In collaboration with a selection of local and Indigenous government partners, BC Healthy Communities (BCHC) is hosting an ongoing speaker series to bring fresh ideas for healthy public policy to local and Indigenous government leaders in B.C. One of the current focus...
Use this printable resource as a visual reference for action areas within local government, as primer for those on your team who may be new to the concept of equity in government policy and planning, or as a quick reference summarizing the more in-depth content of the...
One of the great ironies of the pandemic has been one of scale: small acts of community abound and mean more than ever, even when our larger universe of social connections feels so disrupted. Maria Reed, Director of Community Services at Westbank First Nation...
For communities across Canada, 2020 was an especially trying year. However, the difficulties we are all facing continue to impact community members to varying degrees. Though inequities existed in our communities prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, current challenges have...
For communities across Canada, 2020 was an especially trying year. However, the difficulties we are all facing continue to impact community members to varying degrees. Though inequities existed in our communities prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, current challenges have...
What is healthy public policy about? Public policies refer to strategic actions led by a public authority with the aim of increasing the presence of a phenomena, such as health and well-being, within the population.i Healthy public policy is one of the five building...
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...
For communities across Canada, 2020 was an especially trying year. However, the difficulties we are all facing continue to impact community members to varying degrees. Though inequities existed in our communities prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, current challenges have...
We are excited to announce the release of the Supporting Equity in Planning and Policy Action Guide! This PlanH Supporting Equity in Planning and Policy Action Guide is for local governments across the province working to implement and champion equity across social,...
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...
