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Physicians, nurses, health scientists, health policy specialists and community advocates working together to advocate for evidence-based health policies in BC.
Long COVID Web: Webinar Series – Session 2
Protect Our Province BC’s Dr. Filiatrault participated in this Long COVID Web presentation on November 14, 2023. Along with Dr. Bhéreur, a prior guest on our POP BC briefings, Dr. Filiatrault emphasized the need for “true public health” to prevent COVID infections and reinfections among Canadians. Barring this, more and more Canadians will develop longterm chronic illnesses and disabilities at the same time as our healthcare system is unravelling.
CTV News: Dozens sign open letter urging ‘safe return to school’ amid respiratory illness concerns
“With students returning to B.C. classrooms in four weeks, an open letter to the province is outlining five things the signatories say must be addressed to ensure ‘a safe return to school.'”
Read Angela Jung’s article in CTV News about PoP BC’s open letter to the Ministers of Health and Education on what’s needed to keep kids safe in school this fall.
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ACTION: Download or print a PoP BC poster on how to hold inclusive events in your community (translations available!)
PoP BC’s mission is to provide evidence-based public health guidance in an effort to collectively reduce the spread of COVID-19. You can support our efforts and contribute to our mission by helping us get the word out.
In BC, there is an ongoing attempt to dismiss the severity of COVID-19 and to pressure people to ‘get back to normal’. But the virus is still circulating (the current version is the most infectious yet) and people are still getting sick. At the same time, we all want to see each other and enjoy our lives – how do we do that without excluding people who are still taking precautions to avoid getting COVID (or giving it to others)?
PoP BC is happy to share these posters on how to hold inclusive events, available in the following languages: Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, Filipino, French, Korean, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, and Vietnamese.
These graphics are designed for sharing, whether by email, on social media, or by printing and distributing in your local area or your workplace. Click on the button below to find PDFs and images of how to host events that don’t exclude vulnerable members of your community.
