BCCDC Profiles: Maggie Wong, Processor, Health Records | <img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/maggie_wong_profile.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | BCCDC Profiles: Maggie Wong, Processor, Health Records | BCCDC Profiles provides a snapshot of some of the talented people who work at our agency – who they are, what inspires them, and where they see the future of public health. | http://www.bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/bccdc-profiles-maggie-wong | | 2017-12-27T08:00:00Z | | |
Province puts more naloxone into the hands of British Columbians to save lives | | Province puts more naloxone into the hands of British Columbians to save lives | | http://www.bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/province-puts-more-naloxone-into-the-hands-of-british-columbians-to-save-lives | | 2017-12-20T08:00:00Z | | |
Meningococcal vaccine offered to youth aged 15-19 across Okanagan region | | Meningococcal vaccine offered to youth aged 15-19 across Okanagan region | Since June 2017, there have been five confirmed cases of meningococcal disease due to serogroup W reported in the Okanagan region among those aged 16-19 years. | http://www.bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/meningococcal-vaccine-offered-to-youth-aged-15-19-across-okanagan-region | | 2017-12-15T08:00:00Z | | |
Is your food safety certification nearing its best before date? Review and renew in 2018 | | Is your food safety certification nearing its best before date? Review and renew in 2018 | Vancouver - The BC Centre for Disease Control and Ministry of Health are reminding operators and employees in BC’s 12,000 food service establishments to check their FOODSAFE certification to ensure they meet the requirements under BC’s Public Health Act. | http://www.bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/foodsafe | | 2017-12-04T08:00:00Z | | |
Three cases of meningococcal disease among adolescents in Interior Health | | Three cases of meningococcal disease among adolescents in Interior Health | Two cases of meningococcal disease have been reported among students of one high school in Interior Health, and a third case recently identified in an older adolescent in the same community, occurring over a six week period beginning in late September. | http://www.bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/meningococcal-disease | | 2017-11-10T08:00:00Z | | |
BCCDC Profiles: Dr. Muhammad Morshed, Program Head Zoonotic Diseases & Emerging Pathogens | <img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/morshed2.jpg?RenditionID=3" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | BCCDC Profiles: Dr. Muhammad Morshed, Program Head Zoonotic Diseases & Emerging Pathogens | BCCDC Profiles provides a snapshot of some of the talented people who work at our agency – who they are, what inspires them, and where they see the future of public health. | http://www.bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/muhammad-morshed-profile | | 2017-10-31T07:00:00Z | | |
BCCDC Profiles: Charito Gailling, Project Manager, Population and Public Health | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/Gailling_profile3.jpg?RenditionID=1" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | BCCDC Profiles: Charito Gailling, Project Manager, Population and Public Health | BCCDC Profiles provides a snapshot of some of the talented people who work at our agency – who they are, what inspires them, and where they see the future of public health. | http://www.bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/charito-gailling | | 2017-09-22T07:00:00Z | | |
I Boost Immunity earns 500,000 vaccines for kids | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/IBoost500000_2.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | I Boost Immunity earns 500,000 vaccines for kids | We've done it! | http://www.bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/500-000-vaccines | | 2017-09-14T07:00:00Z | | |
UPDATE: Hepatitis A in pineapple chunks | <img alt="Pineapple cup" src="/news-releases-site/PublishingImages/V2017VCSH00458_T%20crop.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | UPDATE: Hepatitis A in pineapple chunks | | http://www.bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/hepatitis-a-in-western-family-brand-pineapple-chunks | | 2017-09-05T07:00:00Z | | |
Take-Home Naloxone Program marks 5th year; stigma reduction next hurdle | | Take-Home Naloxone Program marks 5th year; stigma reduction next hurdle | Vancouver – The fifth anniversary of the Take-Home Naloxone Program, which has reversed over 10,000 opioid overdoes so far, marks a bittersweet milestone for the harm reduction team at the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC). | http://www.bccdc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/take-home-naloxone-program-marks-5th-year | | 2017-08-31T07:00:00Z | | |