| February is Heart Month | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/PHSANews_Spotlight_HeartMonth2019_image.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | February is Heart Month | Did you know that cardiovascular disease – heart disease, blood vessel disease and stroke – is the number one cause of death for Canadians? What steps are you taking to keep your heart, brain and mind healthy? | http://www.phsa.ca/about/news-stories/stories/heart-month-2019 | | 2019-02-14T08:00:00Z | | |
| Burn Awareness Week helps prevent children from getting severe burns | <img alt="" src="/phsa-news-site/PublishingImages/tsbc_child_burn.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Burn Awareness Week helps prevent children from getting severe burns | February 3 to 9 is Burn Awareness Week across North America. It aims to teach kids how to be responsible for their personal safety and increases awareness of potentially harmful situations. | http://www.phsa.ca/about/news-stories/stories/burn-awareness-week-helps-prevent-children-from-getting-severe-burns | | 2019-02-06T08:00:00Z | | |
| HEMBC's Jeanette Stewart wins PHSA+ Award | <img alt="" src="/phsa-news-site/PublishingImages/Jeanette%20Stewart%20Julie%20Kaplan%20HEMBC.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | HEMBC's Jeanette Stewart wins PHSA+ Award | | http://www.phsa.ca/about/news-stories/stories/jeanette-stewart-leader-mentor-and-advocate | | 2019-02-01T08:00:00Z | | |
| Office of Virtual Health, BC Women's Hospital and BC Cancer-Victoria win PHSA+ Award | <img alt="Winners of the PHSA+ Award for providing virtual health services" src="/phsa-news-site/PublishingImages/Virtual%20health%20PHSA%20awards%20winners%20article.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Office of Virtual Health, BC Women's Hospital and BC Cancer-Victoria win PHSA+ Award | The Office of Virtual Health partnered on separate Virtual Health Visit projects that enabled patients to remain at home and use technology to connect with their providers. | http://www.phsa.ca/about/news-stories/stories/office-of-virtual-health-wins-phsa-plus-award | | 2019-01-31T08:00:00Z | | |
| Looking forward and looking back: 2018 in review | <img alt="" src="/phsa-news-site/PublishingImages/2018-in-review-spotlight-banner.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Looking forward and looking back: 2018 in review | | http://www.phsa.ca/about/news-stories/stories/2018-in-review | | 2019-01-10T08:00:00Z | | |
| A holiday safety wish list | <img alt="" src="/phsa-news-site/PublishingImages/GettyImages-617899760.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | A holiday safety wish list | | http://www.phsa.ca/about/news-stories/stories/holiday-safety-wish-list | | 2018-12-21T08:00:00Z | | |
| Tip for safer winter driving on British Columbia roads: install winter tires | <img alt="" src="/phsa-news-site/PublishingImages/winter_tire_small.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Tip for safer winter driving on British Columbia roads: install winter tires | Motor vehicle collisions (excluding motorcycles and bicycles) are the second most common cause of admission to hospital for injury in British Columbia. One way of staying safer on B.C. roads in winter months is to install winter tires on your vehicle. | http://www.phsa.ca/about/news-stories/stories/tip-for-safer-winter-driving-on-british-columbia-roads-install-winter-tires | | 2018-12-20T08:00:00Z | | |
| The sky’s the limit: PHSA-led research continues to innovate and inspire | <img alt="" src="/phsa-news-site/PublishingImages/Research-highlights.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | The sky’s the limit: PHSA-led research continues to innovate and inspire | | http://www.phsa.ca/about/news-stories/stories/the-sky’s-the-limit-phsa-led-research-continues-to-innovate-and-inspire | | 2018-12-07T08:00:00Z | | |
| Study shows Mobile Medical Unit is successful in caring for opioid overdose patients | <img alt="MMU deployed on downtown east side during opioid crisis early 2017 " src="/phsa-news-site/PublishingImages/MMU%20overhead_resized.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Study shows Mobile Medical Unit is successful in caring for opioid overdose patients | Responding to an urgent need for support in caring for opioid overdose patients, the MMU deployed to the Downtown Eastside from December 2016 to May 2017. A study shows the successful deployment provides lessons for communities fighting the opioid crisis. | http://www.phsa.ca/about/news-stories/stories/study-shows-mobile-medical-unit-is-successful-in-caring-for-opioid-overdose-patients | | 2018-11-26T08:00:00Z | | |
