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Premise / BY: Chloe Gao, BHSc December 2024
... that colorism is also harmful to the mental health of people of color.[ 15 ] A UK study showed that perceived ... for Black, Asian, and other racialized or ethnic minority people, while a Canadian study showed that Black adolescents ... have emphasized the negative consequences of colorism on people’s relationships and life opportunities starting from ...
Editorials / BY: Terri Aldred, MD April 2024
... disease) form the most common stereotypes about Indigenous people in Canada. When I entered medical school, lecture ... I was well aware of the health disparities Indigenous people faced, and I recognized that bringing awareness was ... factor, and this perpetuates the narrative of Indigenous people being sick, harboring disease, and being at fault for ...
Editorials / BY: Jeevyn K. Chahal, MD September 2024
... forests and is based on a concept of reciprocity. As people immerse themselves in nature and receive physical and ...
BC Stories / BY: Lauren Lypchuk, MD, CCFP January/February 2024
... medical student in Scotland, who was taking elderly people for free rides in the community on a specialized ... days/week, May through October, with 45 volunteers taking people out for free rides. We have now taken 1000+ seniors on ... out from the confines of their residences. We meet many people along the way (I counted more than 200 one ...
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 ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Jia Hu, MD, MSc, CCFP, FRCPC November 2024
... pretax income.[ 2 ] The 2021 census showed that 25.5% of people in BC spend more than 30% of their income on housing, ... impacts. Additionally, a lack of affordability can strain people’s ability to pay for things such as nutritious food ... the home that can impact human health.[ 5 ] For example, people can be exposed to lead through drinking water running ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Peter Rothfels, MD March 2024
... This month, we address you as workers yourselves: people who face unique physical and psychological risks at ...
News September 2024
... data show COVID-19 has levelled off and the number of people in intensive care and in hospitals is lower and ... by vaccines and hybrid immunity is also helping to protect people. Mandatory disclosure of immunization In response to ... patients. Immunization remains the best way to protect people, communities, and the health care system. BC has some ...
News January/February 2024
... over the next 3 years by age group, starting with people 55 and older. All self-collected samples will be ...
Letters / BY: Jill Norris, MD, CCFP May 2024
... and have come to this conclusion: good health care enables people to live their best lives. Good health care shows up ...