| Teen girls did not engage in riskier sexual activity after HPV vaccine introduced in schools | <img alt="Nurse gives injection to teenager" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/vax.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Teen girls did not engage in riskier sexual activity after HPV vaccine introduced in schools | Sexual behaviour among teen girls generally stayed the same or became less risky after human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations were introduced in B.C. public schools. | http://www.bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/teen-girls-did-not-engage-in-riskier-sexual-activity-after-hpv-vaccine-introduced-in-schools | | 2018-10-17T07:00:00Z | | |
| Play it safe: Don’t eat urban mushrooms | <img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/Amanita%20phalloides%20PK6815%20F22111%20(2).JPG" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Play it safe: Don’t eat urban mushrooms | Be on the lookout for poisonous death cap mushrooms in your city. | http://www.bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/death-cap-don’t-eat-urban-mushrooms | | 2018-10-02T07:00:00Z | | |
| Prevent cancer with the HPV vaccine | <img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/HPV_Infographic_354x236.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Prevent cancer with the HPV vaccine | The human papillomavirus (HPV) causes cancer. Yet one-third of female B.C. adolescents have not been immunized against HPV. | http://www.bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/2018-hpv-school-vaccination | | 2018-09-20T07:00:00Z | | |
| People who use drugs play a critical role in responding to overdoses | <img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/about/news-stories/stories/2018-overdose-awareness-day/OAD_Tweet_vPHSANews.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | People who use drugs play a critical role in responding to overdoses | Reframing the way we think about and describe people who use drugs is key to reducing stigma. | http://www.bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/2018-overdose-awareness-day | | 2018-08-30T07:00:00Z | | |
| Smoky skies in B.C. can create health problems for some | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/Wildfire.JPG" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Smoky skies in B.C. can create health problems for some | Prepare for wildfire smoke and protect yourself when air quality is poor. | http://www.bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/2018-wildfire-smoke | | 2018-08-14T07:00:00Z | | |
| Insects can be more than a nuisance | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/tick%20habitat.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Insects can be more than a nuisance | Protect yourself from mosquitoes and ticks to prevent illness. | http://www.bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/2018-lyme | | 2018-08-08T07:00:00Z | | |
| Celebrating a cure for hepatitis C on World Hepatitis Day | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/HepC_virus.jpg?RenditionID=3" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Celebrating a cure for hepatitis C on World Hepatitis Day | About 95 per cent of hepatitis C infections are curable but some British Columbians may not know they are infected. | http://www.bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/world-hepatitis-day-2018 | | 2018-07-24T07:00:00Z | | |
| BCCDC reminder: Risk of food-borne illness increases in hot weather | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/campfire%20cooking%202.jpg?RenditionID=3" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | BCCDC reminder: Risk of food-borne illness increases in hot weather |
The BC Centre for Disease Control has a message for outdoor enthusiasts: Don’t let the first camping trip of the year also be your first bout with food poisoning.
| http://www.bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/food-borne-illness-increases-in-hot-weather | | 2018-06-29T07:00:00Z | | |
| Self-harvested shellfish may cause illness, say BCCDC experts | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/Shellfish%20big.jpg?RenditionID=3" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Self-harvested shellfish may cause illness, say BCCDC experts | If you’re hoping to dig for clams this weekend, be vigilant—warm weather can lead to higher risk of shellfish poisoning. | http://www.bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/self-harvested-shellfish-may-cause-illness | | 2018-06-28T07:00:00Z | | |
| Take Home Naloxone milestone: 100,000 distributed kits | <img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/naloxone%20kit.png?RenditionID=1" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Take Home Naloxone milestone: 100,000 distributed kits | The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) has now distributed over 100,000 free naloxone kits as part of its Take Home Naloxone program. | http://www.bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/take-home-naloxone | | 2018-06-19T07:00:00Z | | |
