Communicable Diseases

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Dedicated to the prevention and control

Communicable diseases are diseases that can be passed between people through proximity, social contact or intimate contact.

The diseases include influenza (the flu), measles, mumps, whooping cough or tuberculosis.

Our services include:

  • Providing surveillance to review and analyze communicable disease cases
  • Monitoring disease trends
  • Detecting outbreaks
  • Investigating communicable disease outbreaks in order to prevent transmission to others
  • Developing policies for staff and other agencies
  • Implementing programs
  • Consulting on communicable disease issues
  • Educating
  • Acquiring and distribute vaccine 
  • Researching

Resources

Sneezes and Diseases
Sneezes & Diseases is a resource book for parents, providers in child care settings and teachers in elementary schools. It includes prevention information, facts about diarrhea, vomiting & fever, facts about childhood diseases and infestations.

Communicable disease services Click on the links for the services you are interested in learning more about. Links will take you to the Find Services directory listing, which includes descriptions, contact details and related documents for our services.

Service
Locations Served
Child and Youth Immunization Program - RichmondRichmond
Child Health ClinicSea to Sky
Communicable Disease Control - North ShoreNorth & West Vancouver
Communicable Disease Control - Sea to SkySea to Sky
Gilwest ClinicRichmond
Harm Reduction and Needle ExchangeRichmond,Sea to Sky,Sunshine Coast,Vancouver
Influenza VaccinationsCentral Coast,North & West Vancouver,Powell River,Richmond,Sea to Sky,Sunshine Coast,Vancouver
Public Health Nurse Telephone ResourceSea to Sky
Safe Babies Program
School Health ProgramVancouver
School Health Program - North ShoreNorth & West Vancouver
School Health Program - Sea to SkySea to Sky
School ImmunizationVancouver
School Immunization - North ShoreNorth & West Vancouver
Vancouver Coastal Health Travel ClinicRichmond,Vancouver
West Nile Virus ProgramCentral Coast,North & West Vancouver,Powell River,Richmond,Sea to Sky,Sunshine Coast,Vancouver

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