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Monday, November 14, 2011 2:30 PM
Immunization is one of the most effective ways to prevent serious disease. Starting Jan. 1, 2012, three new vaccines will be added to the British Columbia childhood immunization schedule, to ensure that children in B.C. get the most effective protection possible from preventable diseases.
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Monday, November 14, 2011 11:15 AM
The Province is providing $475,000 to a Canadian Diabetes Association healthy cooking program to help families gain knowledge of basic nutrition and confidence in the kitchen to prepare healthy meals, snacks and beverages.
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Friday, November 4, 2011 8:00 AM
Ensuring seniors in B.C. are supported to live healthy, independent lives is the focus of Senior's Fall Prevention Awareness week, Nov. 7-13.
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Monday, October 31, 2011 1:38 PM
The Province today introduced the Nurse Practitioners Statutes Amendment Act, 2011, allowing nurse practitioners (NPs) to work within their existing scope of practice.
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Saturday, October 22, 2011 8:00 AM
Health Minister Michael de Jong announced an additional $1.5 million to support the construction of the new Canuck Place Children's Hospice at the Gift of Time Gala in Vancouver last night.
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Monday, October 17, 2011 12:15 PM
Eligible British Columbians who want to protect themselves and their families from getting the flu and its complications this year are now able to get vaccinated at flu clinics throughout the province, announced Minister of Health Michael de Jong.
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Friday, October 14, 2011 10:10 AM
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The BC Cancer Agency Centre for the Southern Interior received a new name today in honour of the late MLA Sindi Ahluwalia Hawkins.
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Thursday, October 13, 2011 1:15 PM
Cancer patients on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands now have access to a new integrated cancer care service that combines the broader concepts of health with standard therapies.
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Thursday, October 13, 2011 9:30 AM
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The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, federal Minister of Health, British Columbia Minister of Health Michael De Jong, the B.C. First Nations Health Council and the B.C. First Nations Health Society signed a landmark legal agreement that will ensure B.C. First Nations have a major role in the planning and management of health services for First Nations through a new First Nations health governance structure.
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Thursday, October 13, 2011 4:15 AM
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Health Minister Michael de Jong, Vernon-Monashee MLA Eric Foster, physicians and staff officially opened the Polson Tower at Vernon Jubilee Hospital (VJH).
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