OakMed Family Health Team
231 Oak Park Blvd., Suite 110 L6H 7S8 Oakville, ON, Canada

The first step to preventing type 2 diabetes is knowing your risk. The International Diabetes Federation has created an online diabetes risk assessment which aims to predict an individual’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes within the next ten years. Take the 3 minute quiz below: https://www.idf.org/type-2-diabetes-risk-assessment/ #WorldDiabetesDay

With #COVID19 restrictions keeping families home, 1 in 10 women say they are very or extremely concerned about the possibility of violence in their home due to the stress of confinement. Here are a few resources available in #Halton to keep you connected and prepared: https://www.oakmed.ca///10/Domestic-Violence-Resources.pdf #NationalDomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth

BRA Day is going virtual! On Wednesday, October 21, The Peter Gilgan Centre for Women's Cancers in partnership with The Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) and with generous support from The Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons are delivering this free three-hour event for women considering breast reconstruction. BRA Day is intended to EDUCATE women on their breast reconstruction options, PROVIDE an opportunity to see possible outcomes of breast reconstruction surgery, EMPOWER women to make the choice that's right for them and CONNECT women with others who have been through it. #breastcancerawarenessmonth https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/bra-day-2020-registration-12126

October is #BreastCancer Awareness Month. You CAN reduce your risk of breast cancer. Screening tests help find breast cancer before any symptoms develop. When breast cancer is found and treated early, the chances of successful treatment are better. Find out more about about screening at: https://www.cancer.ca:443///cancer-type/breast/screening/

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Please note that our phone lines just went down, we are unable to receive incoming calls at the moment. We are working to resolve this issue as quickly as we can and will update you once the problem is resolved. We appologize for the inconvenience.