Health Officers Council of BC https://www.healthofficerscouncil.net Tue, 27 Feb 2024 19:13:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7 155774198 Federal Button Battery Regulation https://www.healthofficerscouncil.net/2024/02/06/federal-button-battery-regulation/ Tue, 06 Feb 2024 21:50:01 +0000 https://www.healthofficerscouncil.net/?p=3107

Letter to Minister of Health | January 25th, 2024

]]> 3107 Position Statement on Alcohol https://www.healthofficerscouncil.net/2024/02/06/position-statement-on-alcohol/ Tue, 06 Feb 2024 21:40:39 +0000 https://www.healthofficerscouncil.net/?p=3100

Letter to Premier Eby, Honourable Ministers, and Provincial Health Officer | January 29th, 2024

Letter to Deputy Prime Minister Freeland | February 23rd, 2024

Position Statement on Alcohol

]]> 3100 Determinants of British Columbia’s Opioid Overdose Emergency https://www.healthofficerscouncil.net/2017/12/07/determinants-of-british-columbias-opioid-overdose-emergency/ Thu, 07 Dec 2017 23:07:58 +0000 http://healthofficerscouncil.net/?p=477

Letter to Premier of BC

Overdose Emergency Determinants

]]> 477 HOC Submission on Cannabis Regulation to BC Government https://www.healthofficerscouncil.net/2017/11/01/hoc-submission-on-cannabis-regulation-to-bc-government/ Wed, 01 Nov 2017 20:43:24 +0000 http://healthofficerscouncil.net/?p=461  

Cannabis Policy and Regulation to Protect and Promote Health and Safety

HOC Cannabis Regulation Perspectives Oct 31 2017

]]> 461 Budget 2015 Consultations https://www.healthofficerscouncil.net/2014/10/22/402/ Wed, 22 Oct 2014 20:41:40 +0000 http://healthofficerscouncil.net/?p=402 Liquor law
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Budget 2015 Consultations: Letter to Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services regarding recent Liquor Policy Review

HOC submission Finance Committee Oct 16 2014

 

 

]]> 402 Op-Ed: Higher speed limits on BC’s provincial highways https://www.healthofficerscouncil.net/2014/07/14/op-ed-higher-speed-limits-on-bcs-provincial-highways-3/ Mon, 14 Jul 2014 18:12:25 +0000 http://healthofficerscouncil.net/?p=385 Screen-Shot-2013-12-04-at-11.29.45-AM-670x400

Vancouver Sun Op-Ed Speed increases July 9 2014 The Health Officers Council of British Columbia | July 2014

]]> 385 New Submission on Liquor Policy Review https://www.healthofficerscouncil.net/2013/10/01/httphealthofficerscouncil-netpositions-and-advocacyregulation-of-psychoactive-substances/ Tue, 01 Oct 2013 16:41:53 +0000 http://healthofficerscouncil.wordpress.com/?p=142 liquor review coverOctober 1, 2013: The Health Officers Council of BC has submitted a brief to the Liquor Policy Review currently being conducted by the Provincial Government. The submission calls for a public health approach to alcohol policy and regulation based on the best scientific evidence available.

The full submission is available here: Liquor Review HOC Sept 9 2013

]]> 142 Health Inequities in British Columbia https://www.healthofficerscouncil.net/2013/04/13/health-inequities-in-british-columbia/ Sat, 13 Apr 2013 20:17:38 +0000 http://healthofficerscouncil.net/?p=355 Health inequities report image 2013Health Inequities in British Columbia| The Health Officers Council of British Columbia | April 2013

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