April 16 is National Advance Care Planning Day – It’s about conversations and sharing your wishes
April 16 is National Advance Care Planning Day, to raise awareness that having a plan and discussing it are so important.
Reflections from the frontline on the 8th anniversary of the toxic drug crisis
In the eight years since the toxic drug crisis was declared a public health emergency in B.C. on April 14, 2016), 2,428 sons, daughters, parents, grandparents, loved ones, neighbours and friends have been lost in the Island Health region (as of January 2024).
Island Health grant program fuels transformative wellness initiative at Ucluelet Secondary School
Ucluelet Secondary School (USS) is championing student mental health through its new initiative, Wellness Wednesdays. Supported by a $50,000 resilience and safety grant from Island Health, the school is introducing a range of engaging activities designed to enhance students' well-being.
Visiting physicians support patients and staff at West Coast General Hospital
Dr. Jocelyn Black, an emergency department (ED) physician, and Dr. Nanamma Maughn, a family physician, are friends and colleagues who live and work in Haida Gwaii. Both have supported West Coast General Hospital (WCGH) in recent months by providing locum physician services in the ED.
Grant gives Indigenous youth a fighting chance through boxing
In April 2023, Richardson’s Red Girl Rising Movement Society was one of 29 recipients of a portion of a total $1.1 million through the first Island Health Resilience and Safety grants aimed at helping improve mental well-being, build youth resistance and mitigate harms associated with the toxic drug supply.
SPARK Nanaimo: Looking at the Toxic Drug Crisis through a Different Lens
The SPARK program aims to bring together a diverse set of participants to identify health-care challenges and develop potential solutions.
Code Hack 2024: Cutting-edge Collaboration to Improve Care
A passion to prevent blindness among at-risk and marginalized groups turned out to be doubly successful at Island Health’s Code Hack 2024 event – and in doing so highlighted the value of innovation in health care.
Father-daughter physician team work together to provide care at James Bay UPCC
One Victoria family physician is getting to experience something most parents will never know – working alongside his adult daughter, who is also a doctor.
Your health in your hands: the empowering effect of virtual care
Community Virtual Care, formerly called Home Health Monitoring, is a free program that is completely virtual and focuses on education, coaching and remote patient monitoring.