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World No Tobacco Day – Time to Get Tobacco Out of Pharmacies, Apartments, Movies and… the Country?
Imagine a totally smoke-free country – sound like a dream, a public health fantasy? …well, it could be something we’ll see in our lifetime. In Finland, they’ve given notice to the public and to the tobacco companies – by 2040, they will be the first country in the world that is completely tobacco free. In…
Giving Kids a Chance!
Last week something rare happened to me at a work-related event – I cried. To be precise, I was moved to tears by the story of a mother struggling to give her kids their best chance despite living in poverty. The event was ‘Place Based Strategies: A Community Dialogue on What Works, which looked at…
Pay it Forward for Mother’s Day!
Eat your veggies! Go play outside! Turn around all that good advice your mother has handed out over the years, for Mom’s own good. The blogosphere is full of fun and healthy suggestions for all occasions, and this blog is no exception. Take Mom for a walk! Bake her healthy muffins and yogurt parfaits! (I…
Daffodils – Fight back against cancer!
How quickly a year goes by and once again our friends at the Canadian Cancer Society and their thousands of supporters are wearing a daffodil pin to remind us of an ongoing battle. Based on 2011 estimates: 40% of Canadian women and 45% of men will develop cancer during their lifetimes. An estimated 1 out…
Planning for “Heart” Healthy Communities this February
Do you walk to the store or drive? How many times in the last week have you taken your kids to the park? Would you bike to work or does the thought of combating traffic leave you cold? All of this is impacted by decisions at the municipal and community level. When it comes to…
Let’s Talk About Prevention – Let’s Promote Mental Wellness
Today is Bell Canada’s ‘Let’s Talk Day’ – a day to encourage conversations about mental health in Canada. The Vancouver Sun editorial yesterday also dealt with the role we all play in reducing the stigma around mental illness. And it’s about time that we started paying attention to this issue – given that mental illness…
BCAHL Submission to the 2012 Budget Consultation
To the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services The BC Alliance for Healthy Living’s 2012 Budget Submission RECOMMENDATIONS BCAHL recommends that the members of the Finance and Government Services Committee integrate into the 2012-13 provincial budget, a range of measures outlined below to reduce the burden of chronic disease and improve health…
Premiers Urged to Tackle Largest Drivers of Healthcare Costs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vancouver, BC, January 11, 2012 – Today in an open letter, members of the BC Alliance for Healthy Living encouraged Provincial and Territorial leaders gathering in Victoria to commit to action on the prevention of non-communicable diseases, which are the largest drivers of health care costs and often avoidable causes of premature…
A Glimpse of Life with Dementia
What would you do if one day you had trouble counting change to buy a newspaper, or became disoriented on a familiar route behind the wheel of a car? Would you think it was Alzheimer’s disease? Jim Mann from Surrey, B.C. was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease when he was just 58 years old, and at…
Knowing your neighbours can improve your health
What are you doing to celebrate the holidays? If it includes a block party with your neighbours then you can count eggnog and cookies as a healthy option! The most recent newsletter from the Vancouver Foundation outlines that the top concern of people in Metro Vancouver is the lack of connection in our communities. This…
Love your Bones!
November is a time to remember many special loved ones who have fought the good fight on many fronts. As it is also Osteoporosis Month in Canada, I am reminded about many family members and friends who gallantly lived or are living with this most debilitating and threatening disease. So to honour them and share…
My Vote is For Healthier Small (and Big) Communities
If I was to ask you to think about the health of rural communities, what would come to mind? Would it include: hale, hearty and healthy – farmers, fishers, foresters and otherwise pioneer-types chopping wood and working the land or sea? Well, that would fit the stereotype. But the reality today isn’t the quaint portrait…

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