The return of summer means BBQs, extra daylight, and trips to the beach! But hot weather can also be a risk to your health.
Extreme heat can cause health problems such as dehydration, exhaustion, and heat stroke, as well as worsen existing health conditions. In fact, heat is the leading cause of weather-related death.
Read these 8 tips to safely enjoy the warm weather.
Want to learn more? Learn the signs of dehydration, heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
On Nov. 5, a record number of Grade 9 students across the Southern Interior spent the day shadowing staff at IH as they explored the world of health care.
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Erica McDivitt has been serving medical imaging patients for more than two decades. She’s now teaching and mentoring the next generation of X-ray technologists.
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After arriving in Canada in 2018, Marianne Danzalan never lost sight of her goal of becoming a licensed physiotherapist.
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When April Wright isn’t caring for community members at the West Chilcotin Health Centre in Tatla Lake, she’s getting her hands dirty in her garden.
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Learn how to protect yourself from respiratory illnesses like the flu (influenza), COVID-19 and RSV.
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Every Friday at Senpaq’cin School in Oliver, students from k-7 take part in Fire Fridays, a land-based program that connects syilx language, culture and food.
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