TELUS and ASK Wellness Society bring innovative Health for Good mobile clinic to Kamloops and Merritt

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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n TELUS and ASK Wellness Society bring innovative Health for Good mobile clinic to Kamloops and Merritt\n \n\n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n \n\n\n\n\n\n Canada NewsWire\n \n\n\n\n\n As rates of homelessness and fatal drug overdoses continue to soar, TELUS increases its Health for Good commitment across\n \n Canada\n \n to\n \n $16 million\n \n through 2027\n \n\n\n\n\n KAMLOOPS, BC\n \n\n ,\n \n\n Sept. 18, 2024\n \n\n /CNW/ - Today, TELUS, in partnership with\n \n\n ASK Wellness Society\n \n\n , announced the launch of the newest\n \n\n Health for Good\n \n\n\n\n TM\n \n\n mobile health clinic that will bring primary health care and harm reduction services directly to people experiencing homelessness across the BC Interior. Services will initially be provided in the cities of\n \n Kamloops\n \n and\n \n Merritt\n \n , with future plans to expand to\n \n Penticton\n \n . The announcement comes at a time when\n \n Kamloops\n \n , the third fastest growing city in\n \n Canada\n \n , is experiencing one of the\n \n\n highest rates of fatal overdoses per capita in\n \n British Columbia\n \n\n\n , owing to the convergence of multiple factors, including the ongoing toxic drug supply crisis,\n \n\n a 51 per cent increase\n \n\n in the number of people experiencing homelessness, and pressures on the health-system overall. The ASK Wellness Mobile Health Clinic powered by TELUS Health will help address the urgent and increasing needs of these local communities, expecting to support over 4,000 patient visits per year.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \"At TELUS, we are driven by our collective desire to leverage our technological leadership and human innovation to build stronger, healthier communities,\" said\n \n Patrick Barron\n \n , Vice-president, Corporate Citizenship and Community Investment, TELUS. \"We're pleased to announce we've increased our overall commitment to the TELUS Health for Good program to over\n \n $16 million\n \n through 2027 and are thrilled to partner with ASK Wellness Society as they share in our belief that every Canadian...

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