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How to take care of your mental wellness during wildfire season

Wildfires and natural disasters have many impacts on mental health and well-being. Here are some tips that can help with the stress from wildfire season.

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Community & Culture
We are IH: Cranbrook doctor finds meaning in rural B.C. health care

Choosing to practice medicine in a small community in Canada wasn’t part of Babatunde’s original plan, but he’s glad he took the leap.

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Celebrating Interior Voices podcast as 75th episode launches

The IH Indigenous health & wellness podcast explores the intersection of health & culture in the workplace, everyday lives and patient care.

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Greater access to lab medicine training coming to the Interior

New laboratory programs at Okanagan College and Selkirk College are helping build the future of laboratory medicine across the Interior.

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Creating pathways to health-care careers together: IH & UBCO

Learn how Interior Health's partnership with UBC Okanagan is creating pathways to health-care careers through student placements and recruitment.

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Connect with Interior Health on social media
We use social media to inform you about health-care news, services and stories, and connect you to expert sources of information.
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Community & Culture
We are IH: Recruitment assistant driven by values
Driven by a passion for helping others, former lifeguard Tomas Hucul entered health care to make a positive impact on people’s health and well-being.
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Adult Day Services supports father, daughter's own social outings
Kathleen Johnson cares full-time for her 88-year-old father, Don. Apple Valley Adult Day Services gives her much-needed respite a few days each week.
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Health & Wellness
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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On the left a woman in a black jacket and pink toque holds up two frames that display taxidermied bats. On the right is a close up of one of the bats in a frame.
Health & Wellness
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.
Two smiling adults in business casual attire stand outside in front of a tree on either side of a youth wearing a suit and tie.
Community & Culture
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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