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Seniors Fall Prevention Awareness Week aims to reduce falls among seniors in BC

VANCOUVER – With slippery weather on the way, seniors are at higher risk of falling, which can lead to serious injury—even death.

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One shot could save your life

Vancouver, BC – One shot could save your life when it comes to the flu, says a Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) doctor.

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More substance use clients STARTing to detox at home

Vancouver, BC – Sandy, a health care worker, and her husband Dave, a tradesman, (not their real names) called Vancouver Coastal Health’s START program on New Year’s Day. “We were both addicted to opioids, pawning and losing our possessions to pay for drugs, lying to our families,” says Sandy. “My husband got hooked on opioids nearly a decade ago after being prescribed painkillers for a workplace injury. I started using drugs while I was struggling with depression.”

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VCH celebrates World Food Day with unique Food Asset Map

Vancouver, BC – Vancouver Coastal Health’s Food Asset Map is a tool to find places where people grow, prepare, share, buy, receive and learn about food. And now, it’s inspiring others, like Devon Green, a Vancouver man in his mid-20s who knows what it’s like to be hungry.

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HPV immunization clinics start for grade 6 boys

Vancouver, BC – It's easier than ever for parents to help protect their sons against several deadly forms of cancer now that the HPV vaccine is free for grade six boys.

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Foundry North Shore opens its doors to youth

North Vancouver, BC – When Yvana Avram began experiencing suicidal thoughts in high school, she knew something was wrong. “It wasn’t normal, I was feeling really low and sad,” she says.

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