Port Hardy’s video report: Building a Healthier Community – With the help of PlanH

Port Hardy’s video report: Building a Healthier Community – With the help of PlanH

The District of Port Hardy released their final report for their 2023 Healthy Public Policy grant in the form of an innovative video. Their 2023 grant project undertook significant efforts to promote a healthy and inclusive community, guided by its four strategic pillars, with a particular emphasis on social well-being. These efforts address critical issues such as…

How to enhance older adult participation in community programs 

How to enhance older adult participation in community programs 

Are your community events consistently attended by the same small group of older adults? Expanding participation to include a larger and more diverse audience can enhance the vibrancy and inclusivity of your programs.   Join an Age Friendly Communities’ webinar on December 4 at 10:30am when our panel of experts will offer strategies for municipalities to…

How to enhance older adult participation in community programs 

How to enhance older adult participation in community programs 

Are your community events consistently attended by the same small group of older adults? Expanding participation to include a larger and more diverse audience can enhance the vibrancy and inclusivity of your programs.   Join an Age Friendly Communities’ webinar on December 4 when our panel of experts will offer strategies for municipalities to increase…

Working with your local government to improve active school travel

Working with your local government to improve active school travel

BCHC has created a Quick Guide to help you navigate working with your local government to promote active school transportation in your community. The Guide answers common questions you may have when starting to engage your local government, shares examples from schools across BC, and provides tips if you are planning to present to your…

A path to resilience: How communities can strengthen child and youth mental well-being 

A path to resilience: How communities can strengthen child and youth mental well-being 

Our second 2024 PlanH HPP webinar featured Lianne Carley, a Senior Policy Strategist at VCH, who discussed the critical role local governments play in promoting the mental well-being of children and youth through policy decisions ranging from neighbourhood design to transportation networks, to mentorships and employment opportunities. Carley was followed by two speakers from PlanH…

BCHC Executive Director Jodi Mucha resigns

BCHC Executive Director Jodi Mucha resigns

BC Healthy Communities (BCHC) announces the resignation of Jodi Mucha from her position as Executive Director, a role she has held with distinction for nearly two decades. The BCHC Board of Directors expresses its profound gratitude for Jodi’s exemplary leadership throughout her tenure. Her unwavering commitment and visionary approach have been instrumental in shaping the…

Congratulations to this year’s PlanH Healthy Communities Grants recipients!

Congratulations to this year’s PlanH Healthy Communities Grants recipients!

Recipients of the 2024 PlanH Healthy Communities Grant Program have been announced. Thirty-one projects will be funded for a total of $290,000 under two funding streams: Community Connectedness and Healthy Public Policy. The Community Connectedness funding stream is providing 17 grants of up to $5,000 plus support and resources for projects that help foster relationship-building…

Building Social Connections: Toolbox of design actions to nurture wellbeing in multi-unit housing

Building Social Connections: Toolbox of design actions to nurture wellbeing in multi-unit housing

Happy Cities and Hey Neighbour Collective are co-leaders of a multi-phase project, in partnership with Simon Fraser University. Happy Cities and Hey Neighbour Collective have collected substantial evidence over the last several years on design and programming strategies to inform inclusive, ‘sociable’ housing policy at the municipal level. They are applying this research to six…

PlanH Webinar: A path to resilience: How communities can strengthen child and youth mental well-being 

PlanH Webinar: A path to resilience: How communities can strengthen child and youth mental well-being 

PlanH HPP Webinar Series: Wednesday, September 25, 2024 from 10:30-11:30 am Join our second 2024 PlanH HPP webinar hosted by Connie Allsopp, PlanH Delivery Lead, to dig deeper into the four protective factors – Play, Safety, Participation and Social Connection and Belonging – that strengthen the mental well-being of children and youth in BC communities. We…