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Join BCHC for a webinar designed for local government officials, staff, and regional health authorities on the implementation of an equity lens across all policies, programs, and planning processes....

BC Healthy Communities and PlanH have amalgamated their two websites under one domain name – bchealthycommunities.ca – to simplify access to resources and strengthen local health initiatives. The...

With our 2023 Age-friendly grants now open for application, we are offering an online infosession to answer questions and help applicants sort through the application process. Register here to join...

Grant Details Community grant funding aimed at helping B.C. seniors lead independent, active lives (see details) opened on June 1, 2023. Local and Indigenous governments and communities can submit...

The application deadline for the 2023 PlanH Healthy Communities Fund has been extended to May 15. This extension offers an opportunity for more communities to apply for and access funding to support...

In a one-hour webinar, SFU Assistant Professor Dr. Kiffer Card, a behavioural epidemiologist, social ecologist, and health services researcher, examines how socio-ecological forces relate to mental...

The 2023 Age-friendly Communities grants are anticipated soon. The intake for applications is planned to open in early summer. If interested, local and Indigenous governments can get a head start by...

The 2023 PlanH Healthy Communities Grants are now open for application. The grants, administered by BC Healthy Communities, are offered across two funding streams: Community Connectedness and...

Ever wonder how local and Indigenous governments update public policies to become healthy public policies?  Are you curious about who is involved in the process, and how to determine if policy...

Our Local Government Leaders Speaker Series on Creating Healthy Public Policy is supported by PlanH, a collaboration between BC Healthy Communities Society and the BC Ministry of Health. This...

Ever wonder how local and Indigenous governments update public policies to become healthy public policies?  Are you curious about who is involved in the process, and how to determine if policy...

If the goal of healthy public policy is to create improved conditions which in turn improve population and community health, then as a whole, healthy public policies must also be equitable and serve...

We can often equate change-makers to those who are the loudest or with the most prominent voices. However, change-making can also exist on a smaller, more indistinct scale—through acts of...

If the goal of healthy public policy is to create improved conditions which in turn improve population and community health, then as a whole, healthy public policies must also be equitable and serve...

Rather than directly addressing health, healthy public policies make changes to living conditions that impact health—such as housing, transportation and income—in order to improve a...

The development of Age-friendly Communities involves a policy approach to creating conditions that allow older adults to stay connected and age healthily in place, whether in their home or in their...

TW: discussion of the content of Tk’emlúps te Secwe̓pemc’s May 27 announcement; racism; genocide Like so many people across the globe, we were saddened to hear the Tk’emlúps te Secwe̓pemc’s...

BC Healthy Communities is launching a new speaker series to bring fresh ideas for healthy public policy to local and Indigenous government leaders in B.C. “Creating Healthy Public Policy –...

In collaboration with a selection of local and Indigenous government partners, BC Healthy Communities (BCHC) is launching a new speaker series to bring fresh ideas for healthy public policy to local...

In Age-friendly Communities, the goal is to create a community in which older adults are able to age healthily in place and participate fully in their community. Being part of one’s community...

With our 2023 Age-friendly grants now open for application, we are offering an online infosession to answer questions and help applicants sort through the application process. Register here to join...

Grant Details Community grant funding aimed at helping B.C. seniors lead independent, active lives (see details) opened on June 1, 2023. Local and Indigenous governments and communities can submit...

The 2023 Age-friendly Communities grants are anticipated soon. The intake for applications is planned to open in early summer. If interested, local and Indigenous governments can get a head start by...

The diversity of the B.C. population cultivates connections and celebrates cultures, experiences, and life paths that combine to create connected and resilient communities. However, these...

Local and Indigenous governments across the province have been awarded $500,000 in grants and additional customized supports through the Age-friendly Communities Grant Program for 13 Plans and 12...

Canada’s population is aging and by 2037, the number of Canadians 65 years and older is predicted to be approximately 10.4 million. Over the next 20 years, this group is forecasted to grow by...

Since 2007, the B.C. Ministry of Health’s Age-friendly Communities program has supported local governments, and since 2018 First Nations, across the province to develop policies, programs, and...

The development of Age-friendly Communities involves a policy approach to creating conditions that allow older adults to stay connected and age healthily in place, whether in their home or in their...

Designed to support local and Indigenous governments embarking on Age-friendly Community Plans, this resource provides a refresher on the concept of equity in planning, offering ideas and guidance...

Community can mean different things on different scales, and at one of the smallest units of “community” are neighbourhoods and their residents. People support what they create and it’s essential to...