The series consists of public and preventative health records relating to the development of programs and policies for the provision of prevention services directed at persons and groups who are at risk for developing a health problem, disease or disorder. These programs are guided by the Health Act (RSBC 1996, c. 179); some programs may also fall under the Health Act Communicable Disease Regulations (BC Regulation 567/98), and the Dentists Act (RSBC 1996, c. 94). This series includes records relating to ensuring best evidence policy and program development and maintenance, community health services issues pertaining to cardiovascular disease, communication disorders, musculoskeletal disorders, neurological and behavioral disorders, nutrition issues, and health prevention and promotion; and health services for mentally challenged adults living in the community. Some of the programs/projects documented in these records include ActNow BC, Dial-a-Dietician, BC heart health project, Pregnancy Outreach program, and Action Schools!. These records were created and received by the Population Health and Wellness Division, Ministry of Health between 1987 and 2006 in BC.

The records are arranged alphabetically by project or program, or by issue or title. Record types include correspondence, reports, presentations, briefing notes, research materials, research data, financial statements, program/project planning materials, drafts, notes, and workshop/outreach materials. These records are classified under section 3 public and preventative health of the Community Health Programs ORCS (schedule 122353), 2011. The files are assigned an alphabetical acronym code and the following ORCS numbers: health promotion and prevention projects, programs, initiatives, and strategies (62330-30); non-communicable disease project and program files (62390-30); nutrition project files (62420-30); nutrition program and initiative files (62420-40); and communication disorder hearing and audition projects (62250-30). The series also includes annual, operational, research, statistical, and other reports (62420-45). Some files have been removed for tobacco litigation. These files are identified on the file list as [removed].

CALL NUMBER: T1982:0006 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): John McCreary : Sir William Osler memorial lecture (tape 1) RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1976-03-18 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Sir William Osler Memorial Dinner and Lecture, Devonshire Hotel, Vancouver, 18-Mar-1976. Introductions by head table. Choosing of four "Prince of Good Fellows" from floor. Introductions and testimonials for candidates. TRACK 2: Beginning of Dr. John McCreary's lecture, "Health Care Possibilities", about public health initiatives in Third World and Communist countries.

CALL NUMBER: T1982:0007 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): John McCreary : Sir William Osler memorial lecture (tape 2) RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1976-03-18 SUMMARY: TRACK 1 & 2: Continuation of Dr. John McCreary's lecture, "Health Care Possibilities", with Dr. George Szaz reading from Dr. McCreary's manuscript.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Mrs. Tommy Barrons : public health nurse for forty years PERIOD COVERED: 1935-1975 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1975 SUMMARY: Mrs. Tommy Barrons discusses why she became a nurse. Strict rules for nurses in training. The class of 1937. Attitudes toward women doctors and nurses. Racial and religious discrimination. Training as a public health nurse in Hawaii, Oregon, Florida, Mexico, California -- studying and working in health departments. The Mauna Loa eruption and the Korean War. Lepers on Molokai. Problems of a black family in Miami. Changes in nursing over forty years.;

This series contains legal opinions offered by Attorney General on a wide range of subjects. For more information on the subjects covered, please consult the attached finding aid.

The Dominion Council of Health was established by the federal government in 1919. It provided an opportunity for discussion on a wide range of health subjects by top health officials from all of the provinces. This unit consists of the files of the Provincial Health Officer relating to the meetings of the Dominion Council of Health. The records include agendas, minutes and background papers, for some years but not every year. The meetings were held twice a year, spring and winter.