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. While age and genetics have some impact, it is primarily the physical and socio-economic environments in which we live, learn, work and play that determine if, and how often,…
Small coastal communities have different barriers to physical activity infrastructure than other communities. The Active Coastal Communities document, developed by BC Healthy Communities, the BC Alliance for Healthy Living, and the Province of B.C, shares success stories from coastal communities who have completed projects to improve access to physical activity opportunities.
Provides information on numerous topics related to Aboriginal Peoples including social programs, employment, and arts and culture. First Nation Community Profiles containing census information and administrative statistics are available, as are a variety of publications.– Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
Are you finding all the information available on public participation a little bit disorienting? This journal article is an analytical tool that can be used when sorting through various public engagement methods. It develops a typology of public engagement mechanisms. It clarifies what public engagement entails and does not entail and how the various mechanisms…
This guide provides examples from across the province of the many different ways local governments in BC are taking action to strengthen their local food systems. – Provincial Health Services Authority
Introduces asset inventories and their practical application to support municipalities in preparing, conducting and utilizing a community resource inventory. Topics addressed include an overview of the community resource inventory, applications and relationship to community vision and goals, and how to prepare for community asset mapping. Resources, templates and worksheets are also included. – Government of Saskatchewan
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
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
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
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