John Rudy Health Resource Centre

02/02/2026

Thank you Castanet for writing this article about our fundraiser starting today...read all about it

A Vernon non-profit is using bingo to help people get healthy. The John Rudy Health Resource Centre is hosting a community health and wellness bingo event for all ages.

01/30/2026

Sign up for the Health and Wellness Bingo Fundraiser , , ,

01/24/2026

Guess what? Our founder and executive director is hitting the radio waves!

🎙✨ Tomorrow, Saturday January 24 at 1:00 PM feels kind of special…

The very first episode of Happy on Purpose airs on Valley FM 97.9 🎉

My first guest is the wonderful Chantelle Fairbrother,
Executive Director of the John Rudy Health Resource Centre.

We talked about community, care, leadership, and what it’s really like to hold space for people in real life — not just in theory.

I’m so proud this show is finally on air, and I’d love for you to listen in 💛
Tomorrow | 1:00 PM | Valley FM 97.9

01/21/2026

Here is a fun way to boost your health in February!

01/20/2026

Thank you to Morning Star for writing this article about our Living Despite group for those who struggle with chronic health conditions. We bring in professionals who speak to our group about how they can help us manage our lives better.

Here is the article to read all about it

Living Despite meets every 4th Wednesday of the month

01/20/2026

Hi everyone! Read the article on Vernon Morning Star about our Living Despite Group. Hope to see you at the next session!

Living Despite meets every 4th Wednesday of the month

01/07/2026

We are excited to present our next Living Despite Meeting on Wednesday January 28th from 1:00 - 2:30 in the NEW location at the Vernon Public Library in the Okanagan Room which will be smaller and more intimate.

We will be having Gillian Boehm speaking about Pranic Healing...here is what Gillian has to say about her talk

My name is Gillian and I have dealt with chronic pain and illness personally throughout her life. I am now in a position to assist individuals through their health journey and provide simple and practical solutions to bring about more balanced mental, emotional, and physical well-being.

Join us on January 28th for a brief intro to Pranic Healing. We will explore the energetic anatomy, how it relates to the physical body, and how Pranic healing can help alleviate symptoms and even reverse the patterns of disease.

We will also experience a short guided meditation and a gentle breathing exercise to bring about more inner peace and stillness. Optional 5-min free healing demos will be offered for those interested.

Please visit my website [www.HealerGillian.com](http://www.healergillian.com/) for more information or reach out with any questions:)

Put this down on your calendar...we hope to see you there

12/29/2025

This is a fantastic opportunity, and it's free this time!

CMHA Vernon's Pathway to Wellness has three learning opportunities coming up that can help you navigate mental health. For more information or to register, email workshops@cmhavernon.ca
Family Resource Centre Cherryville Community Food and Resource Society Vernon & District Immigrant & Community Services Society John Rudy Health Resource Centre Whitevalley Community Resource Centre Okanagan Regional Library

12/29/2025

We just want to thank our John Rudy Health Resource Centre community for making this year so amazing.

We held our Care, Connect Create Caregivers event in May which had many people from the community attend and learnt from our exhibitors about what they have to offer our Caregivers. We also had speakers who shared how to communicate better and tell their personal stories of being caregivers

We had our End of Life event in October which allowed our community to learn about how to take control in planning their End of Life affairs with both exhibitors and speakers

We had our Nutritional Workshops from Mikkie Nettles from DEEM Health who taught our clients how to manage their nutrition in an easy affordable way.

Mikkie also ran our Stronger than you Think weekly classes at Deem for those living with chronic health conditions.

We had our monthly Living Despite meetings where we brought in Professionals who can help those living with chronic pain and chronic health conditions manage their lives better

We brought in Marc Fisher from Let's Talk Communication who shared with us ways to better communicate as a caregiver

We were honored to receive a grant from Community Foundation North Okanagan which will help us bring in more programs for accessibility to our community

We would like to thank our Sponsors

Kal Tire Avanade Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy Vernon Prestige Inn - Vernon Southward Medical Supplies Rhythm Productions Celebration Signs Okanagan Home for Dinner Pup-n-Cup Family Cafe & Shop CCC

We would also like to thank our Community Partners

Diversity Den Society Okanagan Regional Library People Place Okanagan Advocacy & Resource Society Independent Living Vernon

12/27/2025

Saw this today and we wanted to share this amazing resource
https://www.facebook.com/share/17XcHB8pYF/

In this five-session, small-group course, Dr. Lysak will explore medications, therapy, supplements, lifestyle and more—and how you can best use them. Discover what you can do to get the help you need from a range of health professionals.