2008 News Releases
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Dec. 5, 2008: PHSA offers free help for the holiday blues, anxiety and other mental health issues
PHSA-backed resources support mental health at home and at work… Read News Release
Nov. 14, 2008: Diabetes event will help Prince George residents learn more about this serious but manageable disease
Almost 5,000 Prince George residents affected by diabetes… Read News Release
Nov. 12, 2008: Health fair offers free diabetes information and screening
Education event targets people struggling with cost of living with diabetes… Read News Release
Nov. 12, 2008: Diabetes event will help Kamloops residents learn more about this serious but manageable disease
More than 5,300 Kamloops residents affected by diabetes… Read News Release
Nov. 5, 2008: Canadian humourist headlines Diabetes Fall Forum
Author Susie Schwartz presents funny, inspirational talk on life with diabetes… Read News Release
Oct. 30, 2008: Cooking for Your Life classes ideal for those who want to live a good life for a long time
Popular, hands-on cooking and nutrition program starts Nov. 5 in Prince George… Read News Release
Oct. 29, 2008: Diabetes event will help Abbotsford residents learn more about this serious but manageable disease
More than 9,000 Abbotsford residents affected by diabetes… Read News Release
Oct. 29, 2008: Cooking for your life classes ideal for those who want to live a good life for a long time
Popular, hands-on cooking and nutrition program starts Nov. 5 in Penticton… Read News Release
Oct. 23, 2008: BC Transplant celebrates 40th anniversary of province’s
first organ transplant
More than 4,500 lives saved but only 16 per cent of British Columbians on donor registry… Read News Release
Aug. 12, 2008: Free one-stop service will help parents navigate mental health, substance use disorder resources
BC families with children and youth with mental health or substance use disorders have a new option for getting the help they need… Read News Release
June 24, 2008: H.R. MacMillan Space Centre Offers the Latest Dirt on Mars. NASA link and Phoenix Lander display provide timely educational opportunity
Winter is coming sooner than you think -- on Mars. As NASA counts down to completion of its Phoenix mission before the arrival… Read News Release
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May 8, 2008: BC students colonize UBC with Martian habitat. Marsville light years away from dullsville
Mere weeks before a NASA spacecraft lands on Mars, almost 400 BC grade five-to-seven students will land on UBC for Canadian National Marsville Link-Up Day, hosted by the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre… Read News Release
April 29, 2008: Run-funded research project to learn how to measure pain in dementia patients who can’t express it. Pain may go undetected in more than 40 per cent of cases
Imagine being in pain but unable to express it? This is the unfortunate reality for many seniors suffering from dementia and multiple co-morbid… Read News Release
April 22, 2008: Pacific Spirit Run raises funds to soften heavy tread of dementia. What runs in the family inspires local footwear businesses to support Run
Two competing Vancouver athletic footwear businesses have united in the battle against dementia. The owners of athletic footwear outlets… Read News Release
April 9, 2008: Diabetes Specialist Offers 50 Secrets for Living a Long and Happy Life with Diabetes
One of the secrets to living a long and healthy life with diabetes may be as simple as carrying a toothbrush… Read News Release
March 11, 2008: Sustainable spring break teaches kids to reduce footprint with worms, wind farms, fuel cells and other fun stuff
H.R. MacMillan Space Centre’s Sustainable Spring Break will teach kids how to reduce their eco footprint while minimizing little footprints around… Read News Release
March 5, 2008: Roméo Dallaire in Vancouver for Engineers Without Borders conference
Lieutenant General The Honourable Roméo Dallaire, author of Shake Hands with the Devil – The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda, and former United Nations Force commander and witness to the Rwandan genocide, will be… Read News Release
Jan. 30, 2008: H.R. MacMillan Space Centre celebrates 40th anniversary as Canada's leading space education centre
The H.R. MacMillan Space Centre celebrates its 40th year as not only a Vancouver institution, but a key contributor to space education in Canada… Read News Release
Jan. 10, 2008: Childhood/teen depression and suicide focus of free information forum for parents
Local and international experts weigh in on epidemic affecting almost 17,000 Metro Vancouver children and teens. A panel of local and international… Read News Release
Jan. 10, 2008: Whistler's Kelty Patrick Dennehy Foundation sponsors childhood/teen depression forum
Local and international experts weigh in on epidemic affecting almost 60 Whistler children and teens. A panel of local and international experts… Read News Release
Jan. 8, 2008: Anxiety disorders in teens risk factor for suicide
A New Zealand study featured in a recent issue of Psychological Medicine revealed that anxiety disorders may be a risk factor for suicide in adolescents… Read News Release
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