Get documents about "Team awarded grant to further development of chlamydia vaccine lu vaccine
W
Description
Team awarded grant to further development of chlamydia vaccine lu vaccine
Shared by: benbenzhou
-
Stats
- views:
- 11
- posted:
- 8/1/2010
- language:
- English
- pages:
- 10
Document Sample
August 15, 2008
N E W S F O R A N D A B O U T T H E P E O P L E O F T H E P H S A
Team awarded grant to further development of chlamydia
vaccine
been awarded a prestigious resent a fundamental breakthrough in
US National Institutes of global health."
Health (NIH) grant to fur- Every year, chlamydia infects over 92
ther their work on a vaccine million people globally and is often
for chlamydia. called a 'silent' disease because close to
They will receive more than three quarters of infected women and
$1 million over five years to about half of infected men have no
further their scientific break- symptoms. It is linked to 60,000 mater-
through that identified T-cell nal deaths per year due to ectopic preg-
antigens as a viable chlamy- nancy and is a major cofactor
dia vaccine candidate (T- facilitating the transmission of HIV.
cells are a type of white
blood cell). Initial trials of
this vaccine in animals have
shown success in preventing In this issue...
infection. The NIH grant
Team awarded grant to further development of
will enable further refine-
chlamydia vaccine ............................................. 1
ment of the vaccine and
Give yourself a mental health check-up .............. 2
pave the way for potential Screening mammography celebrates 20th
human clinical anniversary ........................................................ 3
trials. Making sharps safe ............................................ 4
Network develops infrastructure to facilitate
"This is a landmark invest- genomics research ............................................ 4
(L-R) Dr. Robert Brunham, provincial execu-
ment in the health of women and men New service to navigate mental health and sub-
tive director, BC Centre for Disease Control stance use resources for youth........................... 5
with Karuna Karunakaran, research associ- across the globe," said Dr. Brunham.
Spotlight on your health .................................5/10
ate. "Our approach represents an important
News from IMIT ...............................................6-7
new tool in the arsenal against infec-
News from Facilities & Planning ......................... 7
Dr. Robert Brunham, provincial execu- tious diseases. With control programs
Kudos ................................................................ 8
tive director at the BC Centre for failing in many countries, including
Professional and leadership development
Disease Control and Dr. Leonard J. Canada, the development of a safe and opportunities ..................................................... 9
Foster, assistant professor at UBC, have effective chlamydia vaccine would rep-
1
Give yourself a mental health check-up with FeelingBetterNow®
Most people get regular check-ups with a discussion with your physician. If you
their physician in order to assess their return to the website and re-take the
Did you know?
physical health, but rarely pay the same assessment, the system will compare
PHSA offers other mental
attention to their mental health. In your results with your previous respons-
health resources
today's fast-paced world with countless es to indicate progress or change.
?
FeelingBetterNow® is one of sev-
responsibilities, stresses and commit- Access to the program is anonymous,
eral resources the PHSA provides
ments, it's important to assess our men- and you will be prompted to create a
?
in order to help employees assess
tal well-being in order to make sure we nickname and password before you
and improve their mental health.
are the healthiest we can be. If you're begin. There is no link between any
Other resources available include
interested giving yourself a mental nickname or password and the individ-
the “Antidepressant Skills at Work”
health check-up, try ual who created it, and there will be no
self care manual, which provides
FeelingBetterNow® (FBN). communication back to managers or
accurate information about depres-
FeelingBetterNow® is a completely your employer about your use of
sion, and the Employee & Family
confidential online self-assessment tool FeelingBetterNow®. If you registered
Assistance Program, which offers
designed to identify symptoms of with FBN during the pilot program,
free, confidential, short-term coun-
depression and other mental illnesses, your password and user name will
selling services to eligible PHSA
and factors that impact your mental remain the same.
employees and family members to
health. The questionnaire takes approxi-
?
For more information on provide assistance for personal,
mately 20 to 30 minutes to complete FeelingBetterNow® and other mental relationship and workplace issues.
