In early 2020, BC Healthy Communities identified food security and insecurity as a key concern for communities in light of COVID-19. In response, PlanH has launched a series of Rapid Action Resources that explore food security and insecurity issues from a Healthy...
In early 2020, BC Healthy Communities identified food security and insecurity as a key concern for communities in light of COVID-19. In response, PlanH has launched a series of Rapid Action Resources that explore food security and insecurity issues from a Healthy...
In early 2020, BC Healthy Communities identified food security and insecurity as a key concern for communities in light of COVID-19. In response, PlanH has launched a series of Rapid Action Resources that explore food security and insecurity issues from a Healthy...
Interested in hearing more about how local governments can take action to facilitate community connection to the natural environment? Check out our new Healthy Natural Environments Action Guide. It contains information on the health benefits of natural environments,...
In early 2020, BC Healthy Communities conducted research to identify local government and health authority needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ways that they could support those needs through the recovery phase. Food security and insecurity was identified...
By Cassidy Paxton, Researcher, BC Healthy Communities Northern Health (NH) delivers health services across the entire northern two-thirds of British Columbia, spanning urban and rural communities from Atlin to Haida Gwaii to Valemount. Despite the vastness of their...
The Okanagan Similkameen Healthy Living Coalition (OSHLC), with help from the BC Healthy Communities team through the PlanH program, recently completed a transformative strategic planning process that empowered the OSHLC to refocus its priorities to work on issues...
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...
The BC Food Systems Network is partnering with the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) and the healthy authorities to build the capacity of community food security groups and food policy councils to engage effectively with their local governments. The purpose...
Food insecurity is the inadequate or insufficient access to food due to financial constraints. It is a concept closely linked to household income – the lower the household income, the higher the risk of food insecurity. As there are physical, mental, and social...
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