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More Kids Need to Move More Often to Boost Brain Health
BC’s Physical Activity and Health Collaborative supports findings in the 2018 ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth that links brain health with regular physical activity Only 35 per cent of 5- to 17-year-olds and 62 per cent of 3- to 4-year-olds are getting the recommended physical activity levels for their age group,…
BC Alliance for Healthy Living Looking to Bump Up the Health Quotient in the Families Agenda
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The BC Alliance for Healthy Living, a coalition of 9 major health and community organizations, released its Healthy Families Agenda today. The Agenda includes recommendations to prevent chronic disease and improve the health of BC families – ranging from revitalizing aging recreation facilities to incentives for local food production to ending subsidies…
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…

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