?
and is available 24 hours a day, seven health resources provided by PHSA, These, as well as other information
days a week at visit the Employee Health Fairs taking and resources are available on the
www.feelingbetternow.com/phsa (access place at the following dates/locations: Health Promotion Services section
code: fbnphsa) from any computer with
Sept. 30: Riverview Hospital (HEY of the portal.
internet access.
Building learning & development
The PHSA piloted FeelingBetterNow® rooms)
from Nov. 15, 2007 until April 30,
Oct. 1: Children's and BC Women's
2008. During this period over 1074 peo-
Oak Street campus (Shaughnessy
ple registered in the program. Based on
Auditorium)
the tool's success, PHSA has signed a
two-year contract with Healthcare Oct. 3: BC Cancer Agency Vancouver
Benefit Trust to continue offering FBN Centre (John Jambor Room)
Pulse is published by the PHSA
to PHSA staff. If you would like more information
Corporate Communications
The questionnaire uses current best about FeelingBetterNow®, contact
Office on the 15th of each
practice medical guidelines in the pre- Dawn Palmer, director of employee
month, or next business day.
vention, identification, diagnosis, treat- wellness & safety at dpalmer@phsa.ca
Your story ideas and feedback
ment and follow-up of mental health or 604.875.7233.
are welcomed. Please contact
and emotional concerns. Based on your the Pulse editor, Lori Last at
results, FBN may provide you with llast@phsa.ca or 604.675.7416.
resources and/or data from your assess-
ment that you can print and use to start
PULSE NEWSLETTER August 15, 2008
2
Screening mammography celebrates 20th anniversary
Twenty years ago, Jean Orr, a 78 year
old retired ballet dancer, became the
first woman in BC to receive a screen-
ing mammogram from the BC Cancer
Agency's Screening Mammography
Program (SMP).
"You can't wait until something bad
happens. It's very important to be
proactive in taking care of your own
body," said Orr, a proud mother of six,
grandmother to 19 and great-grand-
mother to two. "After getting my first
mammogram, two of my colleagues
and I created a buddy system, and over
the next 12 years, the three of us made
it a regular event to get screened
together. I continue to get checked, and
I encourage all women to do the same" Hon. Mary Polak, Minister of Healthy Living and Sport (front right) and SMP's first patient
Since giving its first screening mammo- Jean Orr (front left) join Dr. Andy Coldman, BCCA VP of Population Oncology (rear, at far
gram on July 18, 1988, the SMP has right) and other SMP founders on July 18 to celebrate SMP's 20th anniversary.
gone on to perform more than four mil- mortality through early detection."
lion examinations. Last year, the SMP
Over the last two decades, the SMP has Did you know?
screened over 277,000 BC women.
taken strides to improve the program
Regular screening mammograms have The BC government has renamed
and increase participation rates. For
shown to reduce the death rate from the Ministry of Health to the
example, to reach out to diverse com-
breast cancer by 24 percent in the
province.
munities across the province, the SMP
? Ministry of Health Services. The
?
government has also created a
created new education brochures in
new Ministry of Healthy Living and
The SMP collaborates closely with
regional health authorities to ensure that
Chinese and Punjabi languages. It is
also piloting a program to fund First ??
Sport, led by Mary Polak, which
??
will focus on a number of areas
eligible women, no matter where they Nations women residing in communi-
previously within MoH's domain,
live, can access screening mammogra- ties inaccessible by road to travel to a
including responsibility for health
phy. fixed or mobile centre for screening
promotion and protection, aborigi-
"It is through the hard work of commit- mammography.
nal health promotion, public health
ted Agency staff and our partners in the SMP has 37 fixed locations and three planning, communicable disease
community that we have been able to mobile services covering more than 150 prevention, addiction services pro-
run such a successful program over the communities across BC. Women aged motion, healthy living and chronic
?
last 20 years," said Dr. Andy Coldman, 40 to 79 can book an appointment for a disease prevention, water and air
vice president of population oncology. free screening mammogram directly, monitoring, Dial-a-Dietician and
"It is important that all eligible women without a doctor's referral, by calling ActNow BC.
