What you will find here: Resource about cannabis, process of legalization, health effects, addiction, medical use, applying for industry licenses, consumer information, market data, travelling with cannabis, talk about cannabis, cannabis research.
Cannabis
About cannabis legalization, health effects, addiction, medical use, industry licenses, consumer information, market data, travelling with cannabis, talk about cannabis, research.
What you will find here: British Columbia resources and information on Cannabis.
Cannabis
Cannabis for non-medical use is legal in Canada as of October 17, 2018. There are many different views on cannabis. Some may find the transition to legalized cannabis in British Columbia challenging. There are some facts you should know that will help keep British Columbians safe.
What you will find here: The Hope for Wellness Help Line offers immediate mental health counselling and crisis intervention to all Indigenous peoples across Canada.
Hope for Wellness Chat
Welcome to the Hope for Wellness Helpline – On-Line Chat Counseling Service Call the toll-free Help Line at 1-855-242-3310, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, or use the chat box below to connect with a counsellor on-line The Hope for Wellness Help Line offers immediate mental health counselling and crisis intervention to all Indigenous peoples across Canada.
What you will find here: HealthLink BC provides reliable non-emergency health information and advice in British Columbia. Information and advice is available by telephone, our website, a mobile app and a collection of print resources. Through our programs and services, you can get the information you need to make decisions for yourself and those you care for.
Wondering Where to Start?
Urgent and Primary Care Centres are opening across the province to improve access to primary care. They provide an alternative to visiting emergency departments for issues that do not need to be seen in a hospital.
What you will find here: MindHealthBC is a one stop shop that gathers the wealth of evidence based resources available in your community and combines them into one easy to use website.
MindHealthBC’s detailed online directory includes:
MindHealthBC
If you, or someone you know, are struggling with mental health challenges, you’re in the right place. How can we help you today?
What you will find here: At the Wellness Centre, Wellness Peer Educators are trained student volunteers who can answer your questions, talk with you, and recommend resources for everyday concerns related to health, relationships, and workload.
Wellness Centre
At the Wellness Centre, Wellness Peer Educators are trained student volunteers who can answer your questions, talk with you, and recommend resources for everyday concerns related to health, relationships, and workload. If you’re a student leader interested in partnering on wellness workshops, events, and more, email the Wellness Centre.
Please call 9-1-1 or go immediately to your nearest hospital Emergency Department if you have been in a major accident or are experiencing:
Emergency care
What you will find here: Provincial, national and international education and resources related to medication reconciliation.
Go to https://www.ismp-canada.org/medrec/
ISMP Canada Medication Reconciliation Project
In the spring of 2010, ISMP Canada, in collaboration with the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists Ontario Branch, hosted two invitational roundtable sessions. The overall goal of the sessions was to discuss opportunities and create recommendations to fully understand and utilize the drivers and resources that exist in Ontario to facilitate communication of medication information at transitions of care.
What you will find here: Mobile app that can be customized to deliver local antimicrobial stewardship resources including local guidelines, pathogen information, local resistance data. **Downloading App Required**
Go to http://www.spectrum.md/
Spectrum – Antimicrobial Stewardship Mobile App
Spectrum is a mobile app that can be customized to deliver local antimicrobial stewardship resources in any hospital.
What you will find here: BCCDC Harm Reduction Services website with resources and information regarding naloxone and the Take Home Naloxone Program in BC.
Go to https://towardtheheart.com/naloxone
Take Home Naloxone
BC Center for Disease Control started the Take Home Naloxone program in 2012 to provide life-saving training and kits to people at risk of an opioid overdose. There are now over 1300 sites participating across British Columbia.