On-Demand Webinar: Diverse Voices: Community-based approaches to making evaluation attainable & equitable
Through the application of evaluation practices, evaluators have the power to influence policies and mitigate systemic inequities that negatively impact our health and well-being. At BC Healthy Communities and the Canadian Evaluation Society – BC Chapter (CESBC), we...
We work better together: The Community Health Network model at work on southern Vancouver Island
Amanda Ng is a Healthy Communities Planner and the Community Health Network Coordinator at the Capital Regional District. “Conversation is the natural way that we humans think together.” – Margaret Wheatley There is so much power and brilliance that can emerge from...
Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation (CRRF)
The Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation works to improve understanding of issues and opportunities that are of common interest to rural residents across Canada. Their members include rural leaders, rural organizations, development practitioners, government policy...
Community Development in the North
In this short article as part of UNBC’s Northern Studies series, geography professor Greg Halseth talks about the importance of considering place and scale when engaging in community development and capacity-building processes.
Learning Initiatives for Rural and Northern BC (LIRN BC)
Learning Initiatives for Rural and Northern BC (LIRN BC) is a collaborative approach to building on the capacities of rural, remote and Northern British Columbian communities. LIRN BC can bring trainers and facilitators to your community to deliver a learning event...
PlanH Regional Forums
PlanH partnered with each health authority on a series of five forums taking place in each region to take stock of: the impacts of collaborative efforts between local governments, health authorities, and other community partners; the key factors that are enabling this...
Case for Cultivating Community
This article from the Tamarack Institute explores the idea of community resilience as an ability, a process and an outcome, and examines ways in which communities can become more resilient. Find it here
Health is Everyone’s Business: Vancouver’s Healthy City Strategy
The City of Vancouver has a bold and ambitious strategy to build a healthy city for all by 2025. The Healthy City Strategy and Action Plan is a long-term plan for healthier people, healthier places, and a healthier planet. It addresses health in the broadest sense by...