Breadcrumb Home About us Media centre News Updates regarding Vancouver Coastal Health people, programs, services and initiatives. Keywords Authored on 20242023202220212020Select a year2025 Category - Any -2SLGBTQIA+Awards and recognitionCommunity engagementCommunity eventsEmergency careEquity, diversity and inclusionHome and community careHospital careIndigenous HealthInnovation and researchMental health and substance usePublic HealthRedevelopment projectsRehabilitationSurgerySustainabilityVCH staffWellness Type - Any -StoryPress releaseInformation bulletinBC Gov. NewsNews releasePublic service announcement Apply Search Sort: Sort Old-NewNew-OldA-ZZ-A Showing 573 Article(s) May 23 2019 Tackling climate change through food systems Vancouver Coastal Health supports over 60 organizations through long-term, core funding streams, SMART and CFAI. One of our CFAI-funded organizations, Squamish Climate Action Network (CAN), is helping to bring climate change solutions to their community through food systems initiatives. Story ➞ May 15 2019 Street-smart peers receive Canada's first certificate in overdose response Peer support workers Joy Phelps and VCH clinical educator Sally Kupp outside the Molson Overdose Prevention Site in Vancouver. Matt Kieltyka/VCH Information bulletin ➞ May 14 2019 Research study evaluates safety of take-home drug checking kits A fentanyl check in progress. One red line on top is a positive result for the presence of fentanyl or one of its analogs. Two red lines is a negative result. Information bulletin ➞ May 2 2019 LGH power plant reaches significant construction milestone On April 25, the Lions Gate Hospital (LGH) power plant relocation project reached a significant milestone with the pouring of the suspended slab that tops off the underground plant. Leadership and team members from VCH, LGH and Lower Mainland Facilities Management (LMFM) came to witness and celebrate the topping off of the plant along with representatives from the contractor, Turner Construction Canada, and designers, DIALOG Design and HH Angus. Story Redevelopment projects ➞ April 30 2019 Start early, start together: Dental care keeps kids smiling Richmond, BC – Dental care can be a team effort, with parents and their children working together to help keep a healthy smile on kids faces. Parents may not be aware that children in Richmond have the highest rate of dental cavities in the Lower Mainland, and doctors and dentists are asking families to make sure dental care is a priority. Information bulletin ➞ April 16 2019 New confirmed measles case Surrey/Vancouver, BC – A new case of measles infection has been identified in the Lower Mainland. Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health have determined that the infection was acquired abroad. Public Health officials from both health authorities are following up directly with those who are known to have been exposed to the virus. Information bulletin ➞ Pagination First page First Previous page ‹‹ … Utility page 64 Utility page 65 Current page 66 Utility page 67 Utility page 68 Utility page 69 … Next page ›› Last page Last
