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… Frequency of visits Family and partner participation For more information Program overview Nurse-Family Partnership is a free public health program for women having their first baby and ensures …
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… Water fluoridation facts Last updated August 1, 2021 HealthLink BC File number 28 Download PDF Document English … amount of fluoride is 0.7 mg/L in drinking water for communities that wish to add fluoride to their water … acceptable concentration (MAC) in the Canadian Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality is 1.5 mg/L. Whether naturally …
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… use support Questions you may have Useful websites Featured health services Opioid use support B.C. has launched the … provide faster and easier access to life-saving medication for opioid-use disorder and same-day care. This … Callers are also linked to regional health-care teams for ongoing treatment and support. The service, covered by …
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… Tuberculosis (TB) Last updated October 30, 2024 HealthLink BC File number 51a Download PDF Document English … contact with someone with untreated TB disease of the lungs for a long period of time and needs to breathe in TB germs for infection to occur. Not everyone with TB infection will …
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… use Talking about substance use with your family Cannabis for medical purposes Laws and Regulations on the use of non-medical cannabis in British Columbia For your information Common questions about cannabis … for its therapeutic effects. But it can also harm your health. Cannabis for medical purposes has been legal in …
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… in Older Adults On this page: Related Information What is depression? Depression is a mental health condition that causes you to feel sad, lose interest … doctor may look for signs of a stroke, dementia, an underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism), or vitamin B12 deficiency …
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… Pregnancy: What to Expect On this page: Overview Related Information Overview Braxton Hicks contractions During the … do not become more regular or stronger. Go away when you're active. (True labour pains may continue or increase during … Pregnancy Current as of: November 9, 2022 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: William H. Blahd Jr. MD, …
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… Tuberculosis (TB) skin test Last updated October 30, 2024 HealthLink BC File number 51d Download PDF Document English … through Provincial TB Services and public health units. For more information on TB, visit HealthLinkBC File #51a … result Previous Interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRAs) reactive (TB blood test) Previous TB disease or TB infection …
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… polio (Tdap-IPV) vaccine Last updated May 1, 2022 HealthLink BC File number 15a Download PDF Document English … to children at 4 to 6 years of age. This is a booster dose for children who were immunized against tetanus, diphtheria, … against tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis and polio. For more information see the following HealthLinkBC Files: …
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… Medicines Decisions About Surgery Decisions About Other Health Issues Related Information Each Decision Point is designed to … a key health decision. Decision Points combine medical information with your personal values to help you make a wise …
