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THE ISSUE: Physical Activity
Healthy Communities foster health by creating environments that support health. Though we often think of physical environments such as Healthy Built Environments and Healthy Natural Environments, the environments within communities that impact our health can also be social, economic, and political.
New grants provide funding for local governments for community connectedness and healthy community engagement
The PlanH Healthy Communities Grant Program, administered by BC Healthy Communities, is offering 20 grants for the 2020-2021 year across two funding streams: Community Connectedness and Healthy Community Engagement.
Upcoming Webinar: Creating Age-friendly Communities – Approaches for optimizing your needs assessment & planning process
Has your community received an Age-friendly Communities Grant, or is it considering applying for one in the future? BC Healthy Communities is hosting a webinar on June 9 exploring how local...
Emergency Community Support Fund Open for Applications
The Government of Canada’s $350 million Emergency Community Support Fund is now open. The Emergency Community Support Fund supports community organizations helping vulnerable people during the COVID-19 crisis.