Ready to quit?
National Non-Smoking Week takes place the third week of January each year and was established in 1977 by the Canadian Council for Tobacco Control. Canadians have been part of this event for several de...
Health awareness
What’s it like to be tested for COVID-19?
Last month, I came down with a cold … or something. In this situation, one thought keeps popping up: “Is it COVID-19?” So, I gave BC’s COVID-19 app a try. After I entered my symptoms (sore throat, fatigue, and headache), the app told me to get a COVID-19 test and self-isolate.
December 1 was World AIDS Day! Let’s celebrate how far we’ve come in treating HIV
It’s hard to believe that December is here already! Many of us have had our attention laser focused on the COVID-19 pandemic and the overdose crisis that have rocked our worlds this year. This we...
COVID-19 positive: Now what?
Your results may be coming to you faster than you think. There are now many options for how you receive test results. With the BCCDC’s (BC Centre for Disease Control) new option to get results by text message or SMS, there is a good chance that you will read your COVID-19 test results off your phone.
Contact tracing: What is it and how does it work?
Contact tracing is a term we’re hearing more and more these days. It’s a powerful tool to help contain the spread of COVID-19 – and it’s especially important given the recent rise in cases throughout BC.
Province-wide restrictions now in place
New orders are in place to help everyone in BC significantly reduce their social interactions and to stop COVID-19 from spreading in our province. The following orders and direction are in effect: ...
Northern Health celebrates National Infection Control Week and Canadian Patient Safety Week
I am pleased to highlight two nationally celebrated weeks that take place each year in October - National Infection Control Week (October 19-23) and Canadian Patient Safety Week (October 26-30). These...
