{"id":21102,"date":"2025-09-04T12:03:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T16:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jss.ca\/?p=21102"},"modified":"2025-10-03T13:54:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T17:54:34","slug":"diabetes_seminar_2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jss.ca\/en\/news\/diabetes_seminar_2025\/","title":{"rendered":"e-Learning : Healthy Eating for High Blood Pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"
Presented by<\/h5>\n
Momiji \/ JSS \/ Yee Hong Centre<\/h5>\n

Wed. Oct 8th 2025, 3:00 \u2013 4:15 pm EDT\u3000<\/strong>(English)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The seminar will be held in English only<\/strong><\/span> instead of Japanese and English. We appreciate your understanding.<\/p>\n

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The first session of October of our e-Learning seminar series hosted by Momiji Health Care Society<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Japanese Social Services<\/a>\u00a0(JSS), joined by\u00a0Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care\u00a0<\/a>to learn about healthy eating for High blood pressure.<\/p>\n

What is this session about?<\/h2>\n

\"\"Have you ever thought about how the foods you eat can affect your blood pressure? What we put on our plates plays a key role in maintaining a healthy heart and preventing high blood pressure\u2014also known as hypertension. Certain foods can help lower blood pressure naturally, while others may unknowingly raise it.<\/p>\n

This presentation will guide you through the connection between diet and blood pressure, highlighting which foods to enjoy more often and which to limit.<\/p>\n

Join us to learn how healthy eating can be a powerful and practical tool for supporting long-term blood pressure control and overall well-being!<\/p>\n

About our Guest Speaker<\/h2>\n

Presenter 1: Jennifer Xu, RD, Certified Diabetes Educator\u00a0 (West Toronto DEP)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jennifer is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator. She has over 10 years of nutrition counselling experience in the field of Type 2 diabetes. In her role as a diabetes educator at the West Toronto Diabetes Education Program, Jennifer provides culturally-appropriate nutrition education and counselling to clients living with prediabetes or Type 2 diabetes. Jennifer is passionate about educating and empowering her clients to make the best choices to achieve nutrition and overall health goals.<\/p>\n

Presenter 2: Abida Rahman, RN, Certified Diabetes Educator (West Toronto DEP)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Abida is a Registered Nurse and Certified Diabetes Educator. Abida has worked 9 years in the diabetes field with the West Toronto Diabetes Education Program. Abida is passionate about helping her at risk, prediabetic and clients living with diabetes achieve their goals and live a healthy life. Our program serves clients over the age of 18, and we can offer service the language of the client\u2019s choice.<\/p>\n

West Toronto Diabetes Education Program\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

West Toronto DEP is a comprehensive Diabetes Education Program that has been in operation since 2002. \u00a0West Toronto DEP is a division of\u00a0LAMP Community Health Centre (CHC)<\/a>\u00a0and is in partnership with leading CHC\u2019s to provide timely, safe, and client centered care.<\/p>\n

West Toronto DEP is funded by the Local Health Integration Network. We are dedicated and committed towards promoting healthy community living with a focus on diabetes self-management strategies. Our Diabetes Educator teams, consisting of Registered Nurses and Registered Dietitians, offer free services.<\/p>\n

How to Attend<\/h2>\n

Anyone interested can attend but pre-registration required. Click the registration button below, and fill and submit it before the session date. If you have difficulty using online registration system, feel free to contact the hosting agency.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\uff08Registration Form will open from the button above\uff09<\/p>\n

Those who registered, will receive an invitation email with the Zoom link and ID\/Passcode, by a day before the session date from the hosting organizations. Check your junk box if you can\u2019t find it in your inbox \u2013 Email us if you don\u2019t see it anywhere.<\/p>\n

\u3010Caution!\u3011<\/h3>\n

1.\u00a0Auto-email (to confirm what you filled) right after registration<\/h4>\n

You will receive a confirmation email from the system right after you \u201cSubmit\u201d your form (this receipt does not contain the Zoom URL). Make sure to type correct email of yours.\u00a0If you don\u2019t see it, check your junk folder first<\/strong>, then contact JSS \/ Momiji.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Your Zoom display name should be recognizable to the host<\/h4>\n

Upon joining, please display your name on Zoom in ways we recognize that you registered. For example, instead of using nicknames or initials, include your first and\/or last (e.g. Hanako Y, H. Yamada, Hanako Yamada) . We may not be able to allow you to enter for security purposes if we can\u2019t recognize your name. We\u2019ll show you how to change the display name 5 minutes before the session start.<\/p>\n

\u203bContact JSS\/Momiji if you don\u2019t know how to change your Zoom display name.<\/p>\n

Contact<\/h2>\n