{"id":32,"date":"2024-01-04T02:16:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T02:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.bchealthycommunities.ca\/?page_id=32"},"modified":"2024-02-21T05:18:01","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T05:18:01","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column32_509f0a-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column32_509f0a-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column32_509f0a-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column32_509f0a-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column32_509f0a-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column32_509f0a-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column32_509f0a-fc{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column32_509f0a-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column32_509f0a-fc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column32_509f0a-fc\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<p>We at BC Healthy Communities Society (BCHC) believe that it is possible \u2013 and necessary \u2013 to create communities where it\u2019s easy for citizens to be healthy and well. We also believe that by making choices with community members\u2019 health in mind, communities can move towards economic, environmental and social sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a non-profit <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/index.php\/our-team\/\">team<\/a><\/strong> of planners, public health specialists and community engagement practitioners, BC Healthy Communities operates at the intersection of planning and public health \u2013 a unique vantage point. At the heart of all these disciplines is a fundamental commitment to <a href=\"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/index.php\/healthy-communities\/\"><strong>equity<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 ensuring that systemic disadvantages don\u2019t get in the way of community members\u2019 aspirations for their lives and the lives of their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/index.php\/healthy-communities\/\">Learn more about the Healthy Communities movement.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How we work with the community:<\/h4>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box32_54216f-79 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{max-width:unset;}.kt-info-box32_54216f-79 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:2px solid var(--global-palette2, #2B6CB0);border-right:2px solid 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