iCON
Posts related to the InterCultural Online Network project at the eHealth Strategy Office.
BC Ministry of Health pledges $500,000 in continued support of iCON
March 26, 2012
We are honoured to announce that the interCultural Online Health Network (iCON) has generously received continued support from the province, in recognition of the importance of community access to culturally relevant health information in their own languages.
iCON (interCultural Online Network) Punjabi Health Forum on Cardiovascular Health
March 5, 2012
Medical experts will share and discuss common risk factors, heart disease symptoms, treatments and effective tips for self-management.
iCON (interCultural Online Network) Chinese Health Forum on Cardiovascular Health
March 5, 2012
Medical experts will share their select case studies and discuss common risk factors, heart disease symptoms, treatments and effective tips for self-management.
iCON Website Official Launch
February 16, 2012
The eHealth Strategy Office iCON website provides chronic disease self-management messages in Cantonese, Mandarin, Punjabi and English. UBC醫學院電子醫學策劃部安康向公眾以粵語、國語、旁遮普語及英語提供慢性疾病 之自我管理訊息。UBC ਫੈਕਲਟੀ ਆਫ ਮੈਡੀਸਨ ਈਹੈਲਥ ਸਟਰੈਟਜੀ ਆਫ਼ਿਸ ਆਈਕੌਨ ਵੈੱਬਸਾਈਟ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਕੈਂਟੋਨੀਜ਼, ਮੈਂਡੇਰਿਨ, ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, ਅਤੇ ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਰੌਨਿਕ ਰੋਗਾਂ ਦੀ ਦੇਖਭਾਲ ਬਾਰੇ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਪੇਸ਼ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ।
eHIPP Rounds, January 19, 2011: iCON Knowledge Sharing Session
January 5, 2012
The iCON Project Team and their stakeholders held a Knowledge Sharing Session as a part of our eHIPP series. Over the past year, the iCON project team has engaged multicultural communities, delivered current and relevant programming, and mobilized patients, caregivers and other stakeholders to raise public awareness in the prevention and self-management of chronic disease. The […]
iCON Forum technologies attract Chinese media attention
December 9, 2011
We had a successful iCON forum on Nov. 26, 2011, that offered the Vancouver Chinese-speaking community information about preventing chronic disease. Three technologies (webcasting, live polling and simultaneous interpretation) were used in this forum to better serve the public. Live audience polling (via mobile phone and internet) really caught the attention of media; the Chinese […]
Informational DVD on mental health and wellness available at upcoming iCON forum
November 22, 2011
Fairchild Television, in partnership with the eHealth Strategy Office, produced a television mini-series entitled 重拾美滿人生享受生活電視特輯 (Enjoy Your Life Again). Free copies of the series will be available on DVD at our upcoming iCON forum on Saturday, November 26. The episodes encompass some common issues in mental health and wellness, and present each as a vignette followed by an informational […]
iCON Chinese Health Forum, Saturday, November 26: Chronic Disease Prevention
November 17, 2011
A public health forum entitled “Chronic Disease Prevention: Learn How to Reduce Your Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke, and Diabetes” will be presented by the UBC Faculty of Medicine eHealth Strategy Office in partnership with health and community organizations.