MINISTER POLAK LAUNCHES INFLUENZA CAMPAIGN
Mary Polak, Minister of Healthy Living and Sport, receives a flu shot at the launch of the annual influenza campaign on November 3, 2008 at the B.C. Legislature.
Influenza, often called the flu, is an infection of the nose, throat and lungs caused by an influenza virus. A person with influenza is also at risk of other infections, such as viral or bacterial pneumonia, an infection of the lungs. In Canada, it is estimated up to 7,000 people die from influenza and its complications every year. [News release]
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ACTNOW BC HEALTH TOUR TO VISIT ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES
PORT ALBERNI – A health program to reach some of B.C.’s more remote communities will provide valuable testing, screening services and tools for healthy living for Aboriginal people, announced Mary Polak, Minister of Healthy Living and Sport.
PROVINCE LAUNCHES RESOURCE TO REDUCE FALLS BY SENIORS
SURREY – The Province has launched the Promoting Active Living (PAL): Best Practice Guidelines for Fall Prevention in Assisted Living, a new resource to help staff and residents in Assisted Living Residences to reduce falls and risk factors that lead to falls, announced Healthy Living and Sport Minister Mary Polak.
HEALTHY LIVING RESOURCES WILL BENEFIT YOUNG STUDENTS
VANCOUVER – Elementary school teachers across the province will soon receive another resource to support young students develop knowledge and lifelong skills and help make healthy choices, announced Mary Polak, Minister of Healthy Living and Sport.
FIGHT THE FLU – GET IMMUNIZED
VICTORIA – As constant as the changing colour of the leaves, every fall brings about the flu and, along with it, the immunization program that will help people stay healthy, said Healthy Living and Sport Minister Mary Polak at the launch of the annual influenza campaign.
DIABETES AWARENESS IS IMPORTANT FOR HEALTHY LIVING
VICTORIA – November is Diabetes Awareness Month, and the Province is working to ensure British Columbians are aware of how they may reduce their risk of this often preventable disease.
