The other board appointees were Wendy Au and Vi Nguyen to the board of Vancouver Coastal Health.

The number of people that VPD officers detain under the B.C. Mental Health Act has declined in recent years. Mention of VCH’s ACT program.

A citizen science group’s tests revealed E. coli levels were 10 times the level deemed safe for swimming by VCH.

The first round of lead test results showed more than half of B.C.’s 60 school districts had unsafe levels of lead in drinking water sources in 2016 and early 2017.

To reduce overdose deaths, VCH plans to track patients to make sure they are taking their prescribed opioids. With quotes from Rolando Barrios, assistant director at VCH.

Revised rezoning application for redevelopment of Casa Mia is expected to go to public hearing for consideration later this fall. VCH’s partnership with Care Group mentioned.

Dr. Gabor Maté, who worked in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside with patients challenged by hard-core drug addiction, mental illness and HIV, including at Vancouver’s Supervised Injection Site, will be presenting a talk based on his latest book.

Suicide is a big issue in Powell River, according to VCH medical health officer Paul Martiquet.

Mark FitzGerald, MD, Director of the Centre for Heart and Lung Health at VCHRI is the principal investigator of the study for patients with severe, uncontrolled asthma.

Registered dietitian Shannon Smith, who interned with VCH, shares her best tips to reduce stress-related digestive problems.