{"id":3515,"date":"2026-01-06T12:45:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T20:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/?p=3515"},"modified":"2026-01-06T13:41:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T21:41:15","slug":"bchc-january-2026-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/index.php\/2026\/01\/06\/bchc-january-2026-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"BCHC January 2026 newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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News & resources from BCHC \u2013 January 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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2026 Age-friendly Communities grants to open soon <\/h1>\n

AFC Grants open Jan. 19, 2026, for local and Indigenous governments to support older adults\u2019 independence and engagement through age-friendly projects and plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Sign up for an AFC webinar on emergency preparedness<\/h2>\n

Learn how our speakers improved local emergency preparedness in their B.C. communities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Working Together for Public
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Canada\u2019s Chief Public Health Officer\u2019s 2025 report highlights how integrating public health and well-being helps sectors address climate change, disease and instability for healthier communities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Salmon Arm Advances
Anti-Racism <\/h2>\n

Salmon Arm City Council endorsed a community-developed anti-racism strategy, supported by PlanH funding, committing partners to shared action to dismantle systemic racism in Salmon Arm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Lumby seniors dig into food, friendship and community solutions <\/h2>\n

Lumby’s Seniors Wellness and Food Fair offered a free air-fryer demo, live music, and showcased how food and community powerfully unite seniors, drawing nearly 100 attendees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Webinar: wellbeing economy and public health<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Public Health Association of BC hosts a webinar on The Wellbeing Economy and Public Health<\/em>, exploring wellbeing-focused policy and public health\u2019s role in equitable, sustainable societies. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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PLanH guide on Equity in Local Government Planning<\/h2>\n

This guide helps local governments implement and champion equity across social, economic, environmental and cultural domains for healthier communities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

News & resources from BCHC \u2013 January 2026 Building Healthy Communities together 2026 Age-friendly Communities grants to open soon AFC Grants open Jan. 19, 2026, for local and Indigenous governments to support older adults\u2019 independence and engagement through age-friendly projects and plans. READ MORE Sign up for an AFC webinar on emergency preparedness Learn how our speakers improved local emergency preparedness in their B.C. communities. READ MORE READ FULL REPORT Working Together for Public…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3525,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":1,"label":"Uncategorized"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mATQFimX2ANQRYf8bgSe4G-1.png",612,176,false],"author_info":{"display_name":"Patrick Dunne","author_link":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/index.php\/author\/bchc_admin\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":1,"name":"Uncategorized","slug":"uncategorized","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":6,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":1,"category_count":6,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Uncategorized","category_nicename":"uncategorized","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3515"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3515\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3524,"href":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3515\/revisions\/3524"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}