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Nav-CARE is a program where trained volunteers provide navigation services to people with declining health who are living at home.

UBC Okanagan collaboration supports seniors nationally

By Christine Zeindler on March 3, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all Canadians, but isolated older persons have been especially hard hit over the past year.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Faculty of Health and Social Development, School of Nursing

Province partners with Interior universities for COVID-19 research solutions

Province partners with Interior universities for COVID-19 research solutions

By Nathan Skolski on February 18, 2021

The BC Ministry of Health is investing in BC Interior research universities to understand the harmful effects of COVID-19 and mitigate its impact on communities across the province.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, Research, School of Engineering, School of Nursing, Southern Medical Program

The role of the nurse has been front and centre since the pandemic began.

Reflecting on what really was the Year of the Nurse

By Patty Wellborn on December 23, 2020

Even before the term COVID-19 was a household name, the World Health Organization had designated 2020 as the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. It was to be a year of celebration, milestones and recruitment opportunities to encourage more people to think about nursing as a career.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Faculty of Health and Social Development, Health, School of Nursing

Katrina Plamondon, assistant professor in UBC Okanagan’s School of Nursing.

As COVID-19 vaccines roll out, UBCO researcher calls for a level playing field globally

By Nathan Skolski on December 7, 2020

As the Canadian government plans for a mass inoculation campaign with the soon-to-be available COVID-19 vaccines, a UBC Okanagan researcher, together with more than 100 health researchers across the country, is asking the government to think globally, not locally.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Faculty of Health and Social Development, Health, School of Nursing

From COVID-19 to Type 2 diabetes—what’s new in breastfeeding?

From COVID-19 to Type 2 diabetes—what’s new in breastfeeding?

By Christine Zeindler on September 30, 2020

Breast is still best for babies, even during a pandemic, according to one UBC Okanagan nursing professor and women’s health expert.

Posted in Media Releases, Spotlight | Tagged Faculty of Health and Social Development, Research, School of Nursing

Don’t treat a COVID-19 vaccine like we did toilet paper, says UBC prof

Don’t treat a COVID-19 vaccine like we did toilet paper, says UBC prof

By Nathan Skolski on September 24, 2020

With governments around the world seeking to develop and distribute a COVID-19 vaccine and put a stop to the spread of the virus, one UBC Okanagan researcher says we should resist the urge to engage in nationalist policies for global health issues.

Posted in Media Releases, Spotlight | Tagged Faculty of Health and Social Development, Health, Research, School of Nursing

A young person vaping an e-cigarette.

UBCO researchers link advertising to uptick in youth vaping

By Nathan Skolski on August 11, 2020

UBC researchers are raising the alarm about the increase of vaping among teenagers and how e-cigarette marketing strategies target youth. 

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Faculty of Health and Social Development, Health, Research, School of Nursing, School of Social Work

UBCO associate professor Nelly Oelke is one of the researchers receiving funding from the interior university research coalition for her work in mental health resilience in rural communities

Research collaborations tackle challenges faced by rural BC residents

By Nathan Skolski on July 13, 2020

Supported by the Interior University Research Coalition’s (IURC) Regional/Rural/Remote Communities (R3C) Collaborative Research Grant, three Interior university research teams will address the complex problems faced by British Columbians who live outside large metropolitan areas.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Faculty of Health and Social Development, Health, Research, School of Engineering, School of Nursing

Rick Mercer will deliver the 2020 keynote address. Mercer was a 2010 UBC honorary degree recipient.

UBC Okanagan celebrates the class of 2020

By Patty Wellborn on June 15, 2020

UBC Okanagan’s Convocation of 2020 will go down in history as a unique event. Instead of students, parents and faculty joining together on campus, the celebrations will be held virtually.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged College of Graduate Studies, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, Faculty of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Management, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, School of Education, School of Engineering, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, School of Nursing

Katrina Plamondon, assistant professor in UBC Okanagan’s School of Nursing.

UBCO researcher says equity is key to global health

By Patty Wellborn on May 15, 2020

A UBC researcher says the COVID-19 outbreak provides a distinct example of how different populations are differentially affected by health issues.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Faculty of Health and Social Development, Research, School of Nursing

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