Media stories for January 7, 2013

Food cart owner wants to wean Vancouverites away from disposable containers
Vancouver Sun
Take-away tiffins pose minimal health risks and reduce waste. VCH spokesperson Trudi Beutel is quoted.

News Hour – Norovirus spreading
Global BC News at 6
If the flu isn’t enough to deal with, a new strain of norovirus is hitting BC with a vengeance. VCH Medical Health Officer Dr. John Carsley is quoted.

Baby Oliver helps family ring in new year
Richmond Review
Oliver wasn’t supposed to be Richmond’s New Year’s Baby. With a due date of Dec. 20, that distinction was for someone else.

The health of young men and boys
Coast Reporter – Column by Dr. Paul Martiquet
While we do not have as much information about boys and young men in B.C., a new report out of the University of British Columbia School of Nursing report for the Men’s Health Initiative of B.C. entitled The State of Boys’ and Young Men’s Health in B.C., attempts to fill some of those gaps by bringing together population-level data about the health indicators this group.