March 1, 2023 – Surrey, B.C. – In support of multicultural communities, patients and caregivers, UBC intercultural Online Health Network (iCON) is hosting the 2023 South Asian Health Forum: “Take Charge of Your Health: Living Well Together with Diabetes” in collaboration with City of Surrey, on Sunday, March 5, 2023 at Surrey City Hall. This forum is designed to help participants optimize their quality of life by empowering them with knowledge and resources to manage diabetes.
Through a series of presentations and discussions, health experts from the community will educate and engage with the audience, providing an introduction to diabetes self-management tips (on nutrition, mental health, fitness, etc.) for living well with diabetes, as well as share community resources.
This free South Asian Health Forum will be delivered in Panjabi, with simultaneous interpretation in English. Walk-ins are welcome with limited seating available on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Date: |
Sunday, March 5, 2023 |
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Time: |
10:00 am – 4:00 pm PT |
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Admission: |
Free to Attend |
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Language: |
Panjabi and English |
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Format: |
Either online or in-person with boxed lunch served |
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In-person location: |
Surrey City Hall, 13450 104 Ave, Surrey, BC V3T 1V8 |
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Virtual location: |
A Teams link will be emailed to registered participants |
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Social media: |
iCON Facebook: @iconproject UBC DigEMTwitter: @UBCdigem UBC DigEM Instagram: @ubcdigem iCON LinkedIn: @interCultural Online health Network (iCON) |
Special thanks to Community Partners and Media Partners
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Community Partners: |
Choose to Move – Active Aging Society |
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City of Surrey Age Friendly Strategy for Seniors |
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DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society |
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Family Caregivers of BC |
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Fraser Health Virtual Care |
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Guru Nanak’s Free Kitchen |
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Jim Pattison Outpatient and Surgical Center (Diabetes Clinic) |
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Lakshmi Narayan Mandir |
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Options Community Service |
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Pain BC |
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Progressive Intercultural Community Service (PICS) |
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Surrey North Delta Division of Family Practice |
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Translink |
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University of Victoria Self-Management BC |
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Vancouver Division of Family Practice |
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Media Sponsors |
The Asian Star |
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Connect FM 91.5 |
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Drishti Magazine |
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Harpreet Singh Show |
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The Indo-Canadian Voice |
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JoyTV |
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The Link Newspaper |
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Radio India |
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RED FM |
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OMNI TV |
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Sanjha TV |
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Sher-E-Punjab Radio |
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Spice Radio |
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Zoomer Media |
About iCON:
iCON supports multicultural communities, patients and caregivers across B.C. to optimize chronic disease prevention and self-management through community education, knowledge sharing, and technology. iCON is an initiative led by UBC Digital Emergency Medicine, and is supported by the B.C. Ministry of Health’s Patients as Partners Initiative. iCON is honored to be the recipient of the 2017 Doctors of BC Excellence in Health Promotion award, non-profit category.
