New PlanH Social Connectedness Action Guide available for download here! RECORDING Link to Enhancing Social Connectedness for Healthier Communities Webinar on June 22, 2015 RESOURCES City of Kelowna Engagement Events Summary (February 18, 2015) Connections and...
The Planning Institute of British Columbia (PIBC) annually recognizes the professional work and individual accomplishments of members across British Columbia and the Yukon through its awards and recognition programs. The City of Vancouver’s Healthy City Strategy...
Name of the Event: Healthy Housing Forum Date: April 30, 2015 – 8:30am to 3:30pm Community Host: Township of Esquimalt Health Authority partner: Vancouver Island Health Authority by Marlene Lagoa, Community Development Coordinator We spend a significant amount...
In an era of schoolyard ball bans, bylaws that restrict tobogganing and parents’ frequent calls of “Be careful” or “Wait for me,” are we limiting our children’s ability to engage freely in active play outdoors? Over-supervising kids or keeping them indoors to ensure...
Community health profiles based on the latest analysis from the My Health My Community survey have been released. The results reflect 33,000 respondents across the Vancouver Coastal and Fraser regions. My Health My Community is a web-based health and wellness survey...
THE PROGRAM The UBCM Community Excellence Awards program is an opportunity to showcase municipalities and regional districts that “lead the pack”, take risks to innovate, establish new partnerships, question established ways of doing business and pioneer new customer...
Name of the Event: Planning Together for Sustainability, Health & Well-being Date: October 17, 2014 Community Host: Campbell River Health Authority partner: Vancouver Island Health Authority On October 17, 2014, thirty representatives gathered in Campbell River...
In early April the City of Kelowna partnered with Interior Health to host a PlanH workshop: Silos to Systems: Collaborating to Create a Healthy City Strategy for Kelowna facilitated by BC Healthy Communities Society. The following article by Michelle Kam (City of...
In support of the Healthy Families BC Communities Initiative, Island Health and the Regional District of Nanaimo partnered in the planning and delivery of a workshop to foster the development of partnerships to address community health and wellbeing. The workshop was...
First Nations and local governments are invited to apply for grant funding to bring together elected officials from neighbouring communities under the 2015/16 Regional Community to Community (C2C) Forum program. The goal of C2C Forums is to increase understanding and...
