This Health Impact Assessment Resource is intended to support local and Indigenous government staff and public health professionals to implement a Healthy Communities approach to planning and evaluating local projects, policies and programs. What you’ll find in this resource:
The National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy (NCCHPP) explores what public health organizations can do to improve their capacities to act on healthy public policies.
We were thrilled to have nearly 200 folks join us either in-person or via livestream from across BC for Physical Activity for All: Tools and Approaches for Equity in Active Communities. Interested in the top takeaways from the event? We’ve put together a list of the night’s top #PAforAll highlights, as shared by folks on Twitter. 1. Acknowledging…
The Issue is a series of articles on Healthy Community issues and topics, written by BC Healthy Communities Staff. What is the issue? Economic equality. Why is it important? Healthy Communities foster health by—among other things—making sure that the environments within them are supportive of health. Though we often think of physical environments such as Healthy…
This tool is a conversation starter for local government staff looking for efficient and clear processes to successfully implement healthy community policies.
What you’ll find in this Action Guide:
This guide is for local governments of rural and urban communities across British Columbia who want to create active, healthy and thriving places for all people. What you’ll find in this Action Guide:
This Action Guide supports British Columbia’s local governments in decreasing the harmful impact of tobacco use in communities.
This Action Guide supports British Columbia’s local governments in their efforts to build healthier communities for all. It shares promising practices andexamples of how local governments can create conditions that support healthy and thriving communities.
This guide is for local governments of rural and urban communities across British Columbia who want to receive community input in a way that is authentic and meaningful.