Government is committing $500,000 for 2016 Age-friendly Community Planning and Project grants to help local governments establish or continue projects and community planning that supports healthy, active seniors.

Health Minister Terry Lake has issued the following statement on the Office of the Seniors Advocate report entitled “Caregivers in Distress. More Respite Needed”:

As back to school approaches, provincial health officer Dr. Perry Kendall reminds families to review their children’s vaccinations.

Health Minister Terry Lake has released the following statement in recognition of International Overdose Awareness Day, Monday, Aug. 31, 2015.

A new pediatrics residency training site on Vancouver Island is a further commitment by the Province to make sure British Columbians have access to high-quality health-care.

Health Minister Terry Lake issued the following statement today in response to the auditor general’s report on Panorama.

As part of the Province’s work to make sure British Columbians have access to high-quality primary care, new rural residency spots for family doctors in training are being established in the Kootenay-Boundary region.

As part of the Province’s work to make sure British Columbians have access to high-quality primary care, 14 internationally-trained physicians will begin practicing in rural and remote communities in B.C. this month, including a new family doctor in Invermere.

As part of the Province’s work to make sure British Columbians have access to high-quality primary care, 14 internationally-trained physicians will begin practicing in rural and remote communities in B.C. this month, including a new family doctor in Dawson Creek.