Legion donates $10,000 to Salt Spring Island Search & Rescue Society Command Vehicle Funding
First monkeypox case confirmed in Island Health, risk to the general public is very low
One case of monkeypox has been confirmed in Island Health through laboratory testing at the BC Centre for Disease Control. The person resides in the south island. Island Health public health teams are conducting follow-up. The risk to the general public is very low.
Island Health’s public health teams received confirmation of the first monkeypox case in the Island Health region on July 7, 2022. As part of established communicable disease management practice, Island Health is managing contacts identified through contact tracing.
Monkeypox does not generally spread easily between people and the risk to the general public at this time is very low. While most, but not all, recent global infections are among men who identify as gay, bisexual, or other men who have sex with other men, the virus can affect anyone through close person-to-person contact. Within Island Health, vaccinations ar…
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Speed, distracted driving and driving under the influence major contributing factors to transport-related injuries and deaths
National Injury Prevention Day on July 5 aims to raise awareness about injuries. According to the BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit, injuries are the number one cause of death for people aged 1 to 44, and the reason for over 35,000 hospital visits and 8,000 permanent disabilities every year in B.C. Most injuries are predictable and preventable.
“Injuries represent an often overlooked problem, but the real tragedy is that we pay too little attention to the simple things we can do to avoid injuries and the suffering that results,” says Dr. Murray Fyfe, Interim Vice President – Population Health and Chief Medical Health Officer for Island Health.
Transport-related injuries are just one cause of injury and remain a leading cause of death for children and youth, and a leading cause of hospitalization for adults aged 25 to 34. Speed, distracted driving and driving under the influence…