?
take advantage of this program so that 604.660.3639 or 1.800.663.9203.
we can continue to reduce breast cancer
PULSE NEWSLETTER 3 August 15, 2008
Making sharps safe
Keeping our staff safe while at work is Receiving (CPR) laboratory will have representatives to develop policies and
an important priority for PHSA. That's converted to safety scalpels. procedures to protect our staff from all
why we've been working over the past Staff in impacted clinical departments potential blood and body fluid expo-
18 months to convert all PHSA agen- received in-service training during the sures."
cies to safety engineered medical first two weeks of August, and Supply WorkSafe BC requires that all health-
devices to reduce the risk of staff being Chain will start supplying operating care organizations complete the switch
exposed to blood-borne pathogens in room trays with safety scalpels by mid- to safety engineered medical sharps by
the course of doing their jobs. August. Oct. 1, a target PHSA is well on its way
The conversion is nearly complete for "Conversion to safety devices is one to meeting. As well, an authority-wide
needle devices like safety syringes, piece of a broader blood and body flu- blood and body fluids exposure control
IV/catheters and blood collection nee- ids (BBF) exposure control plan plan has been developed and will be
dles. By the end of August, several clin- (ECP)," said Tanya Tang, safety advisor implemented across PHSA agencies to
ical departments at Children's, BC and chair of PHSA's BBF ECP working ensure our compliance with
Women's, the Vancouver Centre of the group. "The working group is currently WorkSafeBC regulations.
BC Cancer Agency and PHSA collaborating with clinical and union
Laboratories’ Central Processing &
New network develops infrastructure to facilitate genomics
research
If you encounter families with genetic forms and experts in analyzing genetic can pinpoint regions within the genome
diseases or children with developmental data. responsible for disease traits and can
delays and wish you knew more about BC is at the forefront of genomics study family inheritance patterns with
the genetic cause or inheritance mecha- research and is already reaping benefits greater resolution than ever before.
nism, then read on. A new network has for its health-care system. Adverse drug "To develop diagnostics and improved
been formed to help find answers to reactions cause a strain on the Canadian treatments, we must facilitate research,”
questions just like these. health-care system to the tune of $13 said Jan Friedman, BCCGN co-founder
You may believe current standards of billion. "We are helping understand and and head, genetics for the Child &
scientific knowledge and medical treat- diagnose genetic factors which prede- Family Research Institute. “Interested
ment for some of these cases needs termine susceptibility to drugs" said clinicians can get involved by contact-
improving, but you don't have the time Michael Hayden, BCCGN co-founder ing BCCGN with ideas for research
or knowledge to investigate this further. and director and senior scientist, Centre projects or interesting families that can
Maybe you heard about advances in for Molecular Medicine and be studied to help better understand the
identifying and sequencing genes and Therapeutics, Child & Family Research underlying genetic causes of their con-
wonder whether they can be applied to Institute. ditions"
questions you are interested in. The technologies used for this work are For more information on the BC
The BC Clinical Genomics Network advancing rapidly. The capacity of Clinical Genomics Network, visit
(BCCGN) was created to develop infra- DNA sequencing platforms is 350 times www.bccgn.ca or contact the network
structure that will facilitate genomics greater and a fraction of the cost of coordinator, Shelin Adam at
research, including connecting clini- those used in the Human Genome 604.875.2000 ext 6063 or
cians to state-of-the-art technology plat- Project. Using these technologies we ashelin@interchange.ubc.ca.
