An expert on public health is calling on Vancouver to consider lowering speed limits. With quotes from Dr. John Carsley, a preventive medicine specialist at VCH.

During the first six months of 2014, police made 1,470 apprehensions under Section 28 of the Mental Health Act, which permits officers to detain individuals deemed to have a mental disorder and to pose a threat to themselves or others.

“(Residents) appear to be accepting the lame and unsubstantiated explanation provided earlier this month Vancouver Coastal Health.”

As summer winds down, Vancouver Coastal Health is reminding parents that now is the time to ensure your children’s vaccinations are up-to-date. With quotes from Dr. Meena Dawar, a medical health officer with VCH.

In an age in which house calls are unusual and hospital is often the first option when things go wrong VCH’s Dr. John Sloan is taking a different approach.

Despite repeated calls for more training in de-escalation techniques, a handful of police academy instructors in Canada continue to believe that use of force is inevitable when dealing with people who appear psychotic or are irrational.

According to Vancouver Police Department statistics, the mental-health crisis in the city has gotten worse.

Public health bodies across Canada, starved of census data, are paying for pricey surveys to collect their own local info but say they’re still flying blind on decisions that affect public health and taxpayer dollars. With mention of VCH collecting its own population health data.

In health care, errors occur. Processes can always be better. The focus should always be on continual improvements, with the patient and family at the centre.

Dr. John Carsley, a VCH medical health officer, is working with Vancouver on a plan to slow drivers to 40 or 30 km/h.