READY TO BECOME THE CEO OF YOUR HEALTH?
Join us for a month long campaign of education and empowerment designed to stock your preventative health toolbox, build your health esteem and empower you to advocate for your health and the health of your family. Scroll down to see our calendar of events and details.
Join the PHAMILYThe excitement is palpable as we launch our Health Canada recognized Preventative Health Awareness Month 2024.
This year is going to be bigger and better than our inaugural campaign which took place in February 2023.
We are beyond humbled to have so many compassionate and dedicated healthcare professionals (a.k.a. PHAMbassadors) from both allopathic and complementary medicine who believe in our mission and have come together to share their expertise, tips, strategies and resources to stock your preventative health toolbox, improve your health esteem and empower you to get into the driver's seat of your health.
This inclusive, online educational initiative has something for ALL members of your family. With our strained healthcare system and limited access to resources, Canadians want to be more proactive in their health but they struggle to know what to do or who to turn to for help.
Be sure to follow @wallisforwellness/CEOofyourHealth on Instagram and Become the CEO of your Health on Facebook to see our daily content.
For then entire month of February, we will be educating about the different pillars of health and have designed the campaign in such a way that the content has been organized into themed weeks, special focused days and even some special community based events that you can participate in!
See our PHAM 2024 Calendar below for all of the details and be sure to come back throughout the month as more content and events may be added.
Disclaimer: The information provided during this month long campaign is for educational purposes only. Always check with your doctor or healthcare team before starting anything new
February 1st:
9 am - PHAM Welcome with Margaret Wallis-Duffy (@wallisforwellness IG)
10 am - Grandmother’s Voice live on IG @grandmothersvoice
February 5th:
Fascial Stretch Classes Daily with Leslie Spicer from Balanced Bodies February 5-9 (5-10 min)
5th: 830am 6th: 830am 7th: 830am 8th: 915am 9th 830am
(tune in @wallisforwellness IG or on our Become the CEO of your Health YouTube Channel )
7 pm - Food and Fitness for Aging Well webinar with Marissa Sylvester, Holistic Nutritionist of Marissa Sylvester Wellness
February 7th:
10 am - Bone Scan Clinic (Exeter Massage Therapy, 293 Main St S, Exeter, ON N0M 1S0) Hosted by PHAMbassador Stephanie Vandenbussche of Exeter Massage Therapy
1 pm - Good Vibrations Tour - A Falls & Fracture Event for Seniors (Blue Water Rest Home, 37792 Zurich Hensall Rd, Zurich, ON N0M 2T0)
February 8th:
10 am - Grandmother’s Voice live on IG @grandmothersvoice
February 12th -16th:
Leslie Spicer from Balanced Bodies will be doing daily stretch/functional exercise classes all week long.
12th : functional exercises @ 8:30 am , 13th: core 8am , 14th: balance 8:15am, 15th: functional exercises 8:15am, 16th: core 8:15am
(tune in @wallisforwellness IG or on our Become the CEO of your Health YouTube Channel )
February 14th:
Love your Lymphatics Day
Joanne Ratte of Lymphatics Canada and Maria Wood of Pure Lymphatic Health tune in @wallisforwellness IG or on our Become the CEO of your Health YouTube Channel )February 16:
February 15th:
10 am - Grandmother’s Voice live on IG @grandmothersvoice
Bone Health Day
February 16th
Happy Hormones Day
Join us for a panel discussion with a team of dedicated and passionate professionals - Dr. Nicole Meier, Naturopathic Doctor, Marissa Slyvester, Holistic Nutritionist, Leslie Spicer, Fascial Stretch Specialist, Meryl Da Costa Physiotherapist from Eramosa Physiotherapy , Nancy Brooker, Certified Menopause Coaching Specialist, Megan Buhrmester of Osteosound, Margaret Wallis-Duffy R.M.T., Wallis for Wellness and more. They will all work together to help stock your hormonal health handbag with tips, strategies and resources to help support your hormonal health at all stages and ages of life.
February 19th - The Eyes are a Window to your Health with Dr. Caroline Teske
February 21:
Fascial Stretch Wind Down for Restful Sleep Class with Leslie Spicer of Balanced Bodies 8pm
Cancer Prevention Day in collaboration with Screen for Cancer
February 22:
10 am - Grandmother’s Voice live on IG @grandmothersvoice
Fascial Stretch Wind Down for Restful Sleep Class with Leslie Spicer 8pm
February 23:
Reflexology Hand & Foot Massage for Seniors (Mountainview Residence, 222 Mountainview Rd N, Georgetown, ON L7G 3R2) with Laura Reeds, Registered Reflexology Practitioner & Margaret Wallis-Duffy of Wallis for Wellness
February 24:
1-4 pm - Men’s Mental Health & Addiction Prevention Event in collaboration with @Men United (North Bramalea United Church, 363 Howden Blvd, Brampton, ON L6S 4L6) Featuring Keynote Speaker Paulie O'Bryne and a team of dedicated professionals who will be there to stock your toolbox with a range of holistic and effective tools to stock your mental health toolbox. A special message from NHL Hockey Player and Brampton boy Sean Monohan. Don't miss out. Get your tickets to the event today! Visit https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/827547706467?aff=oddtdtcreator
February 25:
1 pm - Forest Walk with Jessie of Farm Girl Fitness (10708 3 Line, Milton, ON L9T 2X9)
February 26th - February 29th
Fascial Stretch Classes Daily with Leslie Spicer from Balanced Bodies February 5-9 (5-10 min)
(tune in @wallisforwellness IG or on our Become the CEO of your Health YouTube Channel )
February 27:
7 pm - Grief & Loss Webinar with @Melanie Ventura of The Resilience Company
February 28:
7 pm - Healthy Aging Panel
February 29:
10 am - Grandmother’s Voice live on IG @grandmothersvoice
PHAM2024 Wrap Up Live on IG
Final PHAM Goodbye + Contest Winner Announced
If you are not on social media, don't fret! You can still become the CEO of your Health by checking out our new multi-media rich blog, where you can learn from a wide range of practitioners and be sure to Join the PHAMily, so we can keep you in the loop via email.
Lastly, we are thrilled to announce the launch of the Preventative Health Practitioner Directory and Resource. As you know, my goal is to grow this directory across the country with professionals and purpose driven organizations who believe in a preventative, integrative and patient/client empowered approach to care. The directory is searchable both by discipline (ie, Doctor, massage therapist, nutritionist etc) or by conditions/symptoms (mental health, arthritis, addiction, anxiety etc) as our goal is to provide a place for people to find options for them to consider when trying to play a more active role in the management of their health.
My hope is that this directory will become a trusted resource for both everyday Canadians to help them find their integrative healthcare team that will help guide them and build their health esteem so they can be more accountable and advocate for their health.
Our goal is to also support family health teams by providing them with a trusted resource that can help them better care for and connect their patients to resources in their communities.
Remember, a healthy tomorrow begins with prevention today!