British Columbia's families are leading the country when it comes to healthy lifestyles, according to Statistics Canada's Canadian Community Health Survey for 2011, released today.

British Columbia will invest $39 million in life science that will improve the lives of British Columbia families and support jobs in the life science sector.

June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, and for the seventh year, B.C. joins jurisdictions around the world in raising awareness of the abuse of older adults. B.C. also continues work on developing strategies that support and protect seniors.

Health Minister Michael de Jong today announced the formal start of work on the redevelopment of Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH), while acknowledging its 150th anniversary and announcing immediate actions for improvements in all Fraser Health hospitals.

Health Minister Michael de Jong today welcomed a provincial/territorial sodium action report, which highlights health prevention work underway in B.C. and supports a Canada-wide strategy to reduce sodium intakes and improve the health of Canadians.

A tentative agreement has been reached between the British Columbia Medical Association (BCMA) and the B.C. government on a renewed Physician Master Agreement covering approximately 10,000 specialists and family physicians in the province.

The North Island Hospitals Project is moving closer to the start of construction with the issuing today of a Request for Qualifications for new state-of-the-art acute care facilities in Campbell River and the Comox Valley.

The Province has completed the first phase of a three-part assessment of the potential human health risks associated with oil and gas activities in northeastern B.C.

The new Seniors Health Care Support Line is now available to provide seniors and their families with support for health-care-related issues that they may have had trouble resolving.

Beginning today, cataract patients will receive foldable intraocular lenses free of charge.