#MyIslandHealth Stories

Island Health bolsters youth outreach and support across Vancouver Island

Youth experiencing serious substance use challenges have benefited from enhanced outreach and support services in communities across Vancouver Island, thanks to Y-STAR teams established throughout 2022.

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Health Career Access Program Improving Recruitment of Health Care Assistants

Island Health is benefiting from more health care assistants as the Health Career Access Program makes training more accessible to new health-care workers.

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Inspirational Island Health employees embark on Road to Recovery

A pair of Cowichan-based Island Health employees are cycling across Canada this summer to raise funds and awareness about mental health, homelessness, substance use and brain injuries - and how these issues are so connected. 

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Island Health nurses support each other in the growing use of electronic health records

National Nursing Week is an opportunity to celebrate Island Health nurses who are helping advance the electronic health record across the region.

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Our Nurses. Our Future: Celebrating all Island Health nurses during National Nursing Week

This year’s nursing week theme, May 8-14, is Our Nurses. Our Future. This is an opportunity to reflect on and recognize how nurses have been critical in shaping and transforming care to better meet the changing needs of the population they serve.

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Island Health Community Wellness Grant helps families to enjoy the benefits of bike riding

Thanks to an Island Health Community Wellness Grant, non-profit organization, Capital Bike, has been teaching Victoria families how to safely enjoy family bike rides.

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Celebrating Island Health’s Hospital Porters

This week, February 20-24, hospitals across the province are celebrating Hospital Porters Appreciation Week, which is a perfect opportunity to learn more about how hospital porters fulfill a vital service for our hospitals, especially for patients. 

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Island Health memory clinic teams supports those living with memory loss

January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, a time to learn more about dementia and its impact on patients, families and caregivers. Island Health’s primary care memory clinics support patients and families concerned about memory loss. 

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Memory clinic team supports those living with memory loss

A Victoria primary care memory clinic team is supporting patients and families concerned about memory loss. The service is one of two primary care memory clinics established last year in Island Health. 

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Addiction Medicine Consult Services improve health outcomes for patients in hospitals

Substance use disorders can impact each and every one of us. Perhaps you've experienced this first-hand, or have someone in your life who is impacted by substance use.

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