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News September 2021
... probiotic could help relieve anxiety symptoms in people with Parkinson disease. Parkinson disease often causes ...
News September 2021
... expanding access to prescribed safer supply to reach more people. Once fully implemented, people who use drugs and who are at high risk of dying from ... including medical doctors, nurses, pharmacists, people with lived and living experience, the First Nations ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Anne Pousette, MD, MPH September 2021
... with healthy behaviors. During the pandemic, most people have had less contact with their primary care ... and follow up. Help your patients use step counters. Many people are not aware how sedentary they are until they ... This provides a tangible way to record progress and many people have mobile phones that can measure and record steps. ...
College Library / BY: Chris Vriesema-Magnuson September 2021
... This need has been identified especially in the care of people of diverse genders and sexualities. Optimal care for ...
President's Comment, COVID-19 / BY: Matthew C. Chow, MD October 2021
... of BC doctors has actually grown during the pandemic. People have joined us from different provinces and different ...
News October 2021
... are and what they need. It is particularly beneficial for people who are seeking help for the first time and need extra ... caregivers, seniors, Indigenous persons, 2SLGBTQ+ persons, people who use drugs, and service providers. Content on the ... from community partners and continuous peer review by people with lived and living experience of mental health and ...
News November 2021
... recognition of the rise in cases of lung cancer in people who have never smoked. When communicating with ...
President's Comment / BY: Matthew C. Chow, MD November 2021
... It is an eclectic bunch: colleagues on the front lines, people working in public health, politicians, government ... But why am I doing this? The reasons are multiple. I see people doing good work and I want to encourage them to keep doing it. I see people making tough calls and I want to acknowledge their ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Sarah B. Henderson, PhD November 2021
... ranging from 90 to 130 most days. On 29 June 2021, 380 people died across the province [ Figure ]. There were 1630 ... suggests that high temperatures simply killed hundreds of people who would probably still be alive had the weather ... neighborhoods with lower socioeconomic status, where more people live alone and where there is less protection provided ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) November 2021
... Addressing vaping and other types of nicotine use in young people. Applying an equity lens of environmental health and ...