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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-02-06, Page 8Preparation El • 1 5 1 f S S s. S s T H v ISM iii4Vaxyceq1Mes, Thursday, February 6, 111K5 feotun.s from The World of Women Home an DENTAL HEALTH WEEK gets a boost at the Sacred Heart School in'Wingham as Kent Hallahan and Carol Bellanger, both grade two students, display a poster to commemorate the event. Lifetime 'of healthy teeth .must start early Many an adult who struggles with dentures and quietly, if regretfully gives up such luxuries as crisp apples or his favorite pipe will agree without hesitation that a fully developed program of preventive dentistry is worth the close attentionof every parent and every child. During this week, which is Dental Health Week, the Huron County Health Unit is trying to remind the public of what is being done' to prevent tooth damage. Brushing of children's teeth with fluoride compound to prevent decay is started in the Child Health Clinics at age three and is continued in elementary school. The., , consent of parents is re - .d ; f9r , khis , treatment, : but such consents are given in 95 per cent of cases. During school years the child= ren are exposed to films which emphasize the importance of brushing, proper diet, etc. The proper use of dental floss is taught in Grade 6. Practising dentists are agreed that with proper care and sen- sible diet a person's teeth should remain healthy throughout a normal lifetime, barring unfore- seen accident or deterioration of body health in some other way. The following article should be of interest to all parents. 0-0-0 Keep in mind that a well bal- anced diet that promotes overall health promotes dental health too. But if you have any questions about nutrition or meal -planning, your family dentist will be able to give you some personalized nutrition counselling. Most people today eat far too many sweets and sugar -rich foods are a factor in dental decay. Simply, sugars activate the bacteria in the mouth, which in turn starts the formation of decay -causing acids. So to help prevent dental decay, it is wise to limit the consumption of sugar - rich foods and beverages to mealtimes. Avoid sugary foods between meals, especially hard candies, suckers, breath mints and the like. These foods are kept in the mouth for long periods of time and bathe the teeth con- tinually in a pool of sugar thus causing prolonged acid attacks on the teeth. Make sure that meals include adequate amounts of food from the four basic food groups: Wilk and dairy products (3-4 servings daily) ; meat and fish (2 or more servings daily) ; vegetables and fruits (4 or more servings daily), and bread and cereals (4 or more servings daily) . The preschool years are an excellent time to begin to help your children establish good eat- ing habits. It is at this time that you can control their diets by pro- viding the proper food and by eliminating an abundance of be- tween meal sweet snacks and soft drinks. In place of sugary snack foods, try serving such foods as raw vegetables, milk, cheese, nuts, eggs, fresh fruits, luncheon treats, sugarless Bandy or gum, and dietetic soft drinks. At the same time, avoid such foods as jams and jellies, dried fruits, and all kinds of sugared candies and pastries. Finally, don't reward good behavior with cookies. Give the youngsters apples, pears, pop- corn or peanuts instead. Coupled with good home oral hygiene habits and periodic visits to the dentists, a proper diet can help you and your family main- tain healthy teeth for a lifetime. —Mr. and Mrs. Walter Elliott and family of Whitechurch, Paul Laidlaw of Guelph and Miss Bonnie Tasker of Palmerston visited on the weekend with Mrs. Gordon Elliott. Mr. and Mrs. Bev Mitchell also visited at the same home. Bluevale United holds annual BLUEVALE — The annual meeting was held in the "United Church on Sunday afternoon. Following the morning service lunch was served by the ladies, after which Mr. Larry King, the minister, conducted the business meeting. All organizations of the church presented very satisfactory reports, and the treasury showed a healthy balance at the year end. Both UCW and Sunday School re- ports indicated the conclusion of a successful year. New session members are Mrs. Charles Mathers, "to replace the late Mrs. J. Wickstead and Har- old Johnston, to replace Sparling Johnston, who became an honor- ary member 'of the session. Board of stewards ,remains unchanged. Representative to Presbytery will be Mrs. Max Demeray. A committee composed of Mrs: W. Peacock, Mrs. W. Stamper and W. Siliits was appointed to take charge of the Every Mem- ber Observer Plan. Mrs. Ross Smith, on behalf of the congregation, commended the minister for his good work in the past year and requesting that he remain for the coming year. A6delie,44 —Mr. and Mrs. James Donaldson, Diagonal Road, re- turned home after spending the past month in St. Petersburg, Fort Lauderdale, and other places of interest, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. John Boyer of Guelph. While visiting Mrs, Donaldson's niece at Fort Lauderdale for a week, they went deep sea fishing and had the thrill of cathching a 17 -ib. blue fin tuna, winning the jackpot on the boat Flamingo. —Billy Brophy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Des Brophy of Wingham, has been a patient in University Hospital, London for the past ten days. BATON TWIRLING in a musical routine was the entry of Darlene Baetz and Connie Brill in the Lions' Talent Show Thursday evening. '�tYL"J�t,Y't,►'M Ifni" attt+r s,Jne axit.8 In, e r'r..e Home care plan gives choice According to the Huron qty Home Care Program there isn alternative to hospital care, for selected patients, on the decisien of their family physician. If your family physician feels that you can receive the neces- sary care required to make you better using the services provid- ed by the Home Care Program then you can receive care at home. The selection off patients for Home Care is