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Listen to health experts, advocates and our partners discuss healthy living projects, research and policy on our podcast, The Balance.

  • Communities Going Active: City of Kamloops

    In this five-part Communities Going Active series, we will hear about local governments and groups that launched projects to promote and encourage the use of active transportation in their communities. These projects address barriers that prevent people from trying out cycling or even scootering, such as costs, lack of gear, or perhaps lack of experience.

  • Communities Going Active: District of North Vancouver

    In this five-part Communities Going Active series, we will hear about local governments and groups that launched projects to promote and encourage the use of active transportation in their communities. These projects address barriers that prevent people from trying out cycling or even scootering, