Family Health

Hot Tip for Family Resilience!

Is your child in the safest seat? Is it the right size? Facing the right way? Seatbelt correctly placed? Check here for more info: Child Passenger Safety Association of Canada
Emergencies
In an Emergency
Get Ready for Emergencies
  • Be ready to leave - have some cash on hand, fuel in car, cell phone charged,  to-go kit ready.
  • Be ready to stay - Emergency supplies for home (BC list, CA list)
 
  • GetPrepared.ca - emergency preparedness
  • BC Provincial Emergency Alert info
  • Medical Info Summary sheet (sample as pdf, doc, rtf )
    • post on fridge for 911 calls
    • purse/wallet 
  • ICE your phone (In Case of Emergency, call ___)
  • keep immunizations updated (shingles, flu, hepatitis, etc.)
  • add the "Voyent Alert!" app to your cell phone and add notifications for locations you want to monitor  (e.g. Merritt, TNRD) 
  • GPS device or online map app for cell phone that works without cell service (e.g. Avenza, or similar) 
  • Smoke Alarms - user tips info article 
Child Care in Merritt
  • Strong Start (SD 58)
  • White Bear Daycare​
Health care services​
Children and Teens
Health Information
Keep Good Health records
  •  Make a medications/conditions list ready and post it on your refrigerator for 911 and have a copy in your wallet  
  •  Interior Health MyHealthPortal for your lab test results and reports
  • Knowledge is the Best Medicine - about medications and keeping a record
  •  Keep a folder for personal "Health" information - copies of reports, surgeries, test results, etc.​ 
  • Your health records may not be immediately available to ER, or to other health regions, or when you change doctors or are traveling.  Have your own health summary ready.
Good Health Info Sources
Children and Teens​
Staying Healthy
Specific Health Topics​  
Mental Health Resources
  • The Canadian Mental Health Association has a 24-hour helpline: 1-833- 456-4566 
  • Klinic Crisis Line 1-888-322-3019 
  • Crisis Line Association of BC
1-800-SUICIDE (24 hours): 1-800-784-2433
Mental Health Support (24 hours): 310-6789
Family Life Resources