{"id":4223,"date":"2026-09-03T11:34:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T19:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/?p=4223"},"modified":"2026-10-21T14:34:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T22:34:10","slug":"bchc-september-2026-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/index.php\/2026\/09\/03\/bchc-september-2026-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"BCHC September 2026 newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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News & resources from BCHC \u2013 September 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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Building Healthy Communities together<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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2026 PlanH grants: Indigenous, M\u00e9tis communities lead the way <\/strong>
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From the Tsideldel First Nation in the Central Interior to Musqueam on the coast, Indigenous and M\u00e9tis communities are front and centre in this year\u2019s PlanH grants, with 31 successful recipients announced across B.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Kimberley turns
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With support from a PlanH Community Connectedness grant, Kimberley built a more inclusive, safe, welcoming city for older adults and people with disabilities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Talking About Health: A New Approach <\/h2>\n

Join FrameWorks UK’s Maria Castellina for a webinar on Sept. 17 to explore the “Building Blocks of Health”, a metaphor for talking about social determinants across sectors. Register free! <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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When Council Votes, Public Health Wins<\/h2>\n

New fact sheet explains how municipal councils and elected officials influence community health, helping public health teams collaborate effectively with local governments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Pathways to Belonging: BCRPA’s New IDEA Certification <\/h2>\n

A flexible six-module certification building inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility skills for BC recreation, parks and physical activity professionals. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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News & resources from BCHC \u2013 September 2026 Building Healthy Communities together 2026 PlanH grants: Indigenous, M\u00e9tis communities lead the way From the Tsideldel First Nation in the Central Interior to Musqueam on the coast, Indigenous and M\u00e9tis communities are front and centre in this year\u2019s PlanH grants, with 31 successful recipients announced across B.C….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4231,"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":"","_wp_convertkit_post_meta":{"form":"-1","landing_page":"0","tag":"0","restrict_content":"0"},"_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-4223","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\/09\/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":19,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":1,"category_count":19,"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\/4223","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=4223"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4223\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4230,"href":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4223\/revisions\/4230"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}