BC Air Quality, Airshed Planning in BC
Provides links to a comprehensive array of air quality standards, examples, guides, educational tools, measurement tools, explanation about regulatory frameworks, and more.– Province of BC
BC Air Quality
Includes information about the benefits of healthy air, resources, and air quality advisories– Province of BC
An Overview of Health Co-operatives: A Case Study Perspective, 2009, Luba Payanotoff-Schaan for Centre for Co-op Studies, University of Victoria
This research provides an overview of different health co-op models and the benefits and challenges around each. It includes case examples from Port Alberni and Nelson BC. – Luba Payanotoff-Schaan
AntiRacism and Discrimination for Municipalities
Describes the planning process of creating anti-racism and anti-discrimination initiatives for communities, including activities such as data collection, raising awareness, bylaw and policy development and review.– Ontario Human Rights Commission
B.C. Community Road Safety Toolkit and Vision Zero
The B.C. Community Road Safety Toolkit is an easily-accessible and electronically-searchable knowledge source about road safety designs and strategies that local governments can implement to improve road safety outcomes. At the same time, the knowledge in the toolkit is intended for all agencies with a mandate related to road safety. The introduction to the BC…
An Introduction to Tools Used in Air Quality Assessment
Provides workshop materials, presentations, and program book.– National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health
Alcohol and Pregnancy: Warning Signage Information Kit for Local Governments in British Columbia
The purpose of this information kit is to provide city councils in British Columbia with the rationale for point-of-purchase FASD warning and prevention sign bylaws, as well as details on the political requirements for enacting such bylaws under the public health component of the Community Charter Act.
An Air Quality Monitoring Network
There are many adverse affects from poor air quality that influence both human and environment health. Understanding these implications is vital if we want to improve community wellbeing. One way to learn is through real time online air monitoring data. Purple Air is one online source that uses a new generation of laser particle counters…
Alcohol and Aging
This webpage and associated flyer provide information about low risk drinking for older adults.– Government of British Columbia
Agriculture’s Connection to Health: A summary of the evidence relevant to British Columbia
The purpose of this document is to present the evidence on associations between agriculture and health.The relationship between agriculture and human health in British Columbia (BC) is complex and multifaceted. The availability of healthy food is an important determinant of health, but only one of many connections between agriculture and health. Agriculture influences food choices…