Reducing Youth Access & Exposure to Vapour Products
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Building Social Connections: Toolbox of design actions to nurture wellbeing in multi-unit housing
Happy Cities and Hey Neighbour Collective are co-leaders of a multi-phase project, in partnership with Simon Fraser University. Happy Cities and Hey Neighbour Collective have collected substantial evidence over the last several years on design and programming strategies to inform inclusive, ‘sociable’ housing policy at the municipal level. They are applying this research to six…
What Can Public Health Organizations Do to Improve Their Capacities to Act on Healthy Public Policies?
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.
BC Government’s 2024 Poverty Reduction Strategy
B.C. is taking action to create a province where everyone can build a good life, where services and supports are available,equitable, and accessible to people who need them, where people feel connected to their culture and communities, andsociety is just, inclusive, and thriving.
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…
THE ISSUE: Economic Equality
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…
Active Communities Tool
This tool is a conversation starter for local government staff looking for efficient and clear processes to successfully implement healthy community policies.
Healthy Natural Environments Action Guide
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Active Communities 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:
Tobacco Reduction Action Guide
This Action Guide supports British Columbia’s local governments in decreasing the harmful impact of tobacco use in communities.