Thursday, July 10, 2014
Renfrew County Diabetes Education Program Launches New Locally-Designed Logo
Thanks to community input and submissions from a regional logo design contest, the Renfrew County Diabetes Education Program is rolling out a brand new look.
The Renfrew County Diabetes Education Program is a regional program administered by the Pembroke Regional Hospital which offers diabetes education services across five hospital sites in Renfrew County - Arnprior Regional Health, Deep River & District, Renfrew Victoria, Pembroke Regional and St. Francis Memorial.
It also offers services in 16 outreach sites - Arnprior Villa, Quail Creek in Renfrew, Calabogie Family Health Centre, Fairfield’s in Eganville, Pikwakanagan in Golden Lake, Rainbow Valley CHC in Killaloe, Whitewater Bromley CHC in Beachburg, Caressant Care in Cobden, Petawawa Centennial FHT, Petawawa Apartments for seniors, Riverview Heights (Pembroke), Heritage Manor, Supple’s Landing, Marianhill, Miramichi Lodge and Community Mental Health at Carefor in Pembroke.
Until now, all promotional material regarding the program featured the five hospital logos, but it was always the intent of the partners to design and launch a unified brand which would not only integrate the five sites, but be reflective of the county-wide aspects of the program, be simple to reproduce, and be reflective of the importance of a healthy lifestyle and disease prevention.
Vascular Health Services Coordinator Karen Roosen of the Pembroke Regional Hospital said the new logo design does all that.
“The new logo depicts our program’s name in a blue circle – the blue circle being the international symbol for diabetes,” Mrs. Roosen said. “Within the circle there is a red lower-case letter ‘d’ for diabetes which houses a white apple, symbolic of disease prevention and healthy living.”
Mrs. Roosen said the logo design contest which wrapped up at the end of February, was open to regional high school students, Algonquin College students and employees of all five hospitals in Renfrew County. This yielded 13 creative submissions, as well as additional awareness in the county about the programs and services offered.
All stakeholders had the opportunity to rate the submissions electronically and in the end, the final design chosen was the submission by Val Habraken, a former PRH staff member who won a $200 gift certificate for the Pembroke Mall.
“Going forward, the new logo will be used on promotional items for community events as well as for advertising and communications about the program,” Mrs. Roosen said, adding that the program continues to be administered by the Pembroke Regional Hospital as one of its regional programs.
“Nothing about the program has changed, this will just be an easier way of identifying it within the communities we serve,” she said.
Diabetes education services including screening, assessment, individual and group classes, follow-up consults, telemedicine services with specialists and public awareness sessions for the community, are provided by diabetes education teams consisting of registered nurses and registered dietitians.
The educators work in collaboration with family physicians, endocrinologists, pharmacists, other healthcare professionals and family members to deliver client-centred self-managed care for individuals living with or at risk of developing diabetes.
Referrals to any diabetes education clinic can be self-directed or physician and provider directed. To access services which help prevent diabetes or improve diabetes control by achieving a healthy lifestyle, or for more information, call 1-855-293-7838.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Karen Roosen, Vascular Health Services Coordinator
Pembroke Regional Hospital
(613) 732-3675 ext. 6530 / karen.roosen@pemreghos.org
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