A free local program that gives children and their parents valuable tools and tips to make healthy lifestyle choices and achieve healthy weights is expanding in British Columbia.

Whether you are taking a leisurely bike ride, going on a walk downtown or cruising on a longboard, safety needs to be the first priority on the road.

Health Minister Terry Lake is directing a strategic and operational review to assist Fraser Health by using a team of B.C. health leaders.

- A street soccer team in Kelowna that gives homeless people a chance to participate in organized sport is among the groups that will benefit from the most recent round of nearly $30,000 in Local Sport Program Development funding.

The Ministry of Health has strengthened its data privacy and security, allowing it to restore secure data access for external health researchers and to reinstate its contract with the University of British Columbia's Therapeutics Initiative.

B.C.'s throne-speech commitment to develop an Off-reserve Aboriginal Action Plan (ORAAP) is on track and moving forward, according to the ORAAP 2012-13 Year-End Report.

Minister of Health Terry Lake issued the following statement in recognition of Isodicentric 15 (Idic15) Awareness Day on Oct. 15, 2013:

Health Minister Terry Lake issued the following statement today in recognition of World Mental Health Day.