Stay tuned!įor more information about HealthLink BC, visit our About Us page. We anticipate that the tools will be available in the coming weeks. These include Breastfeeding Buddy, Sodium Sense, the Resource Order Form and Shopping Sense. Some of HealthyFamilies BC tools require a bit more attention before we can make them available here on the HealthLinkBC website. If you are interested in receiving A Picture of Health updates, please subscribe here. It highlights services available throughout the province, and explains how different parts of the health-care system work together to improve care for all people. They may include blood tests other lab tests to look for extra protein in the urine as well as other symptoms. Instead, we encourage you to sign up for the Ministry of Health’s A Picture of Health e-newsletter.Ī Picture of Health provides stories from patients and people working in B.C.’s health-care system. If your blood pressure reading is high (140/90 or higher), especially after the 20th week of pregnancy, your provider will likely want to run some tests. The option to sign-up for HealthyFamilies BC content updates and newsletter subscriptions is no longer available. It provided online tools, programs and resources on healthy eating, pregnancy and parenting, and activity and lifestyle. Topics include:įor the past 11 years, the HealthyFamilies BC website provided families with trusted health resources and information. It is important to get screened and treated for. The site menu received a refresh that makes for easier navigation. Pregnancy can cause high BP, or it may develop because of other risk factors you had before you became pregnant.
You’ll find featured topics and healthy living articles on the main page. Along with the addition of HealthyFamilies BC content, we’ve updated the look and feel of the HealthLinkBC.ca site. What You Can Expectįinding the information you need, when you need it, just got easier. Whether it’s finding important information about what to do when your child has the flu, or simply learning about healthy food choices for your family, you’ll find the information you need in this new, single online source. We also work with our knowledgebase supplier Healthwise® to provide information on thousands of illnesses and conditions and other health topics. Ministry of Health and health organizations in British Columbia. Our content is reviewed by our internal clinical team, our team of registered dietitians and qualified exercise professionals and expert partners from the B.C. We work with experts in healthcare to create health information that you can trust.
On November 30, 2021, content from HealthyFamilies BC moved to join the over 5,000 medically approved health and nutrition topics that exist on our site. HealthLinkBC.ca has become the Ministry of Health’s one-stop shop for health information in B.C. HealthyFamilies BC has merged with HealthLinkBC.ca! You can now find your favourite healthy living and wellness articles from HealthyFamilies BC, on HealthLinkBC.ca.