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Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ron Wilson, MD, CCFP January/February 2012
... we think, “Oh no, not again, I’m so tired of hearing people get on their soapbox about this.” Do we think, ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC March 2012
... death in Canada.[ 1 ] It was estimated that in 2009, 976 people died in alcohol-related crashes in Canada.[ 2 ] Canada ... 2 ] The BC road fatality rate in 2009 (8.1 per 100000 people), was above the national average (7.3) and far higher ... again, and general deterrence refers to the fact that people who might otherwise drink and drive are deterred from ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Bill Mackie, MD May 2012
... biochem­­ist T. Colin Campbell, concludes that people whose diet consists of high con­sumption of ... likely.  Campbell examined the diet and lifestyle of 6500 people and discovered that those people who ate less than 20% animal protein failed to develop ...
President's Comment / BY: Nasir Jetha, MD, May 2012
... grow, resulting in conflict. Conflict will arise when people are dependent on others in order to complete a task, ... individual needs are advocated over the needs of others. People who tend toward this style take a firm stand, know ... needs. •    Compromising is an approach in which people give and receive by trading off in an effort to at ...
President's Comment / BY: Shelley Ross, MD July/August 2012
... agreement has taken years and a lot of hard work from many people.  From the BCMA’s perspective this agreement gets ...
President's Comment / BY: Shelley Ross, MD October 2012
... a long time ago, “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed up in overalls and looks like ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) December 2012
... in our charge. The 1918 flu epidemic killed 50 million people worldwide—more than the number of deaths in the ...
President's Comment / BY: Shelley Ross, MD December 2012
... Christmas, we settle down to open presents. Like most people, I love the giving aspect of Christmas—the look on ... family fabric, bringing us together even when our favorite people move far away and at some point begin their own ...