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Family Medicine

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Getting a family doctor: Health Care Connect

Preparing for a Regular Check Up

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  • Get a blood requisition form from your doctor
    • Fill in personal information
  • Complete the blood test
    • Book an appointment as a blood testing site, for example with Life Labs
    • Prepare for the test with the requisition form, health card, and other items recommended by the test site
    • Follow other test preparation instructions, for example 8 hours fasting is required for fasting glucose/GTT and 12 hours fasting for lipid assessment
  • Book an appointment with your doctor
  • Prepare notes you want to discuss with your docture, for example:
    • Mental and physical health problems, chronic issues
    • Past medical history
    • Medications
    • Immunizations
    • Cancer screening using What’s My Risk? | My CancerIQ

Ontario Health

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Get medical advice: Digital and Virtual Care Services | Ontario Health, free medical advice through Health811

Eating Right

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Anyone in Ontario can get free healthy eating advice. For ideas on how to eat healthier at work, plan meals for shift work, and recipes.

Physical Activity Guides

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Sport and Life Balance

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As an elite athlete, can you really have a sport-life balance?

April 8, 2015 - IOC Live Web event

As a veteran of four Olympic Games and currently in training for Rio 2016, it’s easy to assume record-breaking swimmer Kirsty Coventry’s training schedule must dominate her life.  But looking at her many achievements outside of her sporting career, it’s clear Kirsty has combined success within and beyond her sport.

In 2000, while still in high school, Kirsty became the first Zimbabwean swimmer to reach the semi-finals at the Olympic Games. Since then she has gained a degree, become an IOC Athletes’ Commission member and created a water safety academy; as well as becoming a two-time Olympic champion and seven-time world champion.

Tips

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  • Take time to absorb success, celebrate
  • Have a support network - parents, family, friends
  • Separate work/training from home, family, friends.
  • Have a mentor
  • Have a focus outside of your work
  • Ensuring you rest, maintaining good health. It is ok to take rest and take things slower!
  • Developing a post career plan:
  • Find passion related to sport
  • Additional training may be required, preparation
  • Talking with people in the sport for ideas

See Also

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