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A4 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday March 1, 2000 · Do you have a weight problem? · Have other programs failed for you? · Would you like to participate in a clinical study with a complete weight management program including individual & group dietary counseling and an investigational medication? We would like to hear from you if you are willing to commit to a 2-year program. There is no charge for this program and compensation will be provided for out-of-pocket expenses. For more inform ation, please call Weight Management Study Survey finds changing views on health issues In Halton, 60% of residents said they'd rather phone in for medical advice than visit their doctor and only 5% were aware of the health department's services T h e H alto n R eg io n al H ealth D epartm ent (H R H D ) w ants to spill the beans on its health program s. B ut first they have to find a w ay to get the w ord out. To that end, and in conjunction w ith Y ork U n iv ersity 's Institute for Social R esearch, they conducted a H alton C om m unity A ccess Survey. T he aim w as to get the scoop on w here the reg io n 's residents get the scoop. L earning w here they get th eir facts w ould help the h ealth d ep artm en t direct program inform ation to a target audience. I t's A b o u t A L o v e o f Food, T h e a t r e , E a rth a n d S k y ... .. .enjoy the music of A m y Sky with our Paradiso/Oakville Centre Dinner/ohow (Special By Irene G entle SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER G erry R uberto, BSc., RRCP a t 9 0 5 -6 2 9 -5 7 7 3 i t * ' A 1 11 ^ l in iA n l D n o n o */*>k I n Allied C linical R esearch Inc. . . www. a llie d clin ica l. com T A B R IC L A N D CANADA'S LARRFST FA£Hlflll FARRIP nKTRIRIITflR A m y Sky Tuesday, March 7 at 8:00 p.m. A nd the p relim in ary results are in. A ran d o m sam ple o f 6 0 0 residents split equally betw een the north and south show that radio, television, the internet and com m unity new spapers are w here H alton resid en ts look for inform ation. T he survey show ed th at 84% o f residents listen to the rad io in the m orning, w hile 70% o f resid en ts w ith a h o u se h o ld in co m e o f less th an $ 30,000 w atch T V five or m ore days a w eek. A nd 65% o f resid en ts have access to the internet. B ut th at access is lin k ed to age, incom e and ed u cation. A bout 28% o f resid en ts earn in g less than $ 30,000 find w ays to su rf the net, ju m p in g to 84% fo r those earn in g in excess o f $90,000. Internet access d w indled as age increased. A ge is also a facto r in rad io p rogram m ing. A nd age play ed a p art in local cable station view ing. W h ile 27% o f those surveyed w atch the station, the num bers w ere g reater fo r those aged 16-24 and 65-plus. D ifferences betw een the north and south w ere d etected in local n ew sp a per reading habits. W h ile 73% o f n o rth re s id e n ts rep o rted alw ay s o r often read in g the local paper, th at n u m b e r p lu m m eted to 56% in th e south. A nd the su rv ey rev ealed th at w hile 77% o f resid en ts cu rren tly lo o k to th eir d o cto r fo r h ealth in form ation, 60% w ould dial an au to m ated phone line if on e w ere in place. O nly 5% o f resid en ts co n sid ered th em selv es v ery fam iliar w ith h ealth d ep artm en t p ro g ram s an d serv ices, w h ile 43% ad m itte d th ey w e re n 't fam iliar w ith th em at all. A s a re su lt o f the survey, the h ealth d ep artm en t w ill likely focus on n ew sp ap ers, d irec t m ailin g and fly ers to sp read in fo rm atio n on ser vices and program s. R adio, T V an d in tern et sp o ts w ill be ta ilo re d fo r a p p ro p ria te ag e groups. F o r e x a m p le , E n e rg y 108, th e local cab le statio n an d th e in tern et w ill m o st lik ely be used to p lu g in fo r m ation on su b stan ce abuse p rev e n tion pro g ram s for youths. B u t th e in te rn et is n ix ed fo r d ata on a falls-p rev e n tio n p ro g ra m fo r seniors. ^ * A Peggy' d istin c tiv e lad ies fashi SAVE AN ADDITIONAL House &alad O R Butternut Squash Soup FOLLOWED BY CHOICE O f ... Vegetable Lasagna - layers of hom em ade pasta Tith becham el and roast vegetables O B Polio Florentine - breaded chicken served w ithspinach and rigatoni in a red sauce OB Three Mustard Salmon - served w ith a spinach and b& sm ati bake FOLLOWED BY CHOICE O F... ON SELECTED FALL & WINTER CLEARANCE PLUS BIG SELECTION OF HOME DEC PRINTS A L R E A D Y R E D U C E D B Y "OFF OUR ALREADY REDUCED PRICES. Chocolate Raspberry Tartufo O R Chocolage Brownie with Chocolate and Vanilla Mousse Accompanied by Coffee and Tea E verything M u st G o - do w n to th e bare walls - in clu d in g racks & fixtures Koret Career & Casual Coordinates Reg. up (o $128. Assorted Fashion Sweaters & Vests Reg. up lo $128. Assorted Fashion Blouses Reg. up to $68. $50°° PER TICKET 'Gratuities not included DINNER @ 6:00 P.M. PERFORMANCE @ 8:00 P.M. 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