PULSE NEWSLETTER 4 August 15, 2008
Free, one-stop service to help parents navigate mental health
and substance use resources
BC families with children and youth family member's needs and outline pos- The Kelty Resource Centre can be
with mental health or substance use dis- sible options such as providing direc- accessed by phone at 604.875.2084 or
orders have a new option for getting the tion to community intake resources 1.800.665.1822, by email at
help they need thanks to the Kelty through the Ministry of Children and keltycentre@bcmhs.bc.ca, or online at
Resource Centre – a free, one-stop vir- Family Development, and other servic- www.bcmhas.ca/KeltyResourceCentre.
tual resource centre that will link them es, useful websites, brochures, books,
The Kelty Resource Centre may also be
to appropriate information and services videos and other information.
visited in person at:
that are tailored to their individual
"The benefits of this health promotion Mental Health Building
needs.
initiative will include opportunities for BC Children's Hospital
The Kelty Resource Centre is designed prevention, early detection and inter- Room P3-302, 3rd Floor
to help families at all stages of address- vention of mental health and addiction 4500 Oak Street
ing mental health and addiction issues, issues, increased understanding of the Vancouver
whether they are just beginning to seek signs and symptoms, and greater aware-
Hours of operation:
help or are already involved in services. ness of the availability of help and
Tuesday: 9 am -5 pm
Family members simply contact the where to find it," said Peter Coleridge,
Wednesday: 1-7 pm
centre by phone, or email, or they can vice president, education and popula-
Thursday: 1-7 pm
visit it in the Mental Health Building at tion health, BC Mental Health &
BC Children's Hospital. Centre staff Addiction Services.
will ask questions, help identify the
Spotlight on your health
If you're trying to get out of week earlier in life had a reduced risk that exercising when you're tired will
exercising…don't of developing the mild cognitive leave you even more fatigued.
Remember that there's one consistent impairment thought to be a precursor
It slows down aging
finding in health research, and it’s that to Alzheimer's.
One measure of aging is tail ends of
exercise helps you live longer and bet-
It boosts your energy DNA strands, which are called telom-
ter. Five new studies confirm what
Pedaling at an easy pace on a station- eres. Each time a cell divides; the
experts keep telling us: Every little bit
ary bike relieved fatigue by as much as telomere unravels and shortens, even-
of effort counts.
65 percent in people who complained tually dictating a cell's death. When
It wards off Alzheimer's of exhaustion, according to a study at British researchers examined the DNA
In a study of more than 800 elderly the University of Georgia. And that of more than 1,000 pairs of twins –
adults, Mayo Clinic researchers found was after only six weeks of three- some of whom were active, others
that those who engaged in moderate times-a-week 20 minute workouts. couch potatoes – they found that the
physical exercise two to five times a The authors say this dispels the myth most active twin's telomeres were
. . . continued on page 10
PULSE NEWSLETTER 5 August 15, 2008
News you can use
from IMIT
Understanding the new IMIT should be activated. numbers or patient information are
polices Setting a "strong" password also helps stored in secure locations.
In May, we introduced the new IMIT protect patient, personal and other con- l
Wipe clean white boards/flip charts
policies which cover a wide-range of fidential information you store on the that might contain sensitive or confi-
technology-related topics. Over the network. A strong password: dential information.
next few issues of Pulse we are going l
Isn't based on your personal informa- For more information, please refer to
to look at some of these policies in tion (e.g. birthday, first/last name and the IT Security Policy and the PHSA
more detail to help you use PHSA com- telephone number) or by adding a Clear Desk and Screen Policy on the
puter resources appropriately and take number/character to the PHSA Portal.
steps to protect employee and patient beginning/end of your personal
data. information. Technology Replacement
Project underway
Protecting the PHSA network l
Should be a minimum of seven char-
acters and should contain characters This week, IMIT began a project to
Last week, we heard about a virus that
from three of the following four cat- replace 3500 personal computers at
had infected some PHSA computers.
egories: PHSA and its agencies over the next
This virus was gathering passwords
eight months. The Technology
and sending them to organized crimi- English uppercase characters
l
Replacement Project (TRP) will be
nals who would use them to access (A - Z)
assessing computers in various depart-
bank accounts and other personal English lowercase characters
l
ment and work areas to determine
information. (a - z)
which ones are in scope for this proj-
While no system is completely failsafe, Base 10 digits (0 - 9); and,
l
ect.
