AFC Webinar: Connecting Communities Across Generations: The Power of an Intergenerational Approach
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VCH issues resource sheet on health guidance for extreme heat events
Environment and Climate Change Canada declared a Heat Warning for B.C.’s Central Coast-Inland sections and the Sea-to-Sky corridor. Vancouver Coastal Health has released an information and resource sheet with links intended to support communities during heat and air quality events this summer. This heat event is not forecast to meet criteria for an Extreme Heat Emergency, however, indoor environments…
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2024 Age-friendly Communities Grants open for application
Community grant funding applications aimed at helping older adults in B.C. lead independent and active lives are now open! Local and Indigenous governments, organizations, and communities can submit applications for 2024 grants to BC Healthy Communities (BCHC) starting July 10, 2024, and closing August 26, 2024. These governments, organizations, and communities may apply for a…
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Follow the path to Active School Travel
This infographic is designed to help anyone who wants to make changes in their community to encourage more students to ride to school using active transportation. It isn’t always obvious which governing body has jurisdiction over details such as speed limits, bus schedules, snow removal or traffic calming. This resource allows users to follow a…
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PlanH webinar video: New tools to build social connection in multi-unit housing
Watch a video of our PlanH webinar on New tools to build social connection in multi-unit housing. The April 3, 2024 webinar, hosted by PlanH Delivery Lead Connie Allsopp, featured City of North Vancouver Mayor Linda Buchanan and consultants Madeleine Hebert from Happy Cities and Michelle Hoar from Hey Neighbour Collective. They discussed their multi-phased…
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Sign up for an info session on Child and Youth Mental Well-Being guide
Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) partnered with BC Healthy Communities to create a series of guides (https://bchealthycommunities.ca/index.php/child-and-youth-mental-well-being-resources/) to help local governments understand how to promote the mental well-being of children and youth through existing roles and assets. The guides include research, examples and information sources to inform and inspire action on key protective factors that young people need…
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Webinar video: Climate Change and Well-being: Building Resilience Through Social Connectedness
In a one-hour webinar, SFU Assistant Professor Dr. Kiffer Card, a behavioural epidemiologist, social ecologist, and health services researcher, examines how socio-ecological forces relate to mental health, stigmatized behaviour and health inequalities. Caz (Carolyn) Beaumont and Jay Myers – both from the Village of Daajing Giids – shared their experience working in this small, coastal…
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Webinar video: Equity in action: How leaders can champion inclusive policymaking
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…
