Page 8 Integrating breastfeeding support into the workplace culture makes good busi- ness sense. Benefits include increasing retention rates, lowering absenteeism, reducing recruitment costs and retaining valuable corporate knowledge. Ensur- ing an organisation meets best practice in the area of breastfeeding support identifies the workplace as being committed to creating a family-friendly envi- ronment. Employees are shown they are valued by ensuring they have the best opportunity to successfully combine breastfeeding and work. The Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace Program is an initiative of the Australian Breastfeeding Association, Australia’s leading source of breastfeeding infor- mation, education and support for over 50 years. ABA has been working with hundreds of organisations to support women in combining breastfeeding and work for many years. Other ways ABA helps breastfeeding mothers returning to work, and at work, with information and support: ABA Booklet Breastfeeding: Women and Work Discussion meetings and seminars on the topic Breastfeeding counselling by trained, qualified breastfeeding counsellors, free and confidential – National Breastfeeding Helpline 1800 686 268 as well as local counsellors Further information www.breastfeeding.asn.au Local ABA Portland Group [email protected]Ask to join our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/ABAPortland/ It’s obligation-free! Your local group can also help you with general breastfeeding info and sup- port at gatherings such as our Walk & Talk on Wed, 12th Aug at 1.30pm, or on Fri, 14th Aug at 7.30pm. For more info contact Angela on 0416 765 492 or email us. World Breastfeeding Week 2015 Breastfeeding and Work. Let’s make it Work! Continued… BIG THANKS to Angela McFeeters and Pixie Endacott for the Article on World Breast Feeding Week! NEWSLETTER August 2015 Active Health Portland’s August Newsletter 1ST—7TH AUGUST World Breast Feeding Week 1ST-31ST AUGUST MS Readathon 2ND—8TH AUGUST Healthy Bones Week 1ST AUGUST Jeans for Genes Day 12TH AUGUST International Youth Day 23RD—29TH AUGUST Speech Pathology Week 28TH AUGUST Daffodil Day Days to Celebrate in August 2015 As a clinic, Active Health has decided to help support Daffodil Day this year, which is held on the 28th of August. We will selling Merchandise from reception during August, which will include, pens and pins. No pressure to purchase, but any donations would be greatly appreciated, and ALL proceeds will be donated to the Cancer Council in order to raise money to fight cancer. Help Active Health Support
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Integrating breastfeeding support into the workplace culture makes good busi-ness sense. Benefits include increasing retention rates, lowering absenteeism,
reducing recruitment costs and retaining valuable corporate knowledge. Ensur-ing an organisation meets best practice in the area of breastfeeding support
identifies the workplace as being committed to creating a family-friendly envi-ronment. Employees are shown they are valued by ensuring they have the best
opportunity to successfully combine breastfeeding and work.
The Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace Program is an initiative of the Australian Breastfeeding Association, Australia’s leading source of breastfeeding infor-
mation, education and support for over 50 years. ABA has been working with hundreds of organisations to support women in combining breastfeeding and
work for many years.
Other ways ABA helps breastfeeding mothers returning to work, and at work, with information and support:
ABA Booklet Breastfeeding: Women and Work
Discussion meetings and seminars on the topic
Breastfeeding counselling by trained, qualified breastfeeding counsellors, free and confidential – National Breastfeeding Helpline 1800 686 268 as
Ask to join our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/ABAPortland/ It’s obligation-free!
Your local group can also help you with general breastfeeding info and sup-port at gatherings such as our Walk & Talk on Wed, 12th Aug at 1.30pm, or on
Fri, 14th Aug at 7.30pm. For more info contact Angela on 0416 765 492 or email us.
World Breastfeeding Week 2015 Breastfeeding and Work. Let’s make it Work!
Continued…
BIG THANKS to Angela McFeeters and
Pixie Endacott for the Article on World
Breast Feeding Week!
NEWSLETTER
August 2015
Active Health Portland’s August Newsletter
1ST—7TH AUGUST World Breast Feeding Week
1ST-31ST AUGUST MS Readathon
2ND—8TH AUGUST Healthy Bones Week
1ST AUGUST Jeans for Genes Day
12TH AUGUST International Youth Day
23RD—29TH AUGUST Speech Pathology Week
28TH AUGUST Daffodil Day
Days to Celebrate in August 2015
As a clinic, Active Health has decided to help support Daffodil Day this year, which
is held on the 28th of August.
We will selling Merchandise from reception during August, which will include, pens
and pins.
No pressure to purchase, but any donations would be greatly appreciated, and ALL
proceeds will be donated to the Cancer Council in order to raise money to fight
3 cups Chinese cab-bage (Wombok), fine-ly shredded
2 carrots, peeled and cut into matchsticks
4 spring onions (including green tops), ends trimmed, thinly sliced diagonal-ly
3 cups bean sprouts
1/2 cup mint leaves, loosely packed, roughly torn
2 tbs lime juice
2 tbs sweet chilli sauce
2 tsp fish sauce
1 tbs water
40 g unsalted pea-nuts, roughly chopped
Method
1. Place both chicken breasts in a medium saucepan with enough water to just cover. Season with black pepper.
2. Add garlic, coriander roots and stems, reserving leaves. 3. Place over high heat and bring to the boil. Reduce heat and
simmer with lid on for 2 minutes. 4. Switch off heat, cover and leave chicken to rest in the liquid
stock while preparing salad. 5. Place the noodles in a large heatproof bowl and cover with
boiling water. Set aside for 5 minutes to soften. Drain well. 6. Add cabbage, carrot, spring onions, bean sprouts and mint to
noodles. Roughly chop mint leaves and add to salad ingredi-ents.
