The Great Shake: Concussion Awareness and Management Workshop

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Concussions are serious injuries that can be fatal. Learn what you need to know to recognize and manage a concussion to ensure a return to work, learn and play without delay. A workshop for athletes, coaches, parents, teachers, and anyone directly or potentially affected by a concussion. Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, 7:00- 9:00 pm 1041…

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October/November Dementia Education

We are highlighting the October/November Dementia Education from the First Link Bulletin. All these workshops are being held at the North Shore Resource Centre, 212-1200 Lynn Valley Road, North Vancouver. Getting To Know Dementia – Thursday, October 15, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. This introductory session reviews information about Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, and the…

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Why the Healthcare Needs Assessment Survey Matters

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It was two in the morning and Colleen O’Neil’s five-month-old daughter was gasping for each breath. As O’Neill paced through the night trying to comfort the baby, she wondered whether to call the island’s emergency’s services. She hesitated. Should she bother the paramedics in the middle of the night, and what about the driver of…

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Health Needs Assessment for Bowen Island

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As many of you might remember, Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) conducted a survey for the entire Vancouver Coastal and Fraser Health regions to assess the health needs of all of the communities within those regions. It was broken down into communities not regions, so that VCH could make health care decisions based on local needs.…

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