FREE iCON Punjabi Health Forum
On March 5, 2017, iCON (the interCultural Online Health Network) will host a free South Asian Health forum entitled Healthy and Happy Living at Home. This forum will expand on the theme of healthy aging to promote healthy living, falls and injury prevention, chronic disease management, and community support services. As the population ages, people […]
Save the Date – iCON Workshop
A Coming Together of Health Systems Workshop: A Dialogue between Traditional Practitioners, Indigenous Community members and Health Professionals Tsawout First Nation, 7728 Tetayut Road, Saanichton, BC March 15, 2017 (9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.) Recognizing the importance of harmonizing traditional medicine with western medicine, this workshop invites traditional practitioners, First Nations community members, patients and […]
Free Chinese Health Forum – Save the Date
Join our health experts to learn about diet and exercise, fall prevention, medication management, community resources and more! Presented in Cantonese with Mandarin and English interpretation. Register Now! Questions? Email us at icon.support@ubc.ca.
A Chinese-English Phrasebook for English-Speaking Medical Students
UBC students Meiying Zhuang and Wynn Tran, supervised by Digital Emergency Medicine under the Doctors, Patients and Society (DPAS) course at UBC Faculty of Medicine, have created a new phrasebook to support clinicians for medical encounters between English speaking medical students and Mandarin speaking patients. The phrasebook contains Mandarin Pronunciation and Simplified Chinese. You can view and download […]
Free Mental Health & Wellness public forum in Punjabi
On Sunday March 27th the interCultural Online Health Network (iCON) hosted a Free Mental Health & Wellness public forum. The forum was held from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Grand Taj Banquet Hall, Unit #6 8388 128th Street, Surrey. The forum focused on anxiety and depression and maintaining mental wellness. Health professionals discussed […]
Free Mental Health & Wellness public forum
On Saturday March 12th the interCultural Online Health Network (iCON) hosted a Free Mental Health & Wellness public forum. The forum focused on anxiety and depression and maintaining mental wellness. Health professionals discussed early detection, signs and symptoms, accessing available resources as well as lifestyle strategies for self-care. The forum featured engaging speakers, networking opportunities […]
Patient and community centered eHealth: Exploring eHealth barriers and facilitators
Study findings reveal that Chinese and Punjabi immigrant seniors in British Columbia have low eHealth literacy levels, compounded by challenges related to language, culture, attitude, and accessibility. As such, eHealth tools must be culturally-tailored and designed to address these barriers to better serve diverse populations. Read more online in the Health Policy and Technology Journal
iCON: Supporting Chinese and South Asian BC citizens for optimal self-management
Cultural minorities can be disadvantaged in accessing information and services to support them in their optimal self-management. Read more at http://bcmj.org/special-feature/icon-supporting-chinese-and-south-asian-bc-citizens-optimal-self-management