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The BC HealthGuide

The BC HealthGuide
Now available from London Drugs

London Drugs has always believed that a primary role of our pharmacies is to help you become more accountable for your health. We are therefore pleased to be able to provide for you, the new, complimentary edition of the BC HealthGuide.

Published by the B.C. Ministry of Health Services, the 450-page book provides you with helpful advice and information on a number of health issues, including common health concerns, home treatments, chronic diseases, and illness prevention. Although no book can replace the need for doctors, pharmacists and other health professionals, as the book’s preface states: No health professional can replace the need for people to care for themselves.

Helping Your Doctor

Pages 1 and 2 of the BC HealthGuide comprise the Healthwise® Self-care Checklist and the Ask the Doctor Checklist which help you to understand what is troubling you, to itemize your concerns, and to be able to present this accurately to your doctor. (During a visit to the doctor, many people forget to explain or omit certain symptoms that would help the doctor make an accurate diagnosis and determine the best course of action for them.)

If you have a health concern that warrants a visit to the doctor, you should note your answers to the questions, and take these with you. This way, you won’t suddenly remember something you should have told the doctor, after you have left his or her office.

A Wealth of Information

The BC HealthGuide contains a wealth of helpful advice and information that will help you stay as well as you can. Topics include:

Making wise health decisions
Living a healthy life
Healthy aging
Disasters and public health threats (including a disaster supplies checklist)
First Aid and emergencies
Digestive and urinary problems
Back and neck pain
Bone, muscle and joint problems
Chest and respiratory problems
Eye and ear problems
Skin, hair and nail problems
Infant and child health
Chronic conditions (high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, diabetes and more)
Women’s health
Men’s Health
Sexual health
Fitness
Nutrition
Mental health, addictions and mind- body wellness
Complementary medicine
Your home health centre
Health care in British Columbia

Other Wellness Products

When picking up your copy of the BC HealthGuide why not check out the other wellness products and publications available in the pharmacy? These include complimentary copies of London Drugs Focus on bettercare™ magazine, Living with Diabetes (magazine and newsletter), Heart Healthy Living newsletter, medical information videos and health condition informational brochures—all designed to help you better manage your health. In the words of Dr. Perry Kendall, Provincial Health Officer for British Columbia, Doctors, hospitals, and medical devices support us when we are ill; the job of keeping healthy is one where we, as individuals, have a big role to play.