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We are pleased to announce that on 1 October, Kaelo officially launched a new and exciting Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) service offering called Ask Nelson! The programme, which can stand alone or perfectly complement a holistic corporate wellness programme, offers benefits that include 24-hour access to our Support Line for psychosocial, financial and legal counseling, workplace trauma interventions and management support.

Kaelo is proud of its ~60 nurses and wellness advisors who recently completed Advanced-Level HIV/AIDS Confidential Counseling and Testing training with the Foundation for Professional Development, sponsored by the United States President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). These individuals are now officially accredited according to the HPCSA CPD Guidelines for Health Professionals for 30 ECU’s on level 2, to conduct voluntary counseling and testing (VCT). The world recognizes the increasing need for healthcare providers with these skills to play a role in ensuring widespread, efficient, cost-effective access to ongoing testing, counseling and management of HIV/AIDS…and Kaelo is helping South Africa to meet this pressing need.

With World AIDS Day approaching in December, many companies may be reminded to re-evaluate their corporate HIV/AIDS programmes. Kaelo’s online AIDSRating scorecard can provide your company with a quantifiable, objective rating and assessment of your existing HIV/AIDS programme, demonstrating its successes and identifying any shortcomings. This tool, which can be completed by you online or in an easy-to-use excel format, or done with the support of Kaelo staff, can also provide comparisons to other prominent South African companies

For more information on how AIDSRating can benefit your company, or to access a FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL 30-DAY TRIAL, please contact dale@kaelo.co.za or visit www.AIDSRating.co.za if you have an existing account.

Breast cancer rates are rising among women of all races in South Africa. Follow these 10 preventative steps to be more breast friendly:
1. Be physically active for at least four hours each week.
2. Avoid more than one drink of alcohol per day.
3. Eat a low fat, high fiber diet with plenty of fruits and vegetables.
4. If you don’t smoke, don’t start; If you do smoke, get help to quit.
5. Be familiar with the look and feel of your breasts and do self-exams to check for changes
6. Know your family history.
7. Be aware that your risk increases if you take birth control pills for more than five years.
8. If you’re over 50, have a yearly mammogram screening.
9. Weigh your risks and benefits before taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT).
10. Keep a healthy attitude and maintain your emotional health.

Be sure to share these tips with all of your employees and friends!

You’re invited to join Kaelo staff, fellow clients and friends at a fundraising Spinathon at Old Eds Virgin Active (No. 11, 9th Avenue, Lower Houghton) on the 25th October at 11:30a.m. Kaelo has sponsored all 70 bikes for this class so there is no cost to participate - all you have to do is show up for fun and exercise! Don’t miss this opportunity to spin with top instructors and enjoy great music, prizes, giveaways and fun with Kaelo! All proceeds support the Theo Jackson Scholarship Fund which provides bursaries to under-privileged boys to attend high school at Johannesburg's Jeppe High School for Boys.

To book your space for this class, email Carmen@Kaelo.co.za.

(Taken from PlusNews)
Johannesburg, 2 October 2008 - South Africa's new health minister, Barbara Hogan, has listed the twin epidemics of HIV and TB as among the most serious health challenges facing the country.

A Kaelo-sponsored NGO

Did you know that Limpopo has the highest rate of child poverty, estimated at 83% of children? To help ensure that the basic needs of these children are met, The Lonely Road Foundation is hosting its first child registration event in the Ga-Dikgale community in Limpopo on the 24th and 25th of October. In partnership with the Department of Home Affairs, the Department of Health and Social Development, the South African Social Services Agency, and Chief Solly Dikgale, we are seeking to register approximately 1500 orphans and vulnerable children for birth certificates, identity documents, monthly food parcels and child support grants.

For more information, contact thelonelyroad@gmail.com or visit www.thelonelyroad.org.

“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.”
- George Bernard Shaw -

What percentage of breast cancer cases are caused by genetic factors?

a) Less than 5%
b) 10%
c) 25%
d) 50%

Answer:
Evidence-based research indicates that genetic factors contribute to less than 5% of all cases, with environmental and social factors possibly playing a role. So prevention, early detection and treatment are crucial to saving women’s lives!

(Taken from the Cancer Association of South Africa.)