Queen's Health Outreach
Office #A606 in the Queen's Centre Kingston, ON, Canada

QHO’s first ever recipe book is out now! This year the members of our team contributed some of their favourite recipes to give you some fresh ideas if you are feeling stumped in your cooking routine. To get your free recipe book follow these steps: 1) like this photo 2) tag a friend in the comments 3) submit your email in the google link of our bio ... Thank you to everyone for your support and happy cooking!

Today is Bell Let’s Talk Day. Every action counts. Here are some resources, because your mental health matters today and everyday Empower Me - Any Queen’s student can connect with qualified counsellors, consultants, and life coaches. Good2Talk - Any post-secondary student in Ontario can connect with qualified counsellors. (1-866-925-5454)... Addiction & Mental Health Services (KFL&A) - Anyone living in the Kingston area can call the crisis line. (1-866-616-6005) Telehealth Ontario - Anyone living in Ontario can call a registered nurse to get medical advice or information. (1-866-797-0000) #BellLetsTalk

Meet Kate! She is a 3rd year nursing student that is passionate about all things QHO! Learn more about her experience as a Northern ID and PE below! Name: Kate Barsanti Program: 3rd Year Nursing... Position(s): 2020-2021 Northern ID, 2019-2020 Northern PE. One word I would use to describe QHO is CONNECTION. It helps us to connect to and learn from so many new people that we other wise might not be able to meet both from the Queen’s community and around the world. Making new friends and gaining a new understanding of different life styles connects us as people to make the world a more accepting place!

QHO strives to facilitate needs-based health discussions and this month our podcast ‘QHOnAir’ will be releasing two episodes on mental health. The first episode of the mini-series features a conversation with Theresa Straathof, an occupational therapist with 30 years of experience in the field of mental health. Theresa is a wealth of knowledge and highlights coping strategies for managing your own mental health as well as for supporting your friends and family. Although we are physically apart, you are not alone. Mental health matters

Winter PE applications for our Belize, Guyana and Northern Canada initiatives are due TONIGHT at 11:59pm! Visit our website www.QHO.ca to apply! Link in bio!

QHO’s Winter PE applications are due tomorrow, January 3rd at 11:59pm! Visit www.QHO.ca to apply! You don’t want to miss out on this amazing experience!

The QHO Wellness, Wisdom and Workout Workshop is taking place TOMORROW, Wednesday November 18th, from 4:00-6:00 pm EST. The workshop portion will run from 4:00-5:00 pm EST. It will feature a Q&A with Carrie Watson who is a registered Social Worker with clinical experience working with people with eating disorders and self-esteem issues. As well as presentations by Hailey Rodgers, The Worth Project and Ally Lecky. The workshop will include a mix of presentations, Q&A, breakou...t room discussions and individual activities. The workshop will be followed by a fun HIIT fitness class at 5:00 pm EST led by Ally Lecky. This class will be targeted at an introductory level, so everyone is welcome to join. All you need is an open space, a mat, a water bottle and a laptop or device to connect to Zoom. Use the google form link below or in our bio to sign up for this FREE event. The zoom link will be emailed the morning of the event to everyone who has registered. https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLScmKv0mzsbWTaAv9/viewform

QHO is excited to present our Wellness, Wisdom and Workout Workshop taking place on Wednesday November 18th from 4:00-6:00 pm EST. We will be hosting a workshop that covers topics such as self-worth, body positive fitness and strategies to focus on and improve self-esteem. The workshop will feature a variety of perspectives of Queen’s students and a Q&A with Carrie Watson who is a registered Social Worker with clinical experience working with people with eating disorders and ...self-esteem issues. The workshop will include a mix of presentations, Q&A, breakout room discussions and individual activities. The workshop will be followed by a fun HIIT fitness class at 5:00 pm EST led by Ally Lecky who is a Queen's Varsity Athlete and a certified personal trainer. This class will be targeted at an introductory level, so everyone is welcome to join. All you need is an open space, a mat, a water bottle and a laptop or device to connect to Zoom. Use the google form link in our bio to sign up for this FREE event. The zoom link will be emailed the morning of the event to everyone who has registered. https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLScmKv0mzsbWTaAv9/viewform

Learn more about Teely and her experience with QHO below! Name: Teely Hopkin Program: 3rd Year Life Sciences... Position(s): 2020-2021 Northern ID, 2019-2020 Northern PE One word I would use to describe QHO is MOTIVATIONAL. The ambition of everyone on QHO is truly inspiring and exhilarating. QHO makes me feel motivated each and everyday I am apart of it.

Episode 2 of QHOnAir is live! This episode features a conversation with Hailey Rodgers, a Queen’s student and author of the book See Me. Hailey chats about what it means to be authentic, the power of storytelling, and her definition of health. Hailey’s book is all about being fearlessly authentic and you can check it out here: https://haileyrodgersauthor.com/ This episode also features a conversation with QHO alumna, Kathryn Leslie. Kathryn was a Peer Educator in the Inuit c...ommunity of Salluit, Nunavik in Spring of 2019 and she speaks to why she joined QHO and her experiences on initiative. Find episode 2 here: https://podcast.cfrc.ca/qhonair/ Happy listening!!

On the latest episode of QHOnAir, our Co-Directors, Georgia and Annelise, chat about what QHO is, why they joined, what QHO means to them, and some of their favourite memories being on QHO. Stream the episode on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher & Deezer! https://podcast.cfrc.ca/qhonair/