Leave it to Canada to recognize and deliver what people want regarding health and human services.
It seems the "ounce of prevention" expression is understood north of the border...
from the Canadian NewsWire
Silhouetteandme.ca is the first Canadian website that provides direct
access to 'live' health professionals
MONTREAL, June 7 /CNW/ - Making healthy choices isn't always easy. With
fast and convenient too often driving our eating habits, maintaining a healthy
lifestyle has become a considerable challenge. Help is now here.
Introducing www.silhouetteandme.ca, the first Canadian website with live
access to registered dietitians. Silhouetteandme.ca provides Canadians with
their own personal health partner to better manage their personal well-being
and make healthier choices. Individuals receive tailored responses on issues
such as weight management, nutrition, exercise and healthy living.
"Today's women crave advice on healthy lifestyle choices, but have no
time to visit a dietitian or search through endless pages on the Internet
trying to find answers," said Manon Cormier, head dietitian,
silhouetteandme.ca. "Our dietitians review each question individually,
customize a personal response and deliver an answer via e-mail within
24 hours. And the best part is, Canadians never have to leave the comfort of
their own home."
Ya gotta love the Canucks. They acknowledge up front that the key impediment to making healthy choices is the need to have things fast and convenient. So they decide to put access to dietitians on-line for people to pose questions to. So far, so good. Then the last bit blows the whole thing out of the water; "....customize a personal response and deliver an answer via email within 24 HOURS"! Way to go Canada.
Posted by: Pursuit | June 07, 2005 at 05:22 PM