North Island Community Health and Wellness

09/29/2025

09/26/2025

🩺 Most people in BC can get screened for colon cancer with a simple at-home test called the FIT kit. It’s easy, free, and could save your life.

Here’s how it works:

1️⃣ Talk to your health care provider to see if you're eligible.
2️⃣ If you are, they’ll give you an order form for a free FIT kit.
3️⃣ Take your order form and BC Services Card/CareCard to a designated lab to pick up your kit.
4️⃣ Do the test at home — no special prep needed! You can eat normally and take your usual medications.
5️⃣ Drop off your sample at the lab within 7 days of doing the test.
6️⃣ Access your results through Health Gateway or from your provider.

💡 Early detection is key. Colon screening is quick, painless, and could make all the difference.

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09/22/2025

09/19/2025

PLEASE SHARE: Campbell River Overdose Advisory
There are options for safer use:
- For harm reduction services and information, including naloxone programs, visit Toward the Heart at https://ow.ly/VTgo50W5fHF
- To tell us about a toxic drug event/poisoning text OD to 253787.
- If you’re using alone, try the Lifeguard App at https://ow.ly/pETU50W5fHB or the Brave App at https://ow.ly/nbSw50W5fHx, or call the National Overdose Response Service at 1-888-688-6677
- Check out Island Health’s Overdose Prevention Services page at https://ow.ly/TiXx50W5fHy to find information on overdose prevention and supervised consumption sites, drug-checking services and more.
- For Indigenous-specific information, visit the First Nations Health Authority’s Overdose Prevention and Harm Reduction pages at https://ow.ly/grvn50W5fHA

09/16/2025

Congratulations! Expecting a baby and becoming a new parent is an exciting time with many changes and lots to learn about keeping you, your growing baby, and your family healthy.

SmartParent is a Canadian prenatal and parenting support program that provides trustworthy information via text messaging to help guide parents through pregnancy and their baby’s first year of life. Our content is current, evidence-based, and has been developed by maternal and child health experts. We will suggest topics to discuss with your health care provider and provide recommendations for more information and resources available online and in your own community. SmartParent is endorsed by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) and the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS).

09/11/2025

09/02/2025

The drug supply is poisoned and not safe. Any dose can be deadly.

BC is helping campuses prepare for emergencies by supporting overdose response plans and making nasal naloxone available at all public post-secondary schools and First Nations-mandated institutes.

Learn more: RespondToOverdose.gov.bc.ca

08/27/2025

08/19/2025

Please note this poster contains the updated requisition # and hourly wage. Thank you for your interest in joining our Indigenous Employee Experience team!

08/06/2025

In addition to local sources of information, such as your First Nation or local government, here are some trustworthy channels you can turn to for B.C. wildfire information:

BC Wildfire Service or BCWildfire.ca for wildfire updates ✔️

EmergencyInfoBC.ca for emergency info ✔️

DriveBC.ca for road information✔️

FireSmart BC for fire prevention tips

Weather.gc.ca for weather alerts and warnings

PreparedBC.ca for preparedness tips

For info about wildfire smoke and your health, visit: http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/prevention-public-health/wildfire-smoke

FireSmoke.ca for smoke forecast