At a young age, Lara Frederick was no stranger to the inside of a hospital.After battling Hodgkin’s lymphoma (a group of blood cancers that affects the lymphatic system) twice as a teenager, Lara us...
Bats are an important animal in the BC ecosystem; however, as potential carriers of the rabies virus, it’s important to not touch them! Rabies is deadly Rabies is a serious and deadly disease ...
With the recent shift into Step 3 of BC’s Restart plan, the end of the tunnel feels near. For the Northern Health team who carried out case and contact management (CCM), a core function of public he...
[Editor's note: This story was accurate at the time of posting. Some processes may have been updated since then, in regards to contact tracing. Please review this recent information bulletin.] “C...
Did you know that in BC there are laws that protect women’s right to breastfeed in public? To raise awareness of this right, Northern Health has made available a window decal that states: “We welc...
“I really love mentoring and teaching. That’s always been an area of passion for me. When I’m able to do that and help people develop – that’s exciting for me,” says Kim. Public health ...
I’ve been working in dental prevention since I was 16 and I was extremely fortunate that my career found me. One of my childhood Girl Guide leaders worked at a dental office and called my mother to ...
