- $1.5 billion increase for health care over the next three years.
- Embrace B.C.'s first-ever class of nurse practitioners that graduates this year from UBC and UVic, while the first class of nurse practitioners will begin at UNBC.
- Continue working towards the establishment of a national Pharmacare strategy.
- Concentrate new energy and new resources on prevention.
- Introduce "Act Now" - a health and fitness program for all British Columbians.
- Review the U.K.'s innovative Personal Health Guides as a possible model for B.C.'s health care. Personal Health Guides mean that citizens work with their family doctors, nurse practitioners, nutritionists, and other members of the health care team to develop personally tailored health plans and help citizens achieve their health goals.
- Continue building toward achieving the goal of 5,000 new beds for seniors across the spectrum of assisted living, residential care and independent housing.
- Implementing the recent federal/provincial health accord that will pump an extra $5.4 billion into B.C.'s health care system over the next 10 years.
- Budget $100 million in 2007 to support the Michael Smith Foundation's amazing work in genome mapping and cancer research.
- Expand on B.C.'s reputation as a global leader in public health and research by expanding the B.C. Centre for Disease Control into the Pacific Centre for Disease Control by working with governments and institutions in Singapore, China, and India.
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