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Thursday, April 13, 2017 7:00 AM
Provincial health officer Dr. Perry Kendall has issued the following statement:
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Tuesday, April 4, 2017 12:30 PM
Following public consultation on draft regulations, a new college of diagnostic and therapeutic health professions is established and will become fully functional in the next 12-18 months.
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Tuesday, April 4, 2017 10:15 AM
As of March 31, the Province has opened 500 additional substance-use treatment and intervention beds throughout British Columbia.
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Monday, April 3, 2017 3:00 PM
Government has learned new information about the PharmaNet privacy incidents as a result of the investigative work jointly undertaken by the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) and the ministries of Health, Finance, and Technology, Innovation and Citizens’ Services.
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Thursday, March 30, 2017 1:00 PM
Health Minister Terry Lake announced $1.5 million in new funding today to support British Columbians living with chronic pain.
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Wednesday, March 29, 2017 10:30 AM
Three programs promoting healthy eating and access to local fruit and vegetables for lower-income families, seniors and young students are receiving a combined $3 million to continue their successful programs.
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Thursday, March 23, 2017 2:14 PM
Cutting-edge health research projects at Genome BC received a big boost with $20 million in new additional government funding, which was announced after recently wrapping up the second annual #BCTECH Summit.
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Friday, March 17, 2017 10:50 AM
Updated statistics released from the BC Coroners Service show the number of illicit drug overdose deaths decreased slightly in February. Since the public-health emergency was declared in April 2016, government and its partners have enacted a wide range of measures to make an immediate difference and continue to build on longer-term strategies.
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Monday, March 13, 2017 8:30 AM
A housing study for First Nations Elders and developing social networks are among the projects benefiting seniors in the 18 B.C. communities receiving a total of $342,430 in age-friendly community planning and project grants this year.
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Sunday, March 12, 2017 9:15 AM
A $20,000 age-friendly grant has been provided to three North Shore municipalities to support the creation of a dementia-friendly action plan.
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