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Healthcare-Related Information (28)

BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS

Information on HIV/AIDS with links to Therapeutic Guidelines, drug toxicities, and education resources.

BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit

Injury facts and information on how to prevent injuries from happening.

Canadian Immunization Guide

Recommendations by the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) on the use of vaccines in Canada.

Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Centre of BC

Information on suicide rates and stress, youth education workshops, and contact numbers.

Dietitian Services - HealthLink BC

Registered dietitians offer telephone, email and web-based based nutrition services to support the nutrition information, education and counselling needs of B.C. residents and health professionals.

Government of Canada - Healthy Canadians

Web portal with partners Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) that provides access to food, drug and product safety recalls and alerts, as well as a section on environmental hazards.

HealthLink BC

Information and advice on a variety of health topics, medical tests, and medications.

Help for Youth Online

A web-based hotline and collection of resources for youth in distress.

ImmunizeBC

Various resources on vaccines and immunization.

Promoting Multicultural Health

Information on public health promotion, outreach, prevention and intervention within BC's multicultural communities. A health directory is available identifying cross-cultural healthcare services and public health professionals with multicultural health expertise.

Public Health Agency of Canada

Links to information on infectious & chronic diseases, travel health, food safety, immunizations & vaccines, emergency preparedness & response, and health & injury promotion.

WorkSafeBC

Workplace health and safety information for workers and employers. WHMIS publications, hazard symbols and posters available for viewing or download.

Travel Medicine (4)

International Travel and Health - World Health Organization

Provides information on health risks for travellers.

Travelers' Health - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Atlanta)

Information to assist travelers and their health-care providers in deciding the vaccines, medications, and other measures necessary to prevent illness and injury during international travel.

We are grateful to all the First Nations who have cared for and nurtured the lands and waters around us for all time, including the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), and səl̓ílwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation) on whose unceded and ancestral territory our centre is located.

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