Thank you to everyone we met at the Convention of the Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities in Qualicum Beach on April 11-13, 2014. BC Healthy Communities had a booth at the trade show providing information to delegates on PlanH and other programs that support local governments as well as hearing from local government representatives….
The importance of the health of children is the focus of a new Child Health Report from Northern Health’s Chief Medical Health Officer. The report highlights supports available for a healthy start for children in northern B.C., and areas that need to be addressed based on evidence-based research. Find it here
Silos to Systems: Castlegar Workshop Summary On February 28, 2014, folks in the West Kootenay/Boundary Region participated in the “From Silos to Systems: Building Partnerships for Healthy Communities” workshop. Hosted by Interior Health (IH), and co-facilitated by BC Healthy Communities on behalf of PlanH, this workshop brought together representatives from the regional district and local…
In this video recorded at the 2015 UBCM Convention, Michelle Staples of the Duncan City Council reflects on the city’s partnership with House of Friendship and Community Kitchens to create a communal cob oven in a downtown park. The project was collaboratively built and is a hub for community events as well as a connection…
The City of Prince George is taking action on improving the health of their citizens by looking at tobacco use in the city. Earlier this year the City hosted a smoke-free 2015 Canada Winter Games. They initially created a proclamation that all official venues used for the 2015 Canada Winter Games would be smoke-free in partnership…
The report estimates the current provincial and regional prevalence rates of three chronic disease risk factors: excess weight (obesity and overweight), physical inactivity, and tobacco smoking, as well as the direct health-care costs and indirect productivity losses associated with each of the risk factors. Understanding the current costs of these risk factors and how these…
Community health profiles based on the latest analysis from the My Health My Community survey have been released. The results reflect 33,000 respondents across the Vancouver Coastal and Fraser regions. My Health My Community is a web-based health and wellness survey that asks specific information about the health status and health needs of the local…
Want to know a bit more about what the Kaslo Food Security Project? At the Food Forum in Kaslo on April 12, 2014, Aimee Watson gave a presentation on the history of the project including information on the Kalso Food Charter. You can watch the video of her presentation here. The power point presentation she used is available here…
This article by Therese Mickelson looks at the mix of factors that affect local food production and supply in BC, challenges to shifting towards reinstating historic farmland and encouraging local food production, and how local governments can support and promote community food security.
Around the globe, mental health disorders are a significant and growing cause of ill health and early death, with the burden of such diseases increasing by more than a third between 1990 and 2010. Almost a third of all Canadians have experienced a mental illness at some point during their lifetimes. A Statistics Canada survey…