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Poverty Reduction as a Prescription for Health
On December 12th the BC Alliance for Healthy Living held a webinar to explore the complex issue of poverty and health. Ted Bruce, the Executive Director of Population Health for Vancouver Coastal Health, described the negative impact of low income on health. With compelling data and graphs, he illustrated how with each step lower on…
Remedial Lessons Needed to Raise BC’s Failing Grade on Child Poverty
Last week, First Call’s Annual Child Poverty Report Card gave BC another failing grade. It was discouraging to see that 119,000 of British Columbia’s children continue to live in poverty. This is true for children in a variety of family circumstances – with one or two parents, on income assistance and in full time, full…
Breathing Easy? Some Vancouver Condo Owners are… now
I have to say that I was applauding last week’s vote by Melville condo owners to go smoke free. I remember cleaning out the apartment of my chain-smoking grandfather after he passed away. Brown ooze ran down the walls as we washed them, a solid reminder of the nicotine and assorted chemicals that had filled…
Elements of Food Security Webinar – Inside the Box Solutions that are Outside the Norm
BC Alliance for Healthy Living was thrilled with the maxed out registration for our September 26 Webinar Elements of Food Security, but not surprised. Food Security is an important topic, and with 7% of British Columbians feeling the pinch of hunger, it should be. All three sets of speakers for this on-line event brought a…
What’s your motivation?
Summer 2012 and the Olympic Games came to a rocking close last month, and the Paralympics still have a few more days to celebrate sport in all its forms. Olympic competitors had a chance to celebrate and enjoy the sounds of British pop music, Spice Girls and all. Competition drives some athletes to excel, but…
Webinar: Elements of Food Security
Join BC Alliance for Healthy Living’s webinar Wednesday, September 26th from 9:00 am to 10:30 am BC Alliance for Healthy Living welcomes three different perspectives on food security to our September webinar. We hope to create a dynamic dialogue with many voices and opinions on how the elements of policy and practice can work to…
“Are We There Yet?” Road Tripping and the Psychology of Food
I got back to my desk this morning after a five-day road trip to Portland and Southwest Washington State. An article came my way via the APHA and USA Today – From Brain to Mouth, the Psychology of Obesity, which outlined a number of studies being shared at the American Psychological Association’s annual general meeting.…
Slip, Slap and Slop! BC’s in for a Hot Weekend
The weather is sunny, it’s a long weekend and it’s time to hit the beach – but before you do, don’t forget your ‘sun sense’. I can recall many lazy days as a child, out on the beach or lake with not a care in the world, and I want my children to have (most)…
Physical Activity is NOT about Jocks vs. Geeks
I’m always interested in how the media spins different studies on healthy living, and a recent Lancet article pointing out the need for people to get more physical activity in their day brought out all the usual stereotypes. Within two days of the study’s release the Globe and Mail ran two different opinion pieces, David…
Workplace Wellness Works!
Thank you to all those who attended our June Webinar: Workplace Wellness Works! Celebrating a Healthy Worksite. The BC Alliance for Healthy Living hosted a province-wide forum on healthy workplaces. Speakers shared their experience working with BC workplaces to improve health. The presentations included tips and tools available to make our workplaces better and healthier…
Healthy Father’s Day!
BC has a healthy population overall, we are number one for smoking rates, physical activity and are near the top for healthy eating. But in BC, women benefit more from these healthy living statistics than men in the province; we live on average 4-5 years longer than men. With Father’s Day coming up this weekend,…
Workplace Wellness Works!
Thank you to all those who attended our June Webinar: Workplace Wellness Works! Celebrating a Healthy Worksite. The BC Alliance for Healthy Living hosted a province-wide forum on healthy workplaces. Speakers shared their experience working with BC workplaces to improve health. The presentations included tips and tools available to make our workplaces better and healthier…

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