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How to enjoy lakes, pools and rivers safely this summer

Keep you and your loved ones safe with these tips to prevent drowning when enjoying water activities.

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Tips to protect yourself from poor air quality & wildfire smoke

Learn about the many steps you can take to reduce exposure to wildfire smoke and protect your health.

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What you need to know about bats and rabies

Bats play an essential role in our ecosystem, but can carry diseases like rabies. Learn the steps to take if you come in contact with a bat, alive or dead.

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UK nurse moving to Vernon looks forward to new chapter

After 16 years in the UK, nurse Chinenye “Phina” Uwakwe chose Interior Health and Vernon, B.C., for a new chapter in her nursing career.

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We are IH: Indigenous lead values balance, wellness & family time

For more than 21 years Tracy Mooney has contributed heart, expertise and unwavering commitment to Interior Health.

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Health & Wellness
How coordinated care supports health and dignity in encampments
Encampments can offer unhoused people a sense of community and security. But they can also be a source of concern. Here's how we help people living outdoors.
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Health & Wellness
Access Central is seeing success throughout Interior Health region 
Access Central has been supporting adults aged 19 and over in IH to access withdrawal management services since its public launch in December 2025.
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How Interior Health helps seniors stay safe and supported at home
As people age and their health changes, staying at home safely can become more challenging. But that doesn't mean immediately moving into long-term care.
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Community & Culture
We are IH: Connection energizes volunteer coordinator's mission
Working with volunteers in a non-profit setting, Ken Zarr understands how essential it is to have compassion and the willingness to collaborate.
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Health & Wellness
Celebrating 20 years of great care at Hillside Centre
Since opening in 2006, Hillside Centre has played a vital role in delivering specialized, tertiary psychiatric care to patients across the Interior region.
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Community & Culture
Helping rural students explore careers in health care
The Healthcare Travelling Roadshow connected more than 400 rural students with hands-on health-care career exploration this spring.

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Community & Culture
We are IH: Nation Chief & IH board member on finding balance
For Secwépemc Nation Chief Willie Sellars, who is a father of five and an IH board member, life is all about finding balance.
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We are IH: Biomedical engineer recognized nationally for patient safety
Jonnathan Quintero leads with curiosity and compassion, advancing patient safety, collaboration and quality improvement at IH.
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We are IH: Indigenous Patient Navigator proud to help her people
Indigenous Patient Navigator Deb Donald has spent time in nearly every area of Royal Inland Hospital. There are few places in the hospital she hasn’t been.
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How speech-language therapy opened doors for IH director
As a young child, Julie Davenport struggled to be understood. Now she oversees Early Childhood Development programs, thanks to a speech-language pathologist.

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