Science and Medicine

British Columbia Centre for Disease Control

The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is the public health arm for British Columbia's Provincial Health Services Authority. The BCCDC is located at 655 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC. The centre has tuberculosis and sexually transmitted infections (STI) clinics as well as outreach clinics in high prevalence areas throughout BC. The BCCDC is the centralized purchaser of all non-travel vaccines for the province, is responsible for provincial environmental health issues and carries out both public health and medical sciences research. It aims to provide provincial and national leadership in public health through "surveillance, detection, treatment, prevention and consultation" services. It also aims to provide analytical and policy support to all levels of government and health authorities. It is linked to the University of British Columbia for research and teaching.

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