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Monday, November 14, 2011 11:15 AM
The Province is providing $475,000 to a Canadian Diabetes Association healthy cooking program to help families gain knowledge of basic nutrition and confidence in the kitchen to prepare healthy meals, snacks and beverages.
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Friday, November 4, 2011 8:00 AM
Ensuring seniors in B.C. are supported to live healthy, independent lives is the focus of Senior's Fall Prevention Awareness week, Nov. 7-13.
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Monday, October 31, 2011 1:38 PM
The Province today introduced the Nurse Practitioners Statutes Amendment Act, 2011, allowing nurse practitioners (NPs) to work within their existing scope of practice.
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Monday, October 17, 2011 12:15 PM
Eligible British Columbians who want to protect themselves and their families from getting the flu and its complications this year are now able to get vaccinated at flu clinics throughout the province, announced Minister of Health Michael de Jong.
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Thursday, October 13, 2011 1:15 PM
Cancer patients on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands now have access to a new integrated cancer care service that combines the broader concepts of health with standard therapies.
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Sunday, October 9, 2011 8:00 AM
B.C. smokers lit up phone lines calling 8-1-1 this week to get help quitting. Over 7,100 nicotine replacement therapy orders were taken during the first week of the Province's smoking cessation program coming into effect Friday, Sept. 30.
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Friday, September 30, 2011 10:50 AM
Health Minister Michael de Jong issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court of Canada ruling that supported the ongoing operation of Insite, North America's only supervised injection site.
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Monday, September 26, 2011 10:00 AM
Canada celebrates World Breastfeeding Week Oct. 1-7, an international event designed to promote, support and encourage breastfeeding at the local, national and global levels to improve the health of mothers and babies around the world.
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Thursday, September 8, 2011 9:00 AM
With kids back to school after summer vacation, life is starting to settle into routine. Help keep daily physical activity a part of your family's schedule and win some great prizes by joining in on the Healthy Families BC Walking Challenge.
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Wednesday, September 7, 2011 2:15 PM
British Columbia has the lowest smoking rate in Canada for the 12th year in a row at 14.3 per cent, says the 2010 Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey (CTUMS).
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