Oxford Location 

Blood Pressure Clinics

Older adults at high risk for future cardiovascular disease (CVD) and stroke can benefit from regular blood pressure monitoring.   This program is delivered by Volunteer Peer Health Educators and is designed to support prevention of CVD in Oxford County.  These clinics are provided for our community at no cost to the client.

Volunteer Peer Health Educators are trained to:
 •  Complete a cardiovascular risk profile assessment and Blood pressure monitoring.
•   Offer available community resources (i.e. Pharmacist /Meds Check Program, VON SMART Exercise Program etc).
•   Provide information for interested participants to improve self-management of modifiable risk factors. 
•   Link participants to the web-based Heart & Stroke Foundation Blood Pressure Action  Plan.

View the VON Oxford Blood Preassure Clinic Schedule

For more information about Blood Pressure Clinics call VON Oxford at 519-539-1231.

Our Blood Pressure Clinics are fully funded through the generosity of the United Way of Oxford.

SMART Program (Seniors Maintaining Active Roles Together)
In-Home/Group Exercise Program 
 
The VON Oxford SMART Program promotes greater well-being among adults 55+ in Oxford County.  Classes are offered in Woodstock, Ingersoll, Tillsonburg and rural locations throughout the county. This fun and gentle exercise program, provided through group classes or one-on-one in your home: 

• will improve your ability to participate in activities of daily living.

• may prevent health complications associated with aging.

• can help you maintain your independence.

• aids in prevention of falls by improving your confidence and abilities in the  
specific areas of balance, coordination, flexibility, strength and endurance. 

• can help you make new friends. 

• classes adapted for any seniors who would like to improve their health and well-being.
 

Exercises will strengthen heart muscle, increase lung efficiency, slow the rate of bone loss, maintain elasticity of major blood vessels, and help with weight management and fall prevention.

To learn more or sign up for a class contact VON Oxford...

Phone:  539-1231  or toll free 1-888-641-5197

If you know of any Senior who is unable to attend the group classes due to transportation or health concerns please call 519-539-1231 or 1-888-641-5197  and ask for the SMART In-Home Program. This program consists of 10 simple yet progressive exercises performed daily within your own home with a trained HSEP volunteer visiting once a week.

Our charitable programs are gratefully supported by donations from the public

Workplace Wellness Clinics

Canadians spend over half of their waking hours at work. It is important that workplaces provide a safe environment that promotes overall health and wellbeing.

Often employees are asymptomatic in the early stages of diabetes and heart disease. Our professional staff can come to your workplace and assess your workforce using any or all of the following:

• blood pressure
• blood sugar levels
• blood cholesterol levels

If your employee is found to be at risk, then we can help them on the path to better health, as well as recommend them to a doctor if needed. Together we can decide the best action to improve the health of your workforce through the implementation of healthy workplace initiatives designed specifically for your company.

For further information or to book your 2010 Wellness Clinic, contact:

Anne Marie Bucek,
Flu and Wellness Coordinator
(519) 539-1231 ext. 447
Annemarie.bucek@von.ca