{"id":4123,"date":"2019-11-14T09:48:26","date_gmt":"2019-11-14T14:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fondationchaleur.ca\/?p=4123"},"modified":"2019-11-15T07:14:27","modified_gmt":"2019-11-15T12:14:27","slug":"fitness-trail-developed-to-help-children-facing-obesity-and-mental-health-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fondationchaleur.ca\/en\/fitness-trail-developed-to-help-children-facing-obesity-and-mental-health-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cFitness Trail\u201d developed to help children facing obesity and mental health challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A \u201cFitness Trail\u201d project has been developed by a multidisciplinary team of professionals at the Chaleur Regional Hospital who want to improve services for children facing obesity and mental health challenges. It includes a walking trail with a bench fit program, a children\u2019s playground, an area for adolescents, and a gazebo as well as a community garden for the adult population. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis project was discussed with our team of professionals on many occasions but the cost of the project always held us back. We are very excited that the Hospital Foundation and many partners have agreed to help us make the project a reality. We believe that it will certainly give us more tools that will have a positive impact on the lives of the region\u2019s children,\u201d explained Christian Rousselle, Nurse Manager of the Chaleur Regional Hospital\u2019s Psychiatric Unit
\nOverall, the objective of this project is to develop social responsibility and healthy lifestyles through exercise and better food choices. The cost of the project is evaluated at $200,000. The Chaleur Regional Hospital Foundation is proud to announce that it has already forged partnerships with the following donors totalling $132,500 and that the Foundation will cover the balance of the required funding: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Trevali \u2013 $50,000; <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Medavie \u2013 $50,000; <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 The Fishermen of the Maritime Fishermen\u2019s Union (MFU) of the wharfs of the Chaleur region \u2013 $15,000; <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Jeff & Carolyn Daley \u2013 $10,000; <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 New Brunswick Children\u2019s Foundation \u2013 $7,500.
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\u201cAs a not-for-profit health solutions partner, Medavie is committed to improving the wellbeing of Canadians. Through investments in programs and innovative solutions, we help people live well and enable easier access to quality health care in our communities. Providing children, youth and their families with access to healthy lifestyle options aligns with our Foundation\u2019s belief that all Canadians, especially young Canadians, should have access to the tools and supports they need to live their best lives,\u201d explained Bernard Lord, CEO of Medavie.
Work on the first phase of the project (excluding the community garden) has already begun and is expected to be completed in the fall. The second phase of the project will be tackled next year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chaleur Regional Hospital Foundation is pleased to be a partner in this project. \u201cWe are very concerned about the welfare of children in the region and we want to ensure we can provide a better environment that will help our professionals offer better health care,\u201d explained Jean-Guy Robichaud, Chair of the Chaleur Regional Hospital Foundation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the \u201cFitness Trail\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walking space<\/strong> \u2013 Walking is an activity that is open to everyone but we must motivate people to make it a habit. The mental health clientele is often sedentary and we want to encourage them to get moving. The proposed path includes simple exercise stations (bench fit) that will motivate people to exercise. Walking will also provide an opportunity for our professionals to talk to patients in a much more relaxed environment.
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Children\u2019s playground <\/strong>\u2013 Play is the best way to motivate children (aged 4 to 10) to do physical activity, and professionals often use play therapy with the obese pediatric clientele. We are trying to raise young people\u2019s awareness of physical activity and educate them about the joy of being outside rather than in front of their screens. The proposed park will be a place for children to have fun and be physically active outside. Parents will be encouraged to provide ongoing motivation back home for their children to continue being physically active. This will make it an accessible family activity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adolescent play area<\/strong> \u2013 We are proposing to include a basketball space, a wall game (tennis) and a few pieces of equipment to encourage adolescents to be active. Once again, play will be a way of creating a pleasant environment where young people could be more open to discussion. A gazebo will also be included in this part of the project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Community garden<\/strong> \u2013 This part of the project will allow patients to start flats of plants in the winter and then transplant these into the garden in the spring. It has been shown on many occasions that planting flowers and gardens has a very relaxing effect on people. Participants will be involved in preparing healthy meals in the fall, with any surplus produce going to the region\u2019s food banks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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