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The interCultural Online Health Network (iCON) is a community-driven health promotion initiative that supports multicultural communities, patients and caregivers across BC to optimize chronic disease prevention and self-management. The interCultural Online health Network (iCON) is a community-driven health promotion initiative that supports multicultural communities, patients and caregivers across BC to optimize chronic disease prevention and self-management. What we do:

Partnership & Collaboration.
- Collaboration with community health care providers, partners from health authorities, community organizations, education institutions, government, and media to promote best practices in chronic disease prevention and management.
- Partnership with volunteers, students and health professional trainees to design and deliver community outreach activities, providing learning opportunities related to delivering culturally competent care. Culturally-tailored health promotion & outreach
- Culturally tailored programming in the community’s native language to improve access to chronic disease management education. iCON hosts skills-building workshops and public health forums on a variety of chronic diseases, promoting health and wellness, chronic disease prevention and empowering patients with information and skills to manage their health.
- Patient education on chronic disease prevention and management with focus on disease awareness and knowledge, prevention and lifestyle modification, risk reduction and treatment options. iCON develops patient resources and information handouts to support patients in their self-management journey and help patients and families navigate the BC health care system. Multi-channel dissemination.
- Health information shared through webcasts, a website (iconproject.org) and through media projects such as community televisions and radio programming to reach community members.
- Health events, information and partner initiatives shared through social media including Facebook and Twitter. Digital literacy to support patient self-management.
- Linking patients with web-based health information and digital tools to support chronic disease self-management.
- Building awareness around and share best practices in using digital tools to support health and wellness goals. Evaluation & Impact.
- Evaluation to track reach and measure program impact on patient activation, behaviour change, health attitudes, knowledge, and skills and barriers to self-care.
- Program assessment to ensure community responsiveness, improvement and excellence.
- Dissemination of program results through knowledge sharing events, publication and participation in conferences.

09/24/2025

把握最後機會報名「安康」講座！
如何識別高質素的網上健康資訊
日期: 9月25日(星期四)
時間: 上午 10時 (太平洋時間)
費用: 免費
語言: 廣東話
形式: 網上講座
馬上登記: https://chinese.iconproject.org/event/20250925/

09/17/2025

如何識別高質素的網上健康資訊
2025年9月25日 (上午10時)
- 學習在網上辨識可靠的健康資訊
- 明白如何尋找可靠的網上健康資源
- 分辨可靠和不太可靠的資訊
馬上登記: https://chinese.iconproject.org/event/20250925/

09/10/2025

「安康」健康講座 “如何識別高素質的網上健康資訊” 將於9月25日上午10時舉行，費用全免，活動以網上形式進行。
優先登記: https://chinese.iconproject.org/event/20250925/

09/09/2025

Vital monitoring in emergency departments could save a life
Virginia's experience inspired participation in the NEWS² study, which tested two novel vital‑sign monitoring devices for patients waiting in the emergency department. Led by VCHRI’s Dr. Kendall Ho with Drs. Hashim Kareemi and Barinder Brar, the technology could improve patient care while easing staff burden.
Learn more: https://loom.ly/blUeGMg

09/08/2025

[Community News Sharing]
健康一日談 2025
日期: 10 月 05 日週日
時間: 上午 10:00 - 下午 4:00
地點: 28 WEST PENDER ST, VANCOUVER (S.U.C.C.E.S.S. HEAD OFFICE)
無需報名，費用全免

08/28/2025

Friendly Reminder for the upcoming iCON-VCH Indigenous Health Round.
Disability Needs to be Decolonized: Ableism, Colonialism, and Why Indigenous Knowledges are Important to Health Research
Today at 12 pm P.T.
Speaker: Dr. Rheanna Robinson
Learn more: https://indigenous.iconproject.org/

08/26/2025

Last Chance to Register!
Session: Disability Needs to be Decolonized: Ableism, Colonialism, and Why Indigenous Knowledges are Important to Health Research
To truly honor decolonization and reconciliation in health research, Indigenous voices and knowledge must be meaningfully included.
Register: https://indigenous.iconproject.org/

08/25/2025

How do genes and hormones interact to shape risk in women? https://bit.ly/4g7uzjb

A new UBC Medicine study finds estrogen influences 26 genes linked to coronary artery disease — highlighting the hormone’s important role in heart health and opportunities for new precision medicine approaches.

The findings published in Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine could help inform tailored prevention and treatment strategies for women based on unique genetic and hormonal factors.

08/21/2025

【精彩重溫】衰弱症的相關社區資源簡介 - 劉鄧瑞瑩 , 註冊精神科護士
「安康」網上健康講座現已上載至我們的YouTube 頻道!
🔗立即觀看：https://youtu.be/1Cwi0ms8Pgg?si=mysCwnWJd0-mNrBt

#健康生活 #衰弱症 #安康健康網絡 #健康講座 #重溫影片 #長者健康 #社區健康

08/19/2025

Register Now!! iCON-VCH Indigenous Health Round
Thu, Aug 28 at 12 p.m. PT
Dr. Rheanna Robinson, an Indigenous scholar living with chronic illness, will share how her work in Indigenous Disability Studies highlights the importance of Indigenous perspectives in fostering equity and inclusion.
https://indigenous.iconproject.org

08/14/2025

Discover the impact of RTVS on BC’s healthcare over the past five years.
From strengthening rural care to advancing health equity, our new evaluation report shows how virtual healthcare is making an impact in British Columbia.

📘 Read the full report: https://rccbc.ca/story/rtvs-marks-five-years-of-successes/

08/12/2025

Join us the iCON-VCH Indigenous Health Round (webinar)
Disability Needs to be Decolonized: Ableism, Colonialism, and Why Indigenous Knowledges are Important to Health Research
Thu, Aug 28 at 12 p.m. PT
Guest Speakers: Dr. Rheanna Robinson
Register now: https://indigenous.iconproject.org/

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Vancouver, BC
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http://www.iconproject.org/

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The interCultural Online health Network (iCON) is a community-driven health promotion initiative that supports multicultural communities, patients and caregivers across BC to optimize chronic disease prevention and self-management. iCON is based in the Faculty of Medicine’s Digital Emergency Medicine in the University of British Columbia. What we do: Partnership & Collaboration - Collaboration with community health care providers, partners from health authorities, community organizations, education institutions, government, and media to promote best practices in chronic disease prevention and management. - Partnership with volunteers, students and health professional trainees to design and deliver community outreach activities, providing learning opportunities related to delivering culturally competent care. Culturally-tailored health promotion & outreach - Culturally tailored programming in the community’s native language to improve access to chronic disease management education. iCON hosts skills-building workshops and public health forums on a variety of chronic diseases, promoting health and wellness, chronic disease prevention and empowering patients with information and skills to manage their health. - Patient education on chronic disease prevention and management with focus on disease awareness and knowledge, prevention and lifestyle modification, risk reduction and treatment options. iCON develops patient resources and information handouts to support patients in their self-management journey and help patients and families navigate the BC health care system. Multi-channel dissemination - Health information shared through webcasts, a website (iconproject.org) and through media projects such as community televisions and radio programming to reach community members. - Health events, information and partner initiatives shared through social media including Facebook and Twitter. Digital literacy to support patient self-management - Linking patients with web-based health information and digital tools to support chronic disease self-management. - Building awareness around and share best practices in using digital tools to support health and wellness goals. Evaluation & Impact - Evaluation to track reach and measure program impact on patient activation, behaviour change, health attitudes, knowledge, and skills and barriers to self-care. - Program assessment to ensure community responsiveness, improvement and excellence. - Dissemination of program results through knowledge sharing events, publication and participation in conferences.