By Monica DeVidi So, your municipality has created an accessibility plan. Now what? In June 2021 the Government of BC passed legislation that requires more than 750 public sector organizations – including local governments and health authorities – to establish accessibility plans. These plans must outline how local governments will identify, remove and prevent future…
A list of resources applicable to the Nov. 8, 2023 Healthy Public Policy webinar hosted by Connie Allsopp.
In a one-hour webinar, BCHC’s PlanH program lead Connie Allsopp hosts 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. Takeaways from this Healthy Public Policy event will help with applying an equity lens to a wide range…
By Connie Allsopp, PlanH Delivery Lead What is the difference between equality and equity? What are the root causes of inequities? What makes a policy equitable? These and many other questions were answered in a PlanH webinar on November 8, 2023. Here are some key highlights. Praxis, defined as the art, science, and skill of blending…
Is an Equity Lens being applied in your community? By Connie Allsopp In 2023, BC Healthy Communities offered its innovative online PlanH Equity Curriculum to local government leadership teams across British Columbia. The curriculum consists of self-study modules that begin by explaining the concept of equity and then outlines how to create equitable engagement, through…
This guide is for local governments across the province working to implement and champion equity across social, economic, environmental and cultural domains. Equity is the fair distribution of opportunities, power and resources to meet the needs to all people, regardless of age, ability, gender, income, education level, culture or background. This means providing support based on an…
Social well-being is a significant component of overall health and well-being. The homes we live in play a substantial role in shaping our mental and social well-being, and the way we design homes can promote—or impede—social connectedness, inclusion and trust between neighbours.[i][ii] To guide the implementation of their Official Community Plan, the Township of Esquimalt…
How neighbourhoods and residents have an impact in developing Age-friendly communities Creating Age-friendly Communities is an effective local way to address the aging of our population, allowing people to remain in their homes and connected to their community as they actively grow older. The framework for Age-friendly Communities comes out of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Age-friendly Cities work…
As human beings we tend to thrive when we are socially connected, and it does in fact negatively affect health outcomes when people are socially disconnected. As we grow older, social networks tend to decrease over time, potentially leading to social isolation and loneliness. Often these two terms are used interchangeably, but a person can be socially isolated while not…
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 community. However, what does this look like when older adults don’t have a home? With the population aging in Canada and around the world,…