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BCAHL Celebrates Targeted Tobacco Taxes to Reduce Use
Smokers in BC took a hit to the pocket book as the BC Government announced the new provincial budget. Along with our colleagues at the Canadian Cancer Society, BCAHL agrees 100% with raising the price of tobacco products in order to deter BC youth from smoking or starting to smoke. When coupled with other tobacco…
Make the month of love a little less sickly sweet…
February is the month where hearts are top of mind. It’s Heart Month for one thing, and down the hall from BCAHL our neighbours at the Heart and Stroke Foundation are super busy. But Valentine’s Day is around the corner too, and ads are out for candy, chocolate, even heart-shaped cakes. It’s a month of…
In BC, School Food Means Apples Not Deep Fryers
One of my all-time favourite things at my children’s school has been the hot lunch program. It made for happy, stress-free mornings. I felt good leaving lunchtime in the hands of the school district, with the assurance that they were following the Guidelines for Food and Beverages Sales in BC Schools (the Guidelines). I know…
Tobacco with a Cherry on Top? No, Thanks!
Next week (January 19-25, 2014) is National Non-Smoking Week in Canada, and BCAHL is lining up with others who want to stop new smokers from starting and support smokers who may be read to quit. This year’s theme “Truth in Advertising” highlights the sad fact that our youth are being tricked into starting smoking through…
Health Starts at Home – Food Security and Social Housing
On December 5th, 2013 BCAHL hosted a webinar on the ways that food security is and can be addressed in social housing. We were so pleased to have three engaging presenters who offered their perspectives on some of the current policy, research and programs on housing and food security. BCAHL believes that good health starts…
If Age is Just a Number – Is it Fair to Cut Off Youth-in-Care at 19?
I just returned from spending Thanksgiving weekend with my large extended family. We span multiple generations from 10 months to 85 years and everything in between. It was interesting talking with my cousins and nieces in their early twenties. Some of them have found good job prospects and interesting careers, while others are still finding…
Fixing the Three-legged Stool – Mental Illness, Stigma and Employment
This week I read an astonishing media article, ‘Stigma surrounding mental illness major barrier for employment: report’ I was shocked to read that 90% of Canadians with serious mental illness are unemployed. Such a high number leads to questions about ‘how workplaces support mentally ill employees?’ and ‘what are the policy levers that support both…
“OPA!” Will BC’s Liquor Policy Review Inspire Mediterranean Attitudes?
Having grown up in a Greek family, I regularly enjoy a glass of wine…or two with dinner or a little mezethes. Having grown up in BC, in my youth there were occasions when I drank to excess but drew the line at drinking and driving. This cross-cultural experience highlights some of the tensions that exist…
Announcing BC Childhood Healthy Weights Initiative
As part of BC’s Childhood Healthy Weights Intervention Initiative, the provincial government has provided funding to the Childhood Obesity Foundation for the implementation of MEND and the expansion of ShapedownBC. Mind, Exercise, Nutrition, Do It! (MEND) is a new program that provides healthy lifestyle learning and activity sessions for children 5-7 and 7-13 who are…
BCAHL – 10 is a Milestone Event!
But what do we want to be when we grow up? That was the question as BCAHL sat down last week to consult with colleagues and partners at our consultation, “On the Path to Better Health”. It’s great to look back on what we’ve achieved and see some of the gains BC has made in…
On The Path to Better Health
Future projections for chronic disease underscore the need to continue on this path and make prevention a priority. In the next ten years the number of new cancer cases in BC is expected to increase by 75%. Looking forward, we see that to continue tackling chronic disease and promoting healthy living for all, it will…
How Fit is Your City, Town or Village?
It’s so invigorating to hear fresh perspectives especially when they are accompanied by solid real-life examples. I love getting the details from communities about what they are doing to promote health. That is part of the reason BCAHL promotes our webinar series – to provide a platform for communities and other groups to share their…

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