based on the avail- ability of services required, with the resources needed and willing- ness of the patient and their family to receire their care at home. Every patient accepted for Home Care must have OHIP coverage, the same asci'"cruising &hospital, then there is no charge for the services provided by the Victorian Order of Nurses, the Physiotherapist, the Occupa- tional therapist or Homemaker when the services are needed. In Ontario in the past year end- ing March, 1974, 33,000 patients were admitted to Ontario Home Care Programs in lieu of hospital care, and the length of care was 24 days with an average cost of less than $10.00 per day. This compares with the average hos- pital costs in Ontario of eight to 10 times that athount. In 1974 the Huron County Home Care Program has provided hos- pital care at home to 469 patients. The average length of care at home was 29 days at a cost of $8.21 per day. The present costs for a bed in the local hospitals range from $70. to $80. per day. Home Care is an alternative to hospital care for any age or ill- ness on the recommendation of your family physician. When a patient can be assured of comp- etent care at home by the neces- sary professional, coupled with the encouragement and support of the family in one's own en- vironment, it provides a , sound formula for effective health care. Delayed greetings The Advance -Thanes received annual, greetings from.Mr..an►d ti![rs fan Hammerton;. ""runner Wingham residents who no re - Side in England. Trans -A y F= I tic mail must have been slow this year, for their card, mailed November 15, arrived here Janu- ary. 28. The Hammerton's address is 41 The Drive, Fordcombe, Kent, England. Belmac Argonauts hold inaugural BELMORE — The inaugural meeting of the Belmac Argonauts was held in the McIntosh United Church on Tuesday, January 28. Rev. : W. Lake outlined the pur- pose, constitution and by-laws of this new club. He also led the group in singing the theme songs. The leaders; Mac and Norma Inglis and John and Jean Ruther- ford conducted election of of- ficers as follows: presidents, John and Jean Rutherford and ' Mac and Norma Inglis; vice- presidents, Ivan and Alice Mawhinney, Carl and Audrene Fitch; secretaries, Walter and Mary Renwick and Murray and Cathy Mulvey; treasurers, Allan and Betty Darling and Alvin and Mary Fitch. John and Jean Rutherford led the devotional portion of the meeting and the club adjourned with prayer, followed by a social hour. The club decided to hold its meetings every third Monday of the month and welcome all members of the community. Healing Substance: Shrinks Piles Esdasire healing substance proven to shrink hemorrhoids and repair damaged tissue. A renowned research Institute has found a unique healing substance with the ability to shrink hemor• rho,ds painlessly It relieves Itching and discomfort in minutes and speeds up healing of the Injured, inflamed tissue. 1n caw after case, while gently relieving pain, actual reduction (shrinkage) took place. Most important of all— -esults were so thorough that this Improve• ment was‘ maintained over a period of many rhonths All this was actomplrshed with a healing suh%tancc (Bio -Dynes quickly helps heal injured cells and stkmulates growth of new tissue Now, Bio -Dyne Is offered in oint- ment and suppository km called Preparation H Ask for nit all drug store% Satrsfact►on or your money refunded. The Home Care program is 100 per cent funded by the Ministry of Health and is administered by the Huronounty Health From January, 1974. to Decem- ber, 1974, 469 patients received care at home. Of these patients, 45 were from Clinton hospital; 40 were from Exeter hospital; 55 were from Goderich hospital; 29 were from Seaforth hospital; 80 were from Windham hospital; 108 were referred directly by the family doctor instead of being admitted to the local hospital. One and four were discharged earlier from hospitals in London and Kitchener and eight were from Goderich Psychiatric hos- pital. The ages of these patients were; 0 - 20,11; 21- 65, 178; 65 and wafer, 280; 39 were over 85 years of age. Three hundred and seventy- eight patients received nursing care from the Victorian Order of Nurses, 112, Physiotherapy from Mr. John Westcott, 27, Occupa- tional therapy from Mrs. Joy Daymond and 195 homemaking from certified visiting home- makers. The average length of time Home Care was provided to each patient was 29 days. The cost of service per patient was $8.21 per day. TWINKLE -TOES Barbara Lang, 9, of RR 3, Mildmay won applause and a prize for her step dance in the Lions' Talent Show Thursday evening. Pictures shown senior citizens GORRIE -- Mrs. Robert Gib- son showed pictures taken while on a bus tour of Kentucky, New Orleans, Arizona and California. These were enjoyed by the Senior Citizens' "Come Alive Club" on Tuesday, January 28 in the com- munity hall. A contest on well known per- sons was conducted by Mrs. Jack Ferguson. Mrs. Gerald May, president reported that a Mrs. Peters from Western Ontario who is writing her thesik on occu- pational therapy and crafts will sit in on the furniture refinishing class on Wednesday, Feb. 5 at 2 p.m.; oil painting class at 8 p.m. Wednesday; rug hooking on Tuesday at 2 p.m. These classes are held in the community hall and the public is welcome to participate. Currie's school euchre winners WHITECHURCH — Mrs. Jim Currie and George Grigg received prizes for obtaining the highest scores at the progressive euchre party sponsored by Currie's School club and held in the Belgrave assembly hall on Friday evening. Prizes for low scores went to Mrs. Roy Dawson and Kenneth Currie. Mrs. Ed Smyth won the lucky draw' for the ladies and Lawrence Taylor for the gents. Seven tables were in play. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Currie and Mr. and Mrs. Howard .Walker were ° the sponsors. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Arbeclde and Mrs. Congraul will Volum the next party on February 14. 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