He's a local sports hero and he's doing his part to help create a healthier province.
NHL hockey star, and former Yorkton resident, Jarret Stoll is featured on a new Sunrise Health Region billboard and is helping the region to promote the "Be a Champion of your Health" campaign.
"Being a champion of my health is important to me because doing things to take care of yourself physically and mentally reflect on how you live your life," says Stoll. "Being healthy means more than physical health. It is about making healthy choices and feeling good about yourself, and once you have that feeling there's no turning back."
Members of the public are encouraged to be a champion of their own health. One way is to create and maintain an accurate medication list to present to your health care providers as needed. Medication reconciliation is an important aspect of health care which ensures that information about an individual's medicines is accurately passed on when moving from one health care setting, or provider, to another.
Bringing an accurate and ongoing record of medications, allergies and other health information to medical appointments and hospital visits helps individuals during discussions and decisions about their health care. The personal medication record ensures proper spelling of medications and helps to remember when and how medications should be taken, and is a reference when information is needed quickly in an emergency situation.
The personal medication record can be either an electronic list or a printed list. Sunrise Health Region's website links to "Knowledge is Your Best Medicine' a reputable health information site that assists the public to create a printable personal medication record or download an iPhone app for the electronic version. The website also explains what is considered medicine and how to read a prescription label. Paper copies of the "Knowledge is Your Best Medicine" personal medication record can be obtained in Sunrise Health Region from the volunteer admitting hosts at Yorkton Regional Health Centre, through Home Care services, Public Health offices in the region and at "Live Well with Chronic Conditions" sessions.
"As an elite athlete, Jarret Stoll knows the value of maintaining personal health," says Michelle Trowell-Repsch, a Clinical Improvement Facilitator for Sunrise Health Region. "The medication reconciliation implementation team is pleased that Jarret is willing to lend his fame to help educate persons of every age about the importance of being active in maintaining their personal health. Keeping an accurate medication history to share with your health care providers is one important tool."
