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BC Centre for Disease Control, COVID-19 / BY: Jason Wong, MD, MPH, CCFP, FRCPC January/February 2021
... response measures are likely to disproportionately impact people with fewer resources, poorer health, and those already ... over time, particularly for younger populations.[ 4 ] People who use drugs are a subpopulation acutely affected by ... to mitigate these unintended harms and better support people who use drugs during the pandemic.[ 7 ] Not all ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC May 2021
... to unprecedented levels in British Columbia. In 2020, 1724 people died of drug overdose compared to 984 people in 2019.[ 1 ] There has been a significant increase in ... 3 ] Increasing exposure to benzodiazepines puts many people who use drugs at risk for withdrawal symptoms (e.g., ...
MDs To Be / BY: Raiya Suleman, BHSc May 2021
... Seniors Council estimate that approximately 50% of people over the age of 80 report feelings of loneliness.[ 6 ] ... 18 ] In Fujisawa, Japan, Aoi Care houses elderly people with dementia, and is unique in that its residents ...
BC Centre for Disease Control, COVID-19 / BY: Hasina Samji, PhD, MSc June 2021
... remote, and northern communities; and gender-diverse people). Engaging youth to speak to their needs and ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ilona Hale, MD, FCFPC June 2021
... helps us shift the deeply held societal belief that people with obesity simply lack willpower and just need to ... with the intent to improve overall quality of life for people living with obesity. —Ilona Hale, MD —Priya ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Stephanie Gin, RN, MPH July/August 2021
... that BC is on track to achieve elimination by 2030, 28 607 people living with HCV in BC remain untreated.[ 1 ] Many have ... of social and economic marginalization. Around 17% of people testing antibody positive in BC between 1990 and 2018 ... in Canada to recommend one-time birth cohort screening for people born between 1945 and 1965. As this birth cohort ...
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. ...
MDs To Be / BY: Tristan Jeffery, BSc October 2021
... on research, often relational, being inclusive of people’s experiences, spirituality, and culture. Western ... together two ways of knowing to allow a diverse group of people to use all understandings to improve the world. ... has since been used in research projects with Indigenous people across a variety of disciplines, but applications vary ...
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 ...