Feelings First program helps parents raise healthy children

3 minutes

In the early years of life, particularly from birth to five years old, a child’s social and emotional development is just as vital as their physical growth.

Early childhood experts say the years before kindergarten are a critical time that shapes how a child expresses feelings, manages stress, builds relationships and learns about themselves and others.

Vernon and IH partner to create a dementia-friendly community

4 minutes

Experts say creating a community that supports people living with dementia creates safer spaces, ensuring people of all ages and abilities meet their needs close to home.

The Alzheimer Society of Canada estimates more than 1.7 million people in Canada are expected to be living with dementia by 2050. It’s about triple the roughly 600,000 Canadians currently living with the illness.

How to stay connected during your hospital stay

3 minutes

For many patients, having access to news and entertainment can make a hospital stay feel less stressful and isolating.

Interior Health (IH)’s Bring Your Own Device program encourages patients to bring their own smartphones, tablets or laptops to the hospital for entertainment and communication. Bedside TVs are no longer available.

Bringing your own device gives you more control over your experience and a choice in how you stay connected and entertained.

All our hospitals offer free, upgraded Wi‑Fi, so you can: