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Friday, December 9, 2016 1:00 PM
The Province is proposing to establish a new college of diagnostic and therapeutic health professions to enhance patient safety and quality of care in British Columbia.
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Friday, November 25, 2016 11:15 AM
B.C. paramedics and dispatchers will be getting much-needed support from the provincial government in the face of the province’s opioid overdose crisis, with a $5-million injection of funding for BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS).
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Saturday, November 19, 2016 9:00 AM
Health Minister Terry Lake has made the following statement following the federal summit on the opioid crisis in Ottawa, Nov. 18 and 19, 2016:
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Wednesday, October 26, 2016 10:45 AM
Arming yourself against the flu is as easy as getting the flu shot.
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Wednesday, September 28, 2016 2:50 PM
To bolster the efforts underway to prevent illicit drug overdoses and related deaths, Premier Christy Clark announced that the Province is providing $10 million to support a British Columbia addiction treatment research and training centre and to fund strategies identified under the Joint Task Force on Overdose Prevention.
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Tuesday, September 27, 2016 8:00 AM
$500,000 in Age-friendly Community Planning and Project grants are now available for local governments to help make their communities more inclusive for older adults.
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Monday, September 19, 2016 11:45 AM
The Province has provided $60,000 to train a group of clinicians working with high-risk children on northern Vancouver Island.
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Tuesday, September 13, 2016 5:55 PM
Provincial Health officer Dr. Perry Kendall and director of police services Clayton Pecknold, co-chairs of the Joint Task Force on Overdose Response, have released the following statement.
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Friday, September 9, 2016 12:00 PM
Everyone deserves the opportunity to live long, healthy and rewarding lives. Sept. 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day, an opportunity to learn about the supports available for those facing mental-health or substance-use issues in B.C.
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Friday, September 9, 2016 8:15 AM
To raise awareness and help share the stories of people in recovery from substance-use disorder, the Province proclaims Sept. 10 as Recovery Day.
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