This E-News edition includes two Success Stories, events for local governments, workshop summaries, and an update from the Healthy Communities Capacity Building Grant.
Thank you to everyone we met at the Convention of the Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities in Qualicum Beach on April 11-13, 2014. BC Healthy Communities had a booth at the trade show providing information to delegates on PlanH and other programs...
The more one understands what is really on the table, the more willing one is to dig in! Food for Thought: Progressive Governance Forum 2014 was a feast of inspiration! The theme of this year’s Columbia Institute conference was food security and discussions were...
By Nancy Hofer City of Courtenay, Environmental Planner On April 9, 2014, folks in the Comox Valley Region participated in the “From Silos to Systems: Building Partnerships for Healthy Communities” workshop. Hosted by the City of Courtenay and co-facilitated by BC...
We’re pleased to announce the release of a new resource called Healthy Built Environment Linkages: A Toolkit for Design, Planning, & Health. Developed by the PHSA Population and Public Health team in partnership with the Healthy Built Environment (HBE)...
If you missed the webinar and/or would like to learn more about how your community could create smoke- free areas than please visit the ‘Smoke-Free Outdoor Places’ Webinar page here for the webinar recording and resources.
We’re looking forward to reading all about the great projects that people are planning around the province. In total we had over 150 applications for everything from active transportation strategies to research into young people’s recreation needs. We will be letting...
Silos to Systems: Castlegar Workshop Summary On February 28, 2014, folks in the West Kootenay/Boundary Region participated in the “From Silos to Systems: Building Partnerships for Healthy Communities” workshop. Hosted by Interior Health (IH), and co-facilitated by BC...
