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Therapeutic Recreation - Leisure...Living Well (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

Poster promoting the practice of therapeutic recreation. (English) Colour

Healthy Whole Grains (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

Overview on healthy whole grains. (English) Colour

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English (262582), Chinese - Traditional (265348), Hindi (265349), Punjabi (265350)

Home Support Services [English] Permalink Public

This pamphlet provides information on home support including what to expect during the visit from the community health worker. (English) Colour

Winter Readiness Checklist: At home and in the community [English] Permalink Public

A checklist to help you and people in your community be safe and healthy in cold, wet weather. (English) Colour

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English (268325), Arabic (268353), Chinese - Simplified (268354), Chinese - Traditional (268355), Punjabi (268360), Spanish (268361), Tigrinya (268363)

Preventing Infections in Long-Term Care [English] Permalink Public

Information on how to prevent infections in long-term care. (English) Colour

Benefits of Video Visits [English] Permalink Public

We want to offer you convenient and reliable health care services. We are using virtual tools to stay connected with the people we care for, such as Zoom, What’s App, and FaceTime. This sheet explains the benefits of video visits. (English) Colour

Carbapenemase Producing Organisms in Long-term Care – Information for Residents [English] Permalink Public

Explains what Carbapenemase Producing Organisms (CPO) are, how we treat CPO infections, and how to stop the spread of these germs in care homes. (English) Colour

Blood Glucose Testing - Two Tests a Day at Alternating Times (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

When in hospital, and following discharge, patients are instructed to self-monitor their blood glucose at home. They are instructed to test their blood glucose two or more times daily, before meals and before bed. This resource addresses needs of patients in the hospital, and can be used by both patients and nurses. Who else would benefit from this resource? Patients in the out-patient programs,especially patients with type 2 diabetes who are new to insulin (They are instructed to test their blood glucose twice daily, before meals and before bed.) (English) Colour

Paracentesis (Lower Mainland) [English] Permalink Public

This pamphlet provides a brief description of the medical imaging procedure paracentesis including information on who will be performing procedure?, prior to procedure instructions, what happens during procedure?, will it hurt?, how long it will take?, risks or complications, what happens afterwards?, follow-up instructions and information on who to contact if experiencing problems. Paracentesis is the removal of fluid from around the organs in your abdomen. This area is called the abdominal cavity. A build-up of fluid in the abdominal cavity is called ascites. There are a number of different reasons for this fluid build-up. You might already know why this has happened or this procedure might be done to help find out why. (English) Colour

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English (264545), French (264804)

Preparing for Your Surgery and Hospital Stay (Eagle Ridge Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

This booklet gives general information on preparing for surgery and hospital stay with the focus on the best recovery possible. Find information on how to prepare yourself in the months, weeks, and days before your surgery as well as very specific information on how to get ready the night before and morning of surgery. We also describe generally what to expect before and after surgery. Use this booklet along with the information we give you on about your specific surgery. (English) Colour