Interior Health is reminding parents and families to take steps to protect their children and themselves as kids prepare to go back to school. “As…
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Additional confirmed measles cases in IH region
Interior Health (IH) reports it has confirmed additional measles cases in the B.C. Interior. Locations with identified cases include Nelson, Kamloops, Kelowna and Salmon Arm…
Tips to protect yourself from summer heat
Submitted by Interior Health There’s always potential for extended hot temperatures in the summer. With high temperatures expected in the coming weeks, here’s what you…
New interactive maps track climate change impacts
Interior Health has taken an innovative approach to exploring climate change by creating Community Health and Climate Change maps. “Recent events have demonstrated the importance of…
Interior Health invests in a greener future
This year’s Earth Day theme – invest in our planet – fit perfectly with Interior Health’s commitment to protect the planet and reduce our environmental…
IH scaling back COVID-19 vaccine clinics
As COVID-19 vaccination rates continue to increase, Interior Health (IH) plans to streamline its immunization campaign with new clinic locations. Over the coming weeks, the…
Families encouraged to get pediatric vaccines by Family Day
Local pediatricians and Interior Health are encouraging families to set a goal this winter: get everyone in your household age five and over vaccinated before…
IH expanding clinic availability for booster program
Interior Health (IH) is expanding COVID-19 immunization clinic capacity throughout the region to make it easier for more people to get their booster dose as…
Booster campaign is our path forward
By Dr. Sue Pollock Op Ed Commentary Since launching earlier this fall, B.C.’s COVID-19 booster dose campaign has seen nearly 800,000 shots delivered into the…
Encouraging COVID-19 vaccination for children
By Dr. Sue Pollock Last week, Interior Health began offering the paediatric COVID-19 vaccines to children age five to 11 in communities across the region….