Here in Saskatoon, Public Health Services has instituted a fee for prenatal classes. There are distinct programs for low-income/single/aboriginal/at-risk women, the services of which are provided free of charge (including milk coupons, vitamins, home visits etc.), but for the regular evening programs, couples pay a fee. > ---------- > From: Sherrie Tingley[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Reply To: Health Promotion on the Internet > Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 1999 2:42 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Health promotion fee for service > > Hello all, > > I have a question about how common it is to have fees for health promotion > programs and what are the affects of these fees. > > Recently I was reading the Ottawa Citizen and a nice advertisement caught > my eye, the text follows: > > UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE > PREVENTION AND REHABILITATION CENTRE > > Prevention Programs for the New Year > > Fitlife- Exercise and Nutrition Program > > A twelve week program starting on January 16, 1999 geared to those > interested in scientifically- based exercise and nutrition instruction. > Fitlife, staffed by Physiotherapist, Dietitian and Registered Nurse, > offers a personalized coronary risk profile, nutrition and fitness > evaluations, supervised sessions and counseling on lifestyle changes. > $240.75 > > Fitlife- Maintenance Program > > This 12 week course is based upon the same principles as Fitlife. The > participants meet once a week. $125.00 > > Stress Management > > Finding your stress level hard to deal with. Feeling "stressed out"? > With > help from the Ottawa Heart Institute you will learn to cope with and > manage > stress. $150.00 > > Thoughts? > > S >