Indigenous youth and local community members have been empowered with vital water safety and lifesaving skills through a transformative partnership between the Strathcona Regional District and Island Health's Community Wellness Grant program.
Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a heat warning for the following region in Island Health:
East Vancouver Island – Campbell River to Duncan
The Province has not declared an extreme heat emergency for this region.
Island Health is celebrating the launch of 53 new locally-led wellness projects focused on community resilience, made possible with funding from Island Health’s Community Wellness Grant Program.
Environment and Climate Change Canada has expanded the heat warning to include Greater Victoria, Southern Gulf Islands, East Vancouver Island and Inland Vancouver Island regions in Island Health.
Island Health and Lifesaving Society, BC and Yukon Branch are calling on the region’s residents to focus on water safety this National Injury Prevention Day, July 5.
This issue features a milestone celebration at the site of the future Cowichan District Hospital, health information about cancer screening, including a new cervix self-screening tool, a story about how community based respiratory therapists are helping people with COPD live healthy at home.
Special sensors in washrooms at select Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) branches can help save lives and support staff, library users and communities by monitoring for medical emergencies, including toxic drug poisonings.
Island Health has recognized three Nanaimo youth for their efforts to promote harm reduction awareness and training at their school, Learning Alternatives.