we can all take steps to reduce the risk Non alphanumeric (For example:
l
!, $, #, or %). The purpose of the project is to replace
that the PHSA's network is compro-
Simple steps at your workstation can machines that are approaching the end
mised. First and foremost, all PHSA
also help protect patient and personal of, or have exceeded their four-year
computers, laptops and personal digital
data. Before leaving a work area: warranty and to keep machines in rota-
assistants must be password protected.
tion that meet the requirements of
In addition, you shouldn't use the l
Tidy up so that personally identifi-
newer software applications. The hard
"remember password" feature on any able or confidential materials are not
drives of machines taken out of circu-
software application, including web- left in plain view.
lation are destroyed in compliance with
sites you visit using Internet Explorer. Lock your workstation screen or shut Ministry of Health Services privacy
l
You can protect your system further by down your computer. requirements. The remaining compo-
setting your computer to automatically l
Ensure that personally identifiable or nents are sold at auction, with proceeds
go into password protect mode after a confidential materials such as user going towards the purchase of new
period of not being used – the more IDs and passwords, employee machines.
sensitive your data, the more quickly badges, PHSA contracts and finan- . . . continued on page 7
the password protect screensaver cial documentation and account
PULSE NEWSLETTER 6 August 15, 2008
News you can use from IMIT
. . . continued from page 6
PCs will be replaced at the following l
Forensic Psychiatric Hospital A representative from the project will
locations and in the following order.
l
Riverview Hospital be in touch with department heads and
l
BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver
The TRP will start at BC Children's managers regarding the impact of the
Centre
Hospital and BC Women's Hospital & l
BC Cancer Agency, Fraser Valley project on their department. Questions
Health Centre and then move on to the Cancer Centre about the TRP project can be directed
following sites:
l
BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver to Richard West, project manager, at
Island Centre
l
Sunny Hill Health Centre rwest@phsa.ca.
l
BC Centre for Disease Control
l
BC Cancer Agency, Centre for the l
PHSA Corporate Offices
Southern Interior l
BC Transplant
News you can use from
Facilities & Planning
Start now to conserve energy: with various areas to determine ways l
Take advantage of daylight; don't
Five easy ways to do your to become more energy efficient. turn on a light if you don't need to.
part A significant impact on energy con- l
Turn off the lights, portable fans, air
Did you know that we consume about sumption can be made with just a small conditioners (and heaters in the win-
17 per cent more energy in the summer effort from everyone who works on our ter), in rooms you aren't using as
months than in winter? All staff mem- sites. With more than 10,000 staff well as at the end of your day or
bers, physicians, and volunteers at members, physicians, and volunteers shift.
PHSA sites are invited to take up the doing their part, we'll be well on our l
Reduce the number of personal items
challenge to make our facilities as way to achieving our goal. So, take up in use, such as kettles and toasters.
energy efficient as possible. By doing the challenge and start thinking green! Create common areas between
your part, you'll be contributing to Five easy ways to do your part: departments and share these items. It
improving the environment and helping saves space, reduces cooking odours,
l
Enable the power management fea-
PHSA conserve valuable resources. and creates a friendly atmosphere.
tures of your computers, monitors,
We're setting a goal of a five per cent and photocopiers so that they will If you have any questions, a tip for
reduction in the overall amount of enter "sleep mode" when not in use saving energy, wish to report wasteful
energy used by Oct. 31, 2008. for more than 15 minutes. use of energy, or would like help con-
Facilities & Planning is working on serving energy in your area, contact
l
Turn off your monitors and photo-
increasing the efficiency of our light- John Percival, senior project manager,
copiers at the end of your day or
ing, hot water, and heating and ventila- at 604.875.2991 or jpercival@cw.bc.ca.
shift.
