Inside this issue:

Mammogram 1

Special Thank you 2 Welcome new Staff 3 Men’s Wellness Day 4 Stroke Awareness Month 5 Creating Healthy Lunches 6/7

Cooks Corner 8/9

Healthy BBQ’s 10

Traditional Medicine

Gathering 11

Staff Schedule in Malahat

and Halalt 12

Pulling together creating possibilities H’ulh-etun Health Society

Ladies if you need a

mammogram done this year

please sign up.We can host

it this fall and offer tealeaf

reading and haircuts

included. We need at least

10 ladies to sign up in order

to make this day happen.

To book your appointment

please call Gwen at

250-246-2127

Yoga and Aqua Fit

Yoga and aqua fit will be

ending at the end of June for

the summer break so if you

want to give it a try now is

the time to try it. We will be

evaluating the programs to

see if we should keep them

running or not.

Doctor

Dr. Zhiish McKenzie will be in

Halalt Tuesday June 7th

2:15pm-4:30pm . All other

Tuesdays will be

1:00pm-4:30pm

Our office is Closed

on Tuesday June

21st

Mammograms

Canadians to recognize and

celebrate the unique heritage,

diverse cultures and outstanding

contributions of First Nations,

Inuit and Métis peoples. The

Canadian Constitution

recognizes these three groups as

Aboriginal peoples, also known

as Indigenous Peoples.

Although these groups share

many similarities, they each have

their own distinct heritage,

language, cultural practices and

spiritual beliefs.

On June 21 National Aboriginal

Day is celebrating 20 years of

strong vibrant cultures and

traditions. This is a day for all

In cooperation with Indigenous

organizations, the Government

of Canada chose June 21, the

summer solstice, for National

Aboriginal Day. For generations,

many Indigenous Peoples and

communities have celebrated

their culture and heritage on or

near this day due to the

significance of the summer

solstice as the longest day of the

year.

National Aboriginal Day

June 2016

Monica Johnny will be truly

missed. She has worked as a

Community Health

Representative, Community

Health Coordinator,

Elder’s Coordinator, Fleet

Manager, Training

Coordinator, Cultural Advisor

and in several other positions

within our

communities. Monica helped

facilitate various workshops

and events including Girl

Power, Food Skills For

Families, Coming of Age

workshops, Language

workshops, 24/7 Boot Camp,

Archery Program, Sport

Ball, Sports Camps, Self

Defense Program and

many more. She also helped

set up various training

opportunities such as Anti

Bullying , First Aid, Food Safe,

Sexual Violence workshops

and more over the

years. She has also shared a

tremendous wealth of

Cultural teachings over the

years and also provided day

to day support for not only

Halalt but all of our member

nations over the years. She

dedicated over 13 years of

service to our Society and we

are grateful for her

commitment and dedication

to HHS. This dedication has

enriched our Society and we

will miss all the tremendous

skills and teachings that

Monica has .At the same

time we are truly grateful to

have her share those gifts with

us during her time with us. You

will truly be missed Monica and

we wish you the best in your

future endeavors.

We want to say a special Thank you to 2 of our staff members who

have left our organization for other opportunities

Ashley Wilson worked with HHS for close to 3 years as our Youth Worker, Receptionist, Communications and assisted in many other areas. Ashley is a true role model and we will miss her contributions to the team and communities. Good luck Ashley

Page 2

Michel comes to HHS with over

15 years of Human Resource

experience, including all levels of

human resources from

administration to senior

management. She has

specialized in compensation,

benefits renewal and market

analysis and administration,

disability management,

budgeting, strategic planning

and organizational

development. She also has

personal interest and

accomplishments in coaching

and mentoring; progressive

discipline; policy and

procedures; employee rewards,

wellness and recognition;

project management; health and

safety programs.. Michel is a

member in good standing with

the Human resources

management association.

Michel has a Bachelor of

Commerce Degree, Royal Roads

University; Certified Return to

Work Coordinator (RTWC);

national institute for Disability

Management and Research

(NIDMAR); Finance and

Accounting, North Island

College. She is currently pursu-

ing a Master’s Degree in the

Value-Based Leadership Program

at Royal Roads University and

is also pursuing CHRP

Designation through the Human

Resources Management

Association.

We are excited to have Michel

join our team three days per

week. Although she will be

working primarily out of the

Halalt/Lyackson offices, she will

be spending some time in the

Malahat office as well.

Brian really enjoys with our providing a service to our community members and ensuring that they arrive to their destination safely

Brian is our Medical Trans-

portation program driver. He has

being driving for patient travel

past few years, he is a familiar

face at HHS. He will be driving

for our Medical transportation

Program which will start June

08,2016 Monday to Friday

8:45am to 4:30pm. This is a new

initiative by H’ulh-etun Health

Society and is a pilot program

until March 31,2017

Welcome Michel Woolner, Human Resource Manager

Welcome Brian Olsen, Medical Transportation Program Driver

Welcome Tama Joseph, Malahat Custodian

Russell Norris from Halalt and

grandmother is Marguerite

Norris (Jack) from Tseycum,

Mother is Collette Norris.

Tama Joseph (Norris) Halalt

Band Member. She has being

happily married for 11 years,

mother of 3 girls and 2 boys.

She is working in the

community garden and does

Custodian duties in both Halalt

and Malahat Health Units. She

enjoys hiking, reading and

spending time with her

family. Grandparents are

Page 3 Introducing New Staff

Mission Statement

Our Mission is to provide holistic health services by weaving traditional and

modern health practices to empower and support healthy lifestyles

Contact

Information

Administration 8019 Chemainus RD Chemainus BC V0R 1k5 Mail: PO Box 150 Chemainus BC V0R 1K0 Phone: 250-246-9495 Fax: 250-246-9537

Malahat Health Unit

1121 Jesken Drive Mill Bay, BC V0R 2P4 Mail: 1121 Jesken Drive Mill Bay, BC V0R 2P4 Phone:250-743-3900 Fax:250-743-8900

Lyackson & Halalt Health Unit

8019 Chemainus Road Chemainus BC, V0R 1K5 Mail: PO Box 150 Chemainus BC V0R 1K0 Phone: 250-246-2127 Fax: 250-246-9537

H’ulh-etun Health Society’s Vision for our member Nations is Nuts’umaut Shqwaluwun (working together as one from the heart) to maintain

autonomy over our health programs and services for present and future generations.

Our Vision

WE WANT TO MAKE INTERACTION MORE CONVENIENT FOR YOU!

We currently have the following : a website that is updated every week (www.Hulhetun.ca) Like us on Facebook (in FB search engine type H’ulh-etun Health Society) Follow us on twitter (in search engine type H’ulh-etun Health) From the comfort of your own home, google (hhsfitness.wordpress.com) for tips &

workouts. Newsletters are delivered the first week of every month To ensure we are meeting your service needs we would like to hear from you.

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Please submit any feedback to our Receptionist (Ashley.Wilson@hulhetun.ca)

We look forward to hearing your ideas

Huy tseep q’u,