Interlake-Eastern Health

09/10/2026

Want to quit smoking? Join the Smoke Free Connect study! Complete surveys and receive support, quit tips & 6 weeks of ni****ne replacement therapy. For more info, contact [email protected] / 1-647-327-9198.

***coFree

09/09/2026

Calling all young artists!

In honour of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we're inviting youth in Grades 5–12 to submit an original piece of artwork that reflects truth, remembrance, healing, hope, or reconciliation.

The selected artwork will be featured as a virtual meeting background and computer wallpaper for staff across Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority.

🏆 Prize: $100
�📅 Deadline: Sunday, September 20, 2026

Who can enter?�
✔️ Youth in Grades 5–12
�✔️ Living in, or with a connection to, the Interlake-Eastern health region

Your artwork should be original and created in an 11" × 17" landscape format. Full submission guidelines are available through the entry form on our website.

We can't wait to see your creativity and the stories your artwork tells. 🧡

https://www.ierha.ca/forms/artwork-contest/

09/09/2026

If you want to understand what makes a community special, spend a Saturday morning at its farmers’ market.

In Lac du Bonnet, that means fresh vegetables and baking. Locally raised food. Handmade goods. Familiar faces. And probably running into someone you know before you’ve made it past the first few tables.

The Lac du Bonnet Farmers’ Market has been bringing the community together since 1990, creating a place for Manitoba farmers, food producers and makers to share what they grow, bake and create.

It’s one of those little things that says a lot about life here.

Because choosing where you work is also choosing where you live, and across Interlake-Eastern, our communities are a pretty big part of the package. 💚

📍 Lac du Bonnet Farmers’ Market�
Saturdays, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.* through October 10
*�Open until 2 p.m. on long weekends!

09/09/2026

Join us at Mrs. Lucci's Resource Centre tonight to learn about a career as a health care aide

09/09/2026

Do you want to improve what, when or how much you eat?

The Craving Change® program is Canada’s #1 cognitive-behavioural program for people who struggle with their eating habits. The practical, skill-based approach will help you:

-Understand why you eat the way you do.
-Learn how your eating decisions are influenced by your surroundings, your body and what you learned while growing up.
-Become more aware of your problematic eating triggers.
-Tune into your thoughts and emotions that steer you off track.
-Use 16 ‘change and maintain’ strategies and resources to change your eating for good.
-Have a healthier relationship with food!

There's a free 6 week session coming up that will be delivered on MS Teams:

Wednesdays, 12:00-1:00pm
Tuesdays, Sept 22, 29 & Oct 6, 13, 20, and 27

09/09/2026

🚨It's time to get in touch with your IERHA Community Wellness Facilitator!

Are you looking for funding for a community program? The fall intake of applications is open. To connect with your Community Wellness Facilitator, use this link: https://conta.cc/4wwNVEC

🍏Healthy Together Now is a community-led program that supports chronic disease prevention across Manitoba. Coordinated by the Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority and funded by the Province of Manitoba, HTN provides one-time funding for community-based prevention initiatives.

➡️Funding will be available for projects that promote:
• Healthy Eating
• Physical Activity
• Mental Well-Being
• To***co Prevention & Reduction
• Super Clinics (financial wellbeing initiatives)
• Parenting Programs
• Swim Safety

If you need more information, email [email protected] or visit our website: https://www.ierha.ca/programs-services/healthy-living-health-promotion/healthy-together-now/

09/08/2026

09/08/2026

Back-to-school season comes with a long list, but a few of the things that can make the biggest difference might not be on it.

Getting sleep routines back on track, knowing where to turn when health questions come up and checking that immunizations are up to date can all help set kids up for a healthy start to the school year.

And if you’re thinking, ‘Wait… are my child’s immunizations up to date?’ you don’t have to know the answer.

With the recent increase in measles cases, now is a good time to check. Your local Public Health Nurse can review your child’s immunization record and let you know if any catch-up vaccinations are recommended.

Swipe through for a few things our Public Health team wants families thinking about as kids head back to the classroom. ➡️

09/08/2026

09/08/2026

Shared Health’s public sector diagnostic services are offered in over 80 locations throughout the province. In response to the Dynacare labour disruption and to ensure patient care needs continue to be met, Shared Health has extended hours at many locations until 8:00 pm and expanded service hours to include Saturdays and Sundays. Please visit our locations page to view all locations offering expanded hours:
https://sharedhealthmb.ca/services/diagnostic/locations/

Health Links-Info Santé (204-788-8200 or 1-888-315-9257) is also available to help patients, residents, and family members find appropriate locations for laboratory needs.