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Community & Culture

IH works with partners to continue dialogue on toxic drug crisis

August 28, 2026

Learn how IH and partners are remembering, healing and finding hope together.

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Community & Culture

A cooler kind of care: An extreme heat story from Nelson

August 25, 2026

Learn how Nelson and Interior Health partnered to educate people on the dangers of extreme heat.

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Community & Culture

What Worked for Me: Nadine’s journey of counselling, culture and healing

August 24, 2026

Learn about Nadine's path to sobriety, shaped by intergenerational trauma, poverty, loss, addiction and, ultimately, by love.

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Community & Culture

Elder's basket inspires artwork for Cariboo Memorial Hospital

August 19, 2026

A handcrafted basket by Elder Sally Wynja will inspire artwork at the new Cariboo Memorial Hospital, reflecting Indigenous culture, healing and community voices

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Community & Culture, Health & Wellness

Returning home after an evacuation

August 17, 2026

Returning home after an evacuation can be a relief. Depending on how long you've been gone, and the condition of your home, you may need to follow precautions.

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Community & Culture, Health & Wellness

How to speak with kids about evacuations during wildfire season

August 14, 2026

These communication tips can help relieve the fears and worries of your children and young loved ones ahead of and during an evacuation.

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Community & Culture

Community-minded physician and leader leaves lasting mark

August 6, 2026

Dr. Neil Crofts reflects on a career defined by leadership, service and a lasting commitment to the communities he served.

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Health & Wellness

Accessing care if you're evacuated due to a wildfire

August 4, 2026

Find out how to access the health care you need if you're living situation changes due to a wildfire

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Health & Wellness

How to take care of your mental wellness during wildfire season

July 31, 2026

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

July 23, 2026

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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Community & Culture

Celebrating Interior Voices podcast as 75th episode launches

July 22, 2026

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

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Health & Wellness

Pandemic has introduced new words to our language – like "bivalent"

September 27, 2022

A new set of words has entered the local lingo – monovalent and bivalent vaccines. Find out what those words mean?

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Community & Culture

We Are IH: Career risk pays off for Penticton safety advisor

September 22, 2022

While Chris recognized how much he enjoyed his work as a care aide and rehabilitation assistant, he was inspired to go the extra mile and contribute more.