A Living Wage for Families
Contains information on the living wage, a living wage calculator, videos, and fact sheets about the living wage and public policy information.– First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition
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A Guide to Capacity Inventories: Mobilizing the Community Skills of Local Residents
This guide provides examples of capacity inventories developed and used by different communities across the United States, as well as practical reasons and valuable tips for conducting and using capacity inventories in your community. – John P. Kretzmann, John L. McKnight, and Geralyn Sheehan
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A Compendium of Poverty Reduction Strategies and Frameworks
Describes community-based strategies and initiatives to reduce poverty, including measures related to poverty and low income and strategies directed at early childhood development. Poverty reduction strategies from various communities are examined.– Tamarack – An Institute for Community Engagement
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A Glass Half-Full: How an Asset Approach Can Improve Community Health and Well-Being
Offers local authorities, health practitioners, and politicians an introduction to the asset model approach and principles and gives examples of how it is being used in England. It also outlines a set of coherent and structured tools that put asset model principles into practice. – Improvement and Development Agency
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A Brief Users Guide to Open Space Technology
Open Space (Technology) is a simple way to run productive meetings for five to 2000 people and a powerful approach to self-directed leadership and engagement in any organization or community setting. – Open Space World
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Healthy Community Engagement Action Guide
This guide is for local governments looking to incorporate equity-focused community engagement strategies in their public consultation processes. Featuring community examples, resources, strategies and other useful information, this guide helps local governments plan their community input process to ensure the feedback they receive is meaningful and authentic. Equity-centred, inclusive community engagement can help shape government…
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New PlanH Video: Vancouver’s Collaborative Healthy City Strategy
We are pleased to present our latest PlanH short video. This time, we are highlighting the powerful work being done on the City of Vancouver’s ‘A Healthy City For All’ strategy, an integrated, multi-sectoral approach to collaboration towards a healthier city. The City formed a unique Leadership Table with representatives from a diverse range of organizations to…
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Over $1.7 Million to Help Local Governments Develop Active Communities
Local governments in British Columbia are invited to apply for a share of more than $1.7 million to develop programs that get people moving and promote physical activity in their communities. “Increasing physical activity in communities will help improve the health and well-being of British Columbians,” said Health Minister Terry Lake. “A lack of physical…
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Interior Healthy Communities Forum
Healthy community building happens in many different types of organizations and is fostered in a variety of professional contexts. That’s why bringing together multiple sectors to share insights in their collective journey can help address key health and well-being challenges. Leaders in the Interior Health region gathered in Vernon on October 27, 2016 to celebrate…
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Healthy Families BC Communities Progress Report Now Available
Healthy Families BC Communities (HFBC-C), launched in 2011, is a key initiative of the Province’s health promotion strategy. With a focus on fostering community wellness, it helps build stronger partnerships between the health sector and local governments, so that communities can support lifestyle behaviours that improve health and reduce chronic disease risk. To assess the…
