Community resilience during COVID-19
Small, remote communities across British Columbia and Canada are coming up with innovative, community-based solutions to respond to the challenges emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic. These initiative...
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How to pre-plan for emergencies: A basic all-hazards approach
Across the Northern Health region, many residents who have lived through BC’s wildfires have learned firsthand that advanced emergency planning can not only keep you safe when disasters strike, but ...
Creative Fort St. John nurses get school immunizations done
Faced with the challenge of rebooking scheduled immunizations for 500 grade-six students, as well as some grade-nine students, the primary health care teams in Fort St. John found a way to make it hap...
Emergency prep: Is your grab-and-go bag ready?
(This story was submitted by Jana Hargreaves, Northern Health Coordinator, Health Emergency Management BC.) Northern Health’s Emergency Management Team wants you and your family to think abo...
Practical strategies for anxiety and stress for seniors during to COVID-19
Many people may be wondering how they can help provide emotional support for seniors while still practising physical distancing. This is a hard time for many, but it’s important to remember that som...
Team-based care: How we work together to care for patients
Forming trusting relationships This story is an example of what happens when a health care team, including Dr. McLeod, a family doctor, works with patients over a span of a few years to form a trus...