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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 ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Rohit Vijh, MD, MPH, CCFP
January/February 2023
... ] What patients can do to protect themselves Actions that people can take (particularly those handling birds and/or ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Priya Manjoo, MD
March 2023
... of psychological and behavioral interventions is to help people living with obesity to implement sustainable life ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: David A. McVea, MD, PhD
March 2023
Poisonings have a significant impact on the health of people in BC. In 2022, there were more than 2000 poisoning ... cannabis legalization, more cases of self-harm among young people, and the growing and aging population. The DPIC is ...
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 ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Tung Siu, MD, CCFP, ACBOM
May 2023
... types of tasks or activities. Tolerance varies between people and over time for the same person, reflecting ...
News /
BY: Martin Dawes, MD
May 2023
... containing B12 and folic acid is recommended for all people who could become pregnant, especially those with a ...
News /
BY: Geoffrey McKee, MD, MPH
June 2023
... Vietnamese, and Korean. We want to hear from as many people as possible. The survey takes approximately 20 minutes ...
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 ...