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Climate Change & Your Health
In the B.C. Interior, we can generally expect warmer and wetter winters, with random extreme cold snaps, and hotter, drier summers. These changes affect our natural and human environments (air quality, clean water and food sources) and can negatively affect our health.
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Climate Change & Your Health
In the B.C. Interior, we can generally expect warmer and wetter winters, with random extreme cold snaps, and hotter, drier summers. These changes affect our natural and human environments (air quality, clean water and food sources) and can negatively affect our health.
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This page provides you with information that may help you prepare for an environmental health emergency before it happens. Learn about emergency kit preparation, hazardous materials, spring flooding, and more.
Our mission is to promote and maintain sustainable, respectful, responsive partnerships between Indigenous peoples and Interior Health and ensure Indigenous partners are involved in the planning and delivery of health services. Our commitment to Indigenous health and wellness is strengthened through partnerships.
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The winter and holiday season can bring joy, but can also bring stresses and challenges. Explore these 10 tips for supporting for mental and physical health.
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Party more safely this holiday season with these tips from our Harm Reduction team.
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Meet Sue Raymer, president the of the Castlegar & District Hospital Foundation, and learn more about her and her fundraising journey in Castlegar.
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Stephenie has lived in Vancouver, Ontario, and Vernon and brings her fun and positive attitude to her role as an administrator at Vernon Health Unit.
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Slips, trips, and falls can happen at any time of the year, but we typically see an increase in these incidents when conditions are snowy and icy.
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Many of us will attend holiday gatherings and with more opportunities to drink alcohol, it can be easy to overindulge. Learn how to celebrate in a healthy way.
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