Vancouver Coastal Health - Public Health

Locate health care services in Vancouver, Richmond, North and West Vancouver and along the Sea-to-Sky Highway, Sunshine Coast and BC’s Central Coast.

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Communicable Diseases

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
Location

Child and Youth Immunization Program - Richmond Richmond
Communicable Disease Control - North Shore North & West Vancouver
Communicable Disease Control - Sea to Sky Sea to Sky
Gilwest Clinic Richmond
Infectious Diseases - Inpatient British Columbia,North & West Vancouver,Powell River,Richmond,Sea to Sky,Sunshine Coast,Vancouver
Infectious Diseases - Outpatient British Columbia,Central Coast,North & West Vancouver,Powell River,Richmond,Sea to Sky,Sunshine Coast,Vancouver
Influenza Vaccinations Central Coast,North & West Vancouver,Powell River,Richmond,Sea to Sky,Sunshine Coast,Vancouver
Needle Exchange Richmond,Sea to Sky,Sunshine Coast,Vancouver
Public Health Nurse Telephone Resource Sea to Sky
Safe Babies Program North & West Vancouver,Richmond,Vancouver
School Health Program - Sea to Sky Sea to Sky
School Health Program Vancouver
School Health Program - North Shore North & West Vancouver
School Immunization Vancouver
School Immunization - North Shore North & West Vancouver
Tropical Medicine Clinic British Columbia,Central Coast,North & West Vancouver,Powell River,Richmond,Sea to Sky,Sunshine Coast,Vancouver
Vancouver Coastal Health Travel Clinic Richmond,Vancouver
Well Baby Clinics Sea to Sky
West Nile Virus Program Central Coast,North & West Vancouver,Powell River,Richmond,Sea to Sky,Sunshine Coast,Vancouver