7. Remove chicken and garlic from liquid stock and set aside to cool slightly.
8. To make dressing, mash cooked garlic in a cup and combine with lime juice, sweet chilli sauce, fish sauce and water.
9. Coarsely shred or thinly slice the chicken then add to the salad with dressing and combine.
10. Serve immediately, topped with peanuts. Hint This dish can be made in advance, but dressing and peanuts are best to be added to salad just before serving.
World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated annually and internationally, from 1 – 7 August. Coordinated by the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA), the 2015 theme is: Breastfeeding and Work. Let’s make it Work!
This World Breastfeeding Week, 2015, WABA calls for concerted global action to support women to combine breastfeeding and work. Whether a woman is working in the formal, non-formal or home setting, it is necessary that she is em-powered in claiming her and her baby’s right to breastfeed. Time, space and support are the three key elements needed for women’s breastfeeding success in any kind of work setting.
At the workplace level, internationally, there have been more actions taken to set up breastfeeding or mother-friendly workplaces including awards for breast-feeding-friendly employers, as well as greater mass awareness on working women’s rights to breastfeed.
WABA calls for:
concerted global action to support women to combine breastfeeding and work, whether in the formal sector, non-formal sector, or at home
ratification and implementation of maternity protection laws and regulations by governments, in line with the ILO Maternity Protection Convention
inclusion of breastfeeding target indicators in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Explore the WABA website for more information - http://www.waba.org.my/
Here in Australia, the Australian Breastfeeding Association’s (ABA’s) Breast-feeding Friendly Workplace (BFW) program has been working for many years to remove the workplace as a barrier to continued breastfeeding. The BFW program has expanded and now has its own dedicat-ed section on the ABA website www.breastfeeding.asn.au/workplace
Adrian Luscombe was a Medical student here at Active Health last year. Adrian is flying
around Australia with his friend Jerom Fox to raise awareness for Beyond Blue.
Adrian and Jerom have had friends that have suffered from depression and sadly, some have taken their own lives. Jerom is a lovely pianist
and delighted a small crowd on 25th July at the Cema Centre.
If you would like to donate towards this worth-while cause, please follow this link. https://give.everydayhero.com/au/
flightbeyondaustralia2015
Active Health Welcomes NEW PODIATRIST
Welcome to podiatrist, Deanne Moyle, who will be working
from Active Health during the evening clinic held once a
week.
Deanne see’s private patients as well as those on an EPC and
Work cover.
Deanne’s Availability will be from 6-9pm on Wednesday
evenings, unless otherwise advertised.
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TV in the Waiting Room
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!
Upcoming GP’s Annual Leave
The following GP’s will be away on these dates:
Dr Scott Deller—13th July—3rd August
Dr Margaret Garde—27th July—16th August
Updates to Kid’s Play Area in Waiting Room
We have used the gift card which was given to us which had the value of $50 and purchased some more toys.
I also had a great find on facebook ,and have added some donations, to give us the awesome group you will see in the photo below.
We are also getting some chalkboards and chalk so we can cater to little art-ists needs but still allow it to be easily washed off walls
We are still looking for more donations as we would like to rotate them if pos-sible so if you have anything that is good quality, easily washable and not too
Australian Hearing are the largest providers of hearing services for children,
young adults, pensions recipients, veterans and Indigenous people throughout
Australia.
Australian Hearing provide hearing services under the Australian Governments
Hearing Services Program, which is administered by Department of Health and
Ageing through the Office of Hearing Services, which means the services are
FREE to Eligible Clients.
Eligible clients are those who:
Are a Pension Concession Card holder or their dependant
Hold a White or Gold Department of Veteran Affairs Card
Are a sickness allowance recipient or their dependant
Are referred by an Australian Government funded vocational rehabilitation
service
Are a member of the Australian Defence Forces
Are a child or young adult up to the age of 25 years old
Are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin aged 50 years or over
Are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and are participating in Communi-
ty Development Employment Projects (CDEP)
If you would like anymore information, you can call Australian Hearing on
131 797, or visit www.hearing.com.au
Australian Hearing will be visiting Active Health on
Wednesday 12th August. If you would like to
make an appointment to get your hearing
screened, PLEASE SEE RECEPTION
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Hearing Loss and Increased Risk of falling.
Many of the causes of senior citizens falling and injuring
themselves are preventable. One of the commonly known
contributors to falling in untreated hearing loss. Hearing loss
decreases awareness of surrounding environment and in-
creases cognitive load. In turn, this raises the potential of falls.
Hearing Loss and Cancer Treatments
Ototoxicity resulting in sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL)
refers to the drug or chemical damage to the inner ear where cochlear hair cells vibrate in response to sound waves. This damage may affect vital hearing balance information to the brain, resulting in hearing loss, tinnitus and/or loss of balance.
Hearing Loss and Cardiovascular disorders
Poor cardiovascular health causes inadequate blood flow
and blood vessel trauma to the inner ear. The inner ear is so sensitive to blood flow that disorders such as hearing loss, particularly at lower frequencies, may be an early warning sign of cardiovascular disease.
Hearing loss and diabetes
Researchers have discovered a higher rate og hearing loss in
people with diabetes. Using urine tests that measures partici-
pants’ ability to hear at the low, mid and high frequencies in
both ears, the results indicated a link between diabetes and
hearing loss at all frequencies, with a somewhat stronger
