The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) Community Development team is committed to supporting First Nations driven planning journeys and the development of Health and Wellness Plans through a community or Nation-based approach. The Health and Wellness Plan is a pathway guiding the way forward. It is grounded in community values, culture and traditions, and charts community or Nation practices moving forward to enhance health and well-being.  The First Nations Health Authority is the health and wellness partner to over 200 diverse First Nations communities and citizens across BC.​ Our mission...

The Healthier Community Partnership Initiative (HCP) is Fraser Health’s commitment to working with municipalities and community organizations to create healthy environments where citizens live, work, learn, and play. The HCP initiative is a multi-faceted, inter-sectoral approach to improving the social and physical environments of communities through partnerships between Fraser Health Authority, local municipalities, and community-based organizations. The HCP plays a critical role in strengthening relationships with communities to work collectively to promote health at the local level and address the social determinants of health. Fraser Health provides support to local...

Interior Health Healthy Communities Program Our Purpose: Strong collective action to promote, improve & protect the health & well-being of our communities. Interior Health (IH) Healthy Communities Program aims to improve health and wellness by working collaboratively with local governments and community partners to create policies and environments that support good health. Although health care and the health care system are the responsibility of the provincial government, we know that it takes a collaborative effort to address the factors that keep us well; and health cannot be achieved by one...

The Island Health Region spans from the Capital Region in the south, to Port Hardy and Kingcome Inlet in the north, and includes seven regional districts, 36 municipalities and 50 First Nations communities. Island Health is geographically diverse, with densely populated urban areas, small rural communities, and remote settlements accessible only by water or air. We know that chronic diseases can be prevented or delayed by addressing key risk factors, including physical inactivity, unhealthy eating, obesity, alcohol consumption, and tobacco use.  It takes a village to create a healthy community; no...

Through Northern Health’s Partnering for Healthier Communities work, NH is committed to support communities as they work towards building healthier communities. NH’s role is to support communities in the development, coordination, implementation and evaluation of initiatives that aim to target local health issues and improve community health. They play a supportive role and can help individuals, groups and communities by listening to what they think, need and want. They work with the people, programs, and community assets you already have in place and add skills, tools, resources and networks to support you in...

Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) is one of six health authorities – the other five health authorities serve geographic regions of BC. PHSA’s primary role is to ensure that BC residents have access to a coordinated network of high-quality specialized health care services. PHSA operates provincial agencies including BC Children’s Hospital, BC Transplant, and BC Cancer Agency. It is also responsible for specialized provincial health services like chest surgery and trauma services, which are delivered in a number of locations in the regional health authorities as well specialized programs that...

Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is involved with local government – First Nations, municipal, and regional – on many different initiatives, from formal initiatives with elected leaders to front-line collaboration. The opportunities created by the “Healthy Families: BC Communities Initiative” will enhance and strengthen the more informal mechanisms of the past to a more coordinated and integrated strategy. The VCH approach to healthy communities includes these four areas of collaboration: Collaborative Priority Setting VCH is interested in establishing regular and ongoing mechanisms for sharing information and identifying areas for collaboration with...