection, and relaxation! Whether you’re a beginner or experienced with sewing, everyone is welcome. All materials provided.

✨ Let’s stitch wellness into our week — together.
Don’t miss out!

10/06/2025

😴✨ Mental Illness Awareness Week: Sleep & Mood Checklist ✨😴

Better sleep can lift mood and energy. Try these this week:

Bedtime Basics
• Same bedtime/wake time (even weekends)
• No screens 1 hour before bed
• Cool, dark, quiet room
• Cut caffeine after lunch; limit nicotine/alcohol at night

Wind-Down Routine (10–15 mins)
• Warm shower or tea
• Write tomorrow’s to-dos so your mind can rest
• 4-4-4-4 breathing: in 4 • hold 4 • out 4 • hold 4 (x4)

Daytime Habits
• Get morning daylight (5–10 mins)
• Move your body (a short walk counts)
• Keep naps short (20–30 mins) and before 3 pm
• Drink water through the day

10/05/2025

🧠💛 Mental Illness Awareness Week: You’re Not Alone 💛🧠

Some days feel heavy. Anxiety, sadness, stress, or not sleeping well can happen to anyone. Reaching out is a strong step.

If you’re struggling, small things can help:
• Talk to someone you trust
• Go for a short walk or get fresh air
• Eat a simple meal and drink water
• Keep a regular sleep time
• Write down what you’re feeling

When to seek care:
• Feeling low or anxious most days
• Panic attacks, racing thoughts, or can’t sleep
• Using alcohol/drugs to cope
• Thoughts of harming yourself or others

How to get help:
• Call your local clinic to speak with a nurse or counsellor and ask about next steps or appointments

Let’s look after one another—check in on a friend, Elder, or youth today. 💬

10/03/2025

Feeling unwell?
Flu symptoms can look similar to other illnesses. Rest, hydrate, and follow these tips: flu shot, handwashing, cover coughs, clean surfaces, and avoid sharing items. If symptoms worsen, seek medical advice from your local clinic.

10/02/2025

🧠✨ Stress Management Starts Small ✨🧠

Stress can build up fast - but so can good habits that help us stay balanced.

Here are 5 simple ways to take care of your mind and body:
🍽️ Eat Well
🧘 Relax
🏋️ Exercise
🌿 Go Outside
😴 Sleep Well

Even small changes in your daily routine can have a big impact on your health and wellbeing. Let’s take care of ourselves and support one another. 💛

10/01/2025

Give your eyes and mind a break before bed.

Try this tonight:
• 1 hour with no screens (phones, tablets, TV)
• Put your phone to Do Not Disturb
• Charge devices outside the bedroom

What to do instead:
• Read a book with a soft light
• Gentle stretch or breathing
• Quiet tea with family
• Plan tomorrow on paper

Why it helps:
• Easier to fall asleep
• Calmer mind, fewer worries
• Better sleep for kids and adults

10/01/2025

📍 Uranium City Visit!
📅 October 20–22, 2025

We’re heading back to Uranium City with a full schedule focused on healing, community, and connection. 🧡

🔸 Mental Health & Addictions Services with Juanita Graham and Myrna Fern (Home visits & appointments: Oct 20–21 + morning of Oct 22)
🔸 Youth & Women’s Programming at the school with Shannon Kormos (Evening groups for women on Mon/Tues)
🔸 Sweat Lodge Ceremonies with Victor Echodh and Joe Rennie – all are welcome!
💬 Ladies: Please wear ribbon skirts & bring towels
💬 Men: Please bring towels

🪶 Full Schedule Below ⬇
Monday Oct 20
4pm: Sweat Lodge Ceremony @ Irene MacDonald’s house

Tuesday Oct 21
12pm: Healing Circle + Lunch at the school
2pm: Sweat Lodge Ceremony (same location as above)

Wednesday Oct 22
10am: Healing Circle at the school
12pm: Soup & Bannock lunch
1pm: Departure

Let’s come together to support each other, heal, and honour our traditions. 🧡

10/01/2025

🗞️ September's Newsletter is LIVE!

This month’s issue features community highlights like the Every Child Matters Fishing Derby in Uranium City, fall wellness tips, and flu season reminders to help keep families safe. 🍂

You'll also find some easy fall recipes, mental health tips as the days get shorter, and cultural teachings about traditional medicines.

📖 https://www.athabascahealth.ca/news/Pages/default.aspx

09/30/2025

🧡 Honouring the 94 Calls to Action
Reconciliation is more than reflection—it’s action.

The path forward in our region:
• Listen to Elders and Survivors
• Support Indigenous-led health & wellness
• Make care culturally safe and inclusive
• Keep learning and asking for accountability

We walk this path together—today and every day.

Supports (24/7): 1-866-925-4419 | 1-855-242-3310

09/30/2025

🧡🧡🧡🧡
Today, on the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, we pause to honour the courage of residential school survivors and remember the children who never came home.

This day emerged from the 94 Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, becoming a federal statutory holiday in 2021. It serves as a solemn commitment to acknowledge the painful truths of Canada's past and to the survivors who carry these stories with strength and courage. Your resilience inspires us all. To the children and grandchildren of survivors who continue to navigate intergenerational trauma, your voices matter, and your healing matters.

To the little ones who were taken too soon, whose spirits never left the grounds of those institutions, you are remembered. You are loved. You are not forgotten.

We recognize the strength and wisdom of First Nations across Turtle Island. Our cultures, languages, and traditions have endured despite deliberate attempts to erase them. In our resilience lies a powerful truth: you cannot extinguish the spirit of a people who are powered by culture and tradition.

Today is not just about looking back, it's about looking forward with intention. It's about ensuring that "Every Child Matters" is not just a phrase we wear, but a promise we keep.

Every Child Matters. Every Story Matters. Every Action Matters.

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