tion systems and will be consulting
PULSE NEWSLETTER 7 August 15, 2008
Kudos
recognizing our accomplishments
Team wins Continuing Raymond Fang, senior statistical scien- Learning & Development, Children's
Medical Education and tist, Population & Public Health, and and BC Women's, was involved in the
Professional Development included Interpreting the Narrowed educational research design and assess-
Award Gender Gap in Life Expectancy in ment of this module. Rita Dekleer
Under the leadership of Dr. Shaila British Columbia (Raymond Fang, from the Infection Control department
Misri, the BC Women's Reproductive John Millar, Helen McMaster, Lydia was involved in content review.
Mental Health Program has won the Drasic of PHSA and Rosemary Armour
The module will ensure consistent
UBC Department Psychiatry of MoH), which won first prize for that
infection control training across disci-
Continuing Medical Education and day's poster session, and Recognizing
plines and regions. It is currently
Professional Development Award. The Hospital Utilization Patterns by Risk
offered at Children's and BC Women's,
team was recognized for the calibre Factors (Raymond Fang, John Millar
VCH and Fraser Health. To access the
and prolific nature of their presenta- of PHSA and James Lu of VCH).
module, go to LearningHub at
tions and publications at a local, One more HEABC award https://learninghub.phsa.ca and search
national, and international level.
Pulse recently found out about one for Infection Control Basics.
Congratulations to Shaila, Dr. Diana
more Health Employers Association of Author, author
Carter, Dr. Deirdre Ryan, Dr. Shimi
BC Excellence in BC Healthcare
Kang, and the rest of the team. Melinda Mui, corporate director,
Award involving PHSA staff. The
Supply Chain, has written a book
Population Health research on Award of Merit was given to the
called Transformational Leadership.
display Infection Control Basics (ICB) online
Available from www.amazon.com, the
Two PHSA posters were accepted and module. The module was developed by
book is based on a research project she
presented at the 2008 Society for PHSA, Vancouver Coastal Health
conducted at Children's and BC
Epidemiological Research (SER) Authority, and the Occupational Health
Women's and provides insights into
Conference in Chicago in late June. and Safety Agency for Healthcare in
organizational culture and change.
The posters were presented by BC. Margaret Landstrom, director,
?Did you know?
?
?
?
?
Canadian Blood Services faces blood shortages this summer
? ?
Canadian Blood Services (CBS) knows that blood donors are unsung heroes – ordinary men and women who give time after
time to save the lives of thousands of ill patients in hospitals across the country. And just like true heroes, the need for blood
?
never takes a break for summertime. Blood is needed for those suffering from cancer, experiencing traumas and undergoing
?
surgeries all year round. Across the country patient demand for blood has increased, meaning CBS will need more blood
?
?
donors to help them get through the summer. In BC, at least 15,000 people will need to donate blood from now until the end
of August to meet hospital patients' needs. ?
Please call 1.888.2.DONATE (1.888.236.6283) to book an appointment or for more information about mobile clinics happen-
ing near your community. Clinic and donor eligibility is also available at www.blood.ca.
PULSE NEWSLETTER 8 August 15, 2008
Professional and Leadership
Development Opportunities
PHSA Learning & Development is PHSA Professional & Personal Sept 5, 10 am - 12 pm
pleased to offer the following non-clin- Development Location: Room C311, C&W
ical courses and workshops to all Adapting to Change Sept 9, 10 am - 12 pm
PHSA staff. Please register through Aug. 26, 12:30-4:30 pm Location: Room C311, C&W
the LearningHub Location: Classroom 1, Henry Esson Employee Wellness & Safety
(https://learninghub.phsa.ca). Most Young (HEY) Building, RVH Steps to Safety (previously the Steps 1
workshops/courses are offered at no
Integrated Project Management Part & 2 courses)
charge unless clearly stated on the cal-
1: Project Initiation & Planning (2 Sept 15, 1-4 pm
endar.
