KBI is a new online educational website where B.C. students in Science 8 and Social Studies 6 learn and earn by taking online quizzes based on the school curriculum, and are awarded with vaccines purchased through UNICEF Canada to immunize children globally. The more questions a student answers correctly, the more vaccines they earn for UNICEF.

The Foundation has been involved in supporting KBI since its inception when it piloted in a few BC schools, with great response.

Students can access KBI using any device connected to the internet such as a laptop, desktop computer or their own smart phone. KBI incorporates videos, stories and articles that cover topics such as how the immune system and vaccines work, the history of vaccination, and epidemic and pandemic responses to global outbreaks.

Other features of KBI include a class leader-board that displays how many vaccines students and classes are earning in real-time, awards online badges to students and challenges other schools to make learning fun.

KBI is a Canadian vaccine education and advocacy platform made possible through a partnership between the Public Health Association of British Columbia, the BC Ministry of Health and the Public Health Agency of Canada. KBI is managed with assistance from the BC Centre for Disease Control with support from the BCCDC Foundation for Public Health, including the Pacific Blue Cross Foundation, Pfizer and Sanofi.

If you’re interested in learning more, or taking the quiz yourself to earn vaccines, click through to the Kids Boost Immunity website.

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Andrew Hazlewood is the former Assistant Deputy Minister of Population Health and Wellness for the British Columbia Ministry of Health Planning. Mr. Hazlewood began his career in Public Health in 1972 with the Saskatchewan Department of Health. In 1986, he joined the British Columbia Ministry of Health and has held increasingly responsible positions in the public and preventive health field. He was responsible for developing policy frameworks for all health prevention, promotion and protection programs, including specific strategic initiatives targeted towards Women’s and Seniors health issues, Aboriginal Health, HIV/AIDS and Tobacco Issues. Mr. Hazlewood provided direction and leadership on all aspects of British Columbia’s tobacco reduction strategy. Andrew has been serving on the Board of Directors since June 30, 2011.

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“… partnership with the BC Ministry of Health to facilitate the amended Food Premises Regulation, whereby micro and small food processors in BC have become required to support BC food processors in developing, maintaining, and following written Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP)-Based Food Safety Plans and Sanitation Plans. To assist food processors, throughout 2015-16, we offered a suite of activities, including development of workbooks, videos, and other materials, full day training sessions by food safety specialists, and a phone support system to help guide BC processors in writing their HACCP-based food safety plans and sanitation plans. This significant initiative is making the province safer by improving food processing safety and sanitation.”

To learn more about BCCDC Foundation activities, you can read the full 2015-16 annual report on our website.

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