What it means exactly to promote health and wellness in a one-day fair is difficult to answer.

Tracey Pope, acting director of client services with the Beaufort Delta Health and Social Services Authority, said itSA国际影视传媒檚 difficult to measure if an event like last weekSA国际影视传媒檚 community health fair is actually improving anyoneSA国际影视传媒檚 health, but it does give a tangible opportunity for people to connect.

For example, a high school student might have the chance to see what a physiotherapist does or talk one-on-one with a public health nurse, potentially opening career ideas.

For Pope, the event served as a great way for organizations in the region to network with each other.

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The event gathered dozens of organizations with booths in the Midnight Sun Complex Thursday, April 20. Participants also had the chance to engage in specialized sessions on mental health and play games like elder and youth indoor curling.

Emmanuel Ndumu is a social worker in Inuvik. He was promoting the opportunity for households to become foster homes.

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He emphasized the importance of the foster familySA国际影视传媒檚 role in helping a child overcome an emotional period.

Ndumu was also spreading the message that social workers can help with personal well-being.

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Meghan Etter, counselling services manager with the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, was promoting Project Jewel, which runs on-the-land wellness programs throughout the year.

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In that comfortable space, elders and other organizers help participants to discuss and work through whatever issues they may have.

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The health fair wrapped up with a feast and free swimming.