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Monday, May 2, 2016 9:00 AM
Throughout British Columbia, hundreds of vulnerable people with severe addiction and mental illness are securing housing, having fewer interactions with police and spending less time in emergency rooms, according to the latest numbers from innovative health authority programs.
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Monday, April 18, 2016 9:15 AM
The North welcomed an innovative project that will improve access for British Columbia’s northern population to participate in, and reap the benefits of, clinical research that will improve disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment in specific communities.
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Tuesday, April 12, 2016 10:15 AM
Thirty-two thousand, six hundred cubic metres of concrete have been poured and 4,600 tonnes of rebar installed at the Teck Acute Care Centre. Health Minister Terry Lake commemorated the occasion with staff, donors and project partners by unveiling a banner signed by young patients from throughout the province.
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Thursday, April 7, 2016 8:15 AM
Health Minister Terry Lake has issued the following statement for World Health Day, April 7, 2016:
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Monday, April 4, 2016 7:00 AM
UPnGO with ParticipACTION will help British Columbia’s employers create a more active workplace culture. For British Columbians trying to fit more physical activity into their work days, UPnGO with ParticipACTION might just be the answer.
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Wednesday, March 30, 2016 10:15 AM
A dedicated hospital unit for youth with mental-health and substance-use challenges will be built at the HOpe Centre at Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver, thanks in part to noted West Vancouver philanthropists and donors Jack and Leone Carlile.
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Tuesday, March 29, 2016 9:45 AM
Families with children throughout British Columbia soon will have more help in achieving healthy lifestyles and healthy weights with $2 million to support the expansion of the free Mind, Exercise, Nutrition, Do it! (MEND) program.
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Tuesday, March 15, 2016 9:40 AM
As part of the Province’s work to make sure British Columbians have access to high-quality primary care, 11 internationally-trained physicians will begin practicing in rural and remote communities in B.C., including six family doctors in the North.
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Tuesday, March 15, 2016 9:00 AM
As part of the Province’s work to make sure British Columbians have access to high-quality primary care, 11 internationally trained physicians will begin practicing in rural and remote communities in B.C., including one new family doctor each for Logan Lake and Princeton and two for Ashcroft.
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Tuesday, March 15, 2016 9:00 AM
As part of the Province’s work to make sure British Columbians have access to high-quality primary care, 11 internationally trained physicians will begin practising in rural and remote communities in British Columbia, including a new family doctor in Campbell River.
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