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WorkSafeBC /
BY: Curtis May, MD, MPH, CCFP
June 2024
... not work alone during hot conditions. Working with other people can allow for mutual monitoring for signs of heat ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Ilona Hale, MD, FCFPC
April 2024
... emotional reactions. Anxiety, fear, and confusion drive people to accept false information—especially those in ...
News /
BY: Erin Connors
September 2024
... cesarean section. These types of claims are available for people who are insured through the government-funded ...
News
January/February 2024
... over the next 3 years by age group, starting with people 55 and older. All self-collected samples will be ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Sarah B. Henderson, PhD
April 2024
... whenever wildfire smoke is affecting air quality. Most people spend the majority of their time indoors, so cleaner ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Shirley X. Chen, MPH
June 2023
... other chronic disease.[ 2 ] There were 134 deaths among people with schizophrenia in BC during the hottest 8-day ... 8% of all deaths during the event, even though people with schizophrenia represent only approximately 1% of ... in the risk of death.[ 2 ] Despite these striking results, people with schizophrenia are not usually at the forefront of ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Kloshe Tillicum Research Team: Chee Mamuk BCCDC, Simon Fraser University
October 2023
... ] serve as fundamental sources of mistrust for Indigenous people in Canada today. To get to the heart of this question, ... feel like I’ve seen some really forceful approaches and people being quite aggressive about it, making these kinds of ... a poor track record in Canada when it comes to Indigenous people, and as health care providers, we have a history of ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Kali Sedgemore
April 2023
... connect with a youth outreach team or other supportive people identified by the youth. Youth accessing prescribed ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Katharine McKeen, MD, MBA, FCFP
January/February 2023
... of avoidable or remediable differences among groups of people.”[ 4 ] It is achieved when everyone can attain their ... care can be critical to reducing disparities. Low-income people have greater prevalence of chronic illness and fewer ... Health systems should alleviate challenges that people face, not add to them, and facilitate access to the ...