First annual Health Care Assistant Day in BC

Health Care Assistant Day, October 18, was proclaimed in July by Lieutenant Governor Steven L. Point and is the result of a collaborative effort by stakeholders – including unions, educators, employers and government representatives – on the Care Aide & Community Health Worker Registry advisory committee.

It is a day to celebrate the hard work and commitment that care aides and community health workers offer to our health care system on an ongoing basis.

BCGEU will be marking the day with a variety of public awareness materials aimed at increasing the profile of these front-line caregivers who provide such critical personal care to British Columbians in our communities.

Poster for your union bulletin board.

• Poster

Here are the radio ads that are playing across the province.

• Radio ad 1
• Radio ad 2

And we’d love to see your photos. Email them to Communications communications@bcgeu.ca and we will share them with the rest of the union.

Thank you for helping make October 18 a special day for our members who work as care aides or community health workers.

Read the President's blog post on Health Care Assistant Day.