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MOBILE RESEARCH LAB VISITS VICTORIA
November 3, 2009On November 3, 2009, Mary McNeil, Minister of State for the Olympics and ActNow BC, attended the Victoria tour stop of the Centre for Hip Health and Mobility's mobile research lab, the first of its kind in Canada. The mobile lab's tour was launched in Vancouver at Vancouver General Hospital in August 2009 and will travel across the province, reaching previously unstudied populations of seniors and youth. The information collected will identify trends in bone health and mobility across the lifespan.
Minister of State for the Olympics and ActNow BC Mary McNeil was on hand as the Centre for Hip Health and Mobility visited Victoria today. The mobile research lab, the first of its kind in Canada, will travel across the province indentifying trends in bone health and mobility. Left to right: Mary McNeil, Dr. Heather McKay, director of the Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, and Donna Barnett, MLA Cariboo-Chilcotin.
