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Poll Shows British Columbians Want Gov’t Action to Improve Children’s Health
Today, BC Alliance for Healthy Living is releasing results from their Health Priorities Survey.
How Do We #MakeBCHealthier4Kids – A Discussion on Policy Options
On Tuesday, May 30th from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm – please plan on joining the BC Alliance for Healthy Living and the YMCA BC for an engaging policy discussion on the health and wellbeing of children and youth in BC at the Robert Lee YMCA (955 Burrard Street) in downtown Vancouver. Dr. Bonnie Henry,…
Take Care of Your Equipment – Reaching Industrial Worksites with Workplace Wellness
On April 6th BCAHL hosted a webinar showcasing the latest case studies, how-to’s and hands-on resources to help workplaces increase the wellness of workers outside of the office environment. (And a bit of a shameless plug for our Working on Wellness project). BCAHL and our partners at Canadian Cancer Society and Canadian Mental Health Association…
Not Dazzled by the Oscars
Vancouver Students Call Out Movies that are #NotSmokingHot! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 20, 2017 (Vancouver) – In the lead up to the glitz and glamour of the Academy Awards night, there’s one group that isn’t dazzled. Students at Vancouver’s David Thompson High School are calling out movies that are “#NotSmokingHot” in an effort to…
The kids are not alright:
How the food and beverage industry is marketing our children and youth to death. Once upon a time marketing to kids mostly meant commercials on Saturday morning; many adults have fond memories of ads that featured cartoon characters from their favourite sugary cereals. Television commercials are still a major ad platform and mascots still hawk…
Let’s #MoveBC
In BC, active transportation and public transit are always a hot topic. Walking and cycling routes are seen as a blessing by those who use them, but as a curse for those whom they inconvenience. Public transit, on the other hand, is known for being crowded in the city and infrequent in small towns, yet…
The Doctor says …there’s more we can do to #MakeBCHealthier4Kids
Two weeks ago, Dr Perry Kendall, BC’s ‘top doc’ (as the media commonly refer to our Provincial Health Officer) gave the children of BC a little check-up and it turns out their health is just fine…well, kind of. On average, BC’s children and youth appear to be fairly healthy in some ways but others are…
Ripe for Change – Food Insecurity in BC
On December 6th, BCAHL hosted a webinar on food insecurity in BC. Affordable, healthy food is essential to a healthy life. But when food quality or quantity is compromised it creates stress and ultimately negative health consequences. People living on low incomes have a much higher risk of developing chronic disease and experiencing poor health…
#MakeBCHealthier4Kids
Our health and success as adults is largely shaped in childhood, in our families and communities. BC Alliance for Healthy Living has developed the #MakeBCHealthier4Kids policy guide to highlight key policies that can give children a solid foundation for a healthy and happy life. The policy guide includes three pillars: Healthier Communities: that are inclusive…
“Trick or Treat?”
Hallowe’en has already landed at my house with bats and pumpkins up on every window. Physical activity levels were way up on Friday night at the elementary school dance, where my older child danced with friends and the younger one spent two hours running around in some elaborate game of chase with his grade one…
Extreme Marketing has Canadian Teens Drinking over a Kilo in Sugar per Month!
Recently, my son asked me to buy him a sports drink after baseball practice with a sideways glance to see if I would bite. He followed with a flurried explanation about being sweaty after running around and some mumbling about electrolytes and his muscles. He whined and pleaded after my predictable answer that ‘water is…
A Literature Review of Men’s Health Interventions: Strategic Considerations
This brief scoping review was conducted for the Working on Wellness (WoW) in Strategic Populations Initiative. WoW is a partnership effort aimed at reducing preventable cancers and other chronic diseases through promotion of overall wellness and healthy choices in the workplace. The review synthesized literature on effective health intervention considerations, particularly focusing on communication strategies,…