Youth in Lumby are breathing easier these days thanks to a collaborative project called “Smoke Free Lumby.” This initiative is the result of three years of strong collaborative work by the Village of Lumby (VOL), Interior Health (IH), the University of British...
A great collection of resources from the BC Food Security Gateway, such as toolkits, policy papers, and action plans specific to BC. The resource section also includes a small number of non-BC resources that have direct relevance to BC food security. Find it...
The purpose of this information kit is to provide city councils in British Columbia with the rationale for point-of-purchase FASD warning and prevention sign bylaws, as well as details on the political requirements for enacting such bylaws under the public health...
This guide has been prepared by the Ministry of Health, in collaboration with BC Healthy Communities, to serve as a guide for local governments/First Nations in the planning of a municipal alcohol policy (MAP). A MAP helps local governments/First Nations manage...
A new report by the Chief Public Health Officer aims to increase Canadians’ awareness about the health impacts of alcohol consumption. Read the report here
This report presents the 2015 data on the average monthly cost of a nutritionally adequate, balanced diet in BC based on the National Nutritious Food Basket (NNFB).
The newly released results of an intensive study by the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology suggest that rates of obesity (as well as obesity-linked chronic conditions such as Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke) are dramatically...
The Provincial Nutrition Resource Inventory is a collection of provincial healthy eating and nutrition related resources. The Inventory was created by registered dietitians from the B.C. Ministry of Health and representatives from the B.C. Health Authorities to help...
The HungerCount report presents results from an annual study of more than 4,000 food banks and other food programs in every province and territory In March 2015, 852,137 people received food from a food bank in Canada. More than one-third of those helped were...
