Environmental Health oversees the inspection of restaurants and food service locations, public swimming pools and hot tubs, and businesses providing personal services (such as beauty salons, barber and tattoo shops) to assure public health standards are met. Also oversees the drinking water program, tobacco enforcement, communicable disease control (enterics), West Nile Virus programs and onsite sewage management.
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Community & Culture
Helping others navigate through some of the trials and tribulations of life is at the heart of Thandazani Mhlanga’s work as spiritual health practitioner at CMH
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Health & Wellness
Every 30 minutes, one older adult in B.C. is hospitalized for fall-related injuries. But falls aren't an inevitable part of aging, & many falls are preventable.
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Canada's Top 100 Employers recognizes organizations that lead their industries in offering exceptional workplaces for employees. Find out why IH was chosen.
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Community & Culture
Let’s meet some NPs who are providing patient focused, compassionate care, that improves the health and well-being of patients in the communities they serve.
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The Interior Health (IH) Legal Substances Team and the YOUTHWISE Advisory Group are excited to launch IH’s annual youth poster contest
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Created out of a desire to provide practical content to new nurses, the New to Nursing podcast aims to empower graduates transitioning out of the classroom.
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