Programs

We work with others to build the capacity of communities to implement evidence-based disease management and prevention programs. 

Community-based heart health literacy and screening 

• hearts@work - supports people to better manage their own health through risk factor screening, motivation-based counselling and goal setting
• hearts-in-training  - offers a combination of health education, a physical activity program and cardiovascular disease risk factor screening  

Clinical prevention training for health professionals 

• Clinical prevention - supports healthcare providers to deliver systematic clinical intervention that lowers the prevalence of tobacco use in BC  

Youth health promotion 

•  hearts@school  - an interactive healthy-living fair for school-aged students 

Rehabilitation for heart patients 

• Heart Manual  - a self-management program for patients with cardiovascular disease and related conditions 

Health system quality improvement 

• Patient Voices Network - involving patients, their families and community stakeholders to participate in primary healthcare system transformation
• Impact BC -  supports quality improvement initiatives in BC's healthcare system