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…
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…
A list of links assembled by BCHC staff for the webinar How to Create Indigenous Partnerships to Inform Healthy Public PoliciesPartnerships & Collaboration
PlanH & BC Healthy Communities Resources for the webinar Climate Change and Well-being: Building Resilience Through Social Connectedness
A wide-ranging list of resources on equity compiled by BCHC staff.
BC Healthy Communities is excited to announce the release of the newest addition to our PlanH Action Guide series: The Healthy Housing Action Guide. The new guide explores ways that communities can bring an equity and health lens to housing policies and includes definitions, case studies, funding information, legislation, and actions that local governments can take to support healthy housing…
The BC Seniors’ Guide includes information and resources on benefits, healthy living, health services, housing, transportation, personal security, finances, and other services. In addition, there is a listing directory at the end of the guide, and questions in each section to consider as older adults plan to remain as healthy and independent as possible as you…
Provides the history of Youth Week in British Columbia, news articles about youth day events throughout British Columbia, and a list of events by community.– Youth Week British Columbia
Helps individuals to stop smoking or using other tobacco products by assisting with the cost of smoking cessation aids.– Ministry of Health
Communities across BC are motivated to promote cycling as a mode of transportation. The motivations for these changes are multifaceted. At the municipal level, they include the impossibility of managing traffic congestion via increased roadways, green city strategies aimed at reducing air pollution and greenhouse gases, and a recognition that the vitality of cities is…