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A significant increase in drug-related overdoses & deaths across B.C. prompted Provincial Health Officer Dr. Perry Kendall to declare a public health emergency April 2016.

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No measles cases have been confirmed on Vancouver Island. Recent measles cases have been confirmed in Vancouver, BC and Washington state.
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South Island and Gulf Islands Home Support Transition

Island Health and Beacon Community Services, the non-profit, community organization that currently delivers health authority funded home support services on Southern Vancouver and the Gulf Islands, have agreed to transition home support services to Island Health by October 31, 2019.
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Strengthening Integrated Primary and Community Care for Residents of the South Island and Gulf Islands

VICTORIA – Island Health will be assuming responsibility for publicly funded home support service delivery on Southern Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands this fall to ensure a consistent approach to implement government’s team-based primary and community care model across the health authority.
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Island Health Public Forum in Campbell River

Island Health Public Forum in Campbell River

Island-wide – Media are invited to join Island Health’s Board of Directors at its next public forum in Campbell River.
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