Spring is on the horizon. Fresh and exciting healthy community initiatives are popping up across the province. The Healthy Communities Capacity Building (HCCB) grant recipients are steadily working on their projects. We are hearing about some incredible community...
Annually, the Healthy Living Program provides grant funding to Vancouver community grassroots organizations for projects that address health promotion, healthy living and chronic disease prevention. Projects must focus on one or more of the following: mitigating...
Do you want to take part in an evaluation of the Healthy Families BC – Communities initiative, be recognized as an age-friendly community, or be inspired by great local planning projects? Find out how by reading the latest PlanH eNews.
A project of Community Food Centres Canada, the Good Food Organizations initiative supports community food security organizations by increasing their capacity to offer healthy and dignified food programs in their communities. Applications for Good Food Organization...
Virtual Food Connections: Food Security in Rural and Remote Communities A Recap of a Day-Long Provincial Webinar on Food Security To open the one-day web conference on November 19, 2014, Dr. Paul Hasselback, Island Health Medical Health Officer, shared how food...
Every year in BC alcohol causes more than 20,000 hospital visits. The Centre of Addictions Research in BC estimates that over 2,000 deaths are alcohol related to the cost to communities, the financial burden caused by alcohol related harm is estimated to be over $2...