days) Location: Classroom 4, HEY Bldg,
For assistance with your non-clinical Oct 9 &10, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm RVH
learning and development needs, Location: West Wing Conference Register Online
please contact the following: Room, City Square
Children's, BC Women's, and Dec 11 &12, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Corporate Services: Location: West Wing Conference Location guide
Pam Schmidt, organizational develop- Room, City Square BCCRC: BC Cancer Research Centre, 675
ment specialist (pschmidt@cw.bc.ca, Integrated Project Management Part West 10th Ave., Vancouver
BCT: BC Transplant, 3rd Floor, West Tower,
604.875.2000, ext. 5436). 2: Project Execution, Control and
555 West 12th Ave., Vancouver
BC Cancer Agency, BC Centre for Close-out City Square: 4th Floor East Tower, 555
Disease Control, BC Transplant, BC Sept 12, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm West 12th Ave, Vancouver
Location: West Wing Conference CSI: Centre for the Southern Interior, BC
Renal Agency and PHSA Laboratories:
Cancer Agency, 399 Royal Avenue, Kelowna
Jen Lund, organizational development Room, City Square
C&W: Children's & BC Women's, 4500 Oak
specialist (jlund2@phsa.ca, Nov 14, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Street, Vancouver
604.877.6139). Location: West Wing Conference FAIRMONT: BCCA Computer Lab, 603-750
Room, City Square West Broadway, Vancouver
BC Mental Health & Addiction FPS: Forensic Psychiatric Hospital, 70
Services Learninghub Class Coordinator Colony Farm Rd., Port Coquitlam
Charlene Mellors, HR Training FVC: Fraser Valley Centre, BC Cancer
Aug 19, 10 am - 12 pm Agency, 13750 96th Avenue, Surrey
(cmellors2@phsa.ca, 604.524.7471).
RVH: Riverview Hospital, 2601 Lougheed
Location: Room C311, C&W
If you would like to use the online cal- Hwy, Coquitlam
Aug 22, 10 am - 12 pm SHHCC: Sunny Hill Health Centre for
endar to promote or manage your
Location: Room C311, C&W Children, 3644 Slocan Street, Vancouver
courses and workshops, contact Karen VIC: Vancouver Island Centre, BC Cancer
Aug 26, 10 am - 12 pm
Irving, organizational development, Agency, 2410 Lee Avenue, Victoria
Location: Room C311, C&W
special projects (kirving2@phsa.ca or VC: Vancouver Centre, BC Cancer Agency,
Aug 29, 10 am - 12 pm 600 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver
604.875.7263).
Location: Room C311, C&W
PULSE NEWSLETTER 9 August 15, 2008
Spotlight on your health…
continued from page 7
longer on average, equal in length to It reduces the need for drug treat-
those of a sedentary individual up to ment Upcoming Events
ten years younger. Walking as little as three to eight miles ...organized by PHSA agencies, services, programs or
our partners, and open to all PHSA employees
a week could reduce the chances of Upcoming Events
It helps manage menopause having to take medication for diabetes, ...organized PHSA
...organized by by PHSA agencies, services, programs o
A eight-year study of 401 pre- and agencies, services, program or our
hypertension, or high cholesterol, and to all to all
our partners, open open PHSA PHSA employees
partners, and
post-menopausal women at Temple employees.
according to a survey of more than
University found that a daily walking For information about upcoming
40,000 men and women. Even less events visit the home page of
routine can decrease feelings of stress likely to be at the pharmacy counter the PHSA Portal.
and anxiety triggered by depleted lev- are those who go for at least one long
els of estrogen. Benefits were seen walk – more than four miles – once a
even with light to moderate levels of week.
effort – the subjects walked 35 minutes
at a pace of 4 miles per hour.
Source: Mayo Clinic; Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, March 2008; Archives of Internal
Medicine, January 28, 2008; Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, January 2008; Medicine &
Science in Sports & Exercise, March 2008; Oprah online.
PULSE NEWSLETTER 10 August 15, 2008
