SURREY – The intercultural Online Health Network (iCON), which organized a Health Forum last Sunday at Surrey’s Grand Taj Banquet Hall, received a grant of $500,000 from the Provincial government.
iCON assists multicultural and First Nations communities, patients and caregivers across BC in optimal chronic disease prevention and management.iCON promotes communication and partnership between community members and health professionals through knowledge exchange and social support through the use of information and communication technology.
These multicultural workshops and forums focus on chronic disease prevention and management. They also provide venues for discussion around evaluation of best practices in health care and innovation.
* To date, iCON has hosted over a dozen interactive public education forums reaching Aboriginal and multicultural families throughout the province.
* Chronic diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease are the largest causes of disability and death in British Columbia.
