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  • Screen Free Week Raises a Good Issue – Who Is Raising Our Kids?

    I’ll be honest that I tune in and turn off my brain as readily as the next person. I enjoy some of the quality (and even some of the less quality) TV offerings and can get caught up in the ‘need’ to watch the next episode. But a recent article in the Vancouver Sun and…

  • Salads and Schools – The Perfect Mix for Health

    March is nutrition month so what better time to profile some of the amazing work being done to promote healthier eating in BC. At BCAHL, we’re big proponents of health promoting schools. The Lake Kathlyn Elementary School Farm to School Salad Bar is a great example of how schools, together with farmers and other members of the…

  • Marketing to Kids – Get the Junk Out and the Good Stuff In

    I usually try and do the grocery shopping by myself – no kids – no husband. That way I can buy the foods we need with no pressure, no pleas and no whining!  But the last time I took my 6 year old son with me – I had a cute little surprise. He jumped from his…

  • Presentation to HOC Standing Committee on Health

    Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention Barbara Kaminsky, Chair, BC Alliance for Healthy Living Mary Collins, Director, BC Alliance for Healthy Living Secretariat Presentation to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health Consultations on Healthy Living Thursday, February 17, 2011 Madam Chair and Committee Members, On behalf of the BC Alliance for Healthy Living…

  • “Live Long and Prosper”: Healthy Living in BC – The Next Generation

    Do you think it might be easier to get healthy if there was a program at your work? Do you think your kids would stop nagging you for sugary cereal or a dining experience at the superficially-happy-mega-burger-chain if there were no cartoon caricatures bouncing around on TV and the net? Do you think you might…

  • BC Alliance for Healthy Living Lists Top ‘Disease Prevention’ Policies

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Today the BC Alliance for Healthy Living is releasing a new report: ‘Healthy Living in BC – The Next Generation‘, which lists BCAHL’s top policy priorities for chronic disease prevention in 2011. The report highlights opportunities for the provincial government to encourage healthy living and prevent chronic disease by working with, and…

  • BCAHL’s Winning Legacy: A Plan for Improving the Health of British Columbians

    BCAHL’s Winning Legacy: A Plan for Improving the Health of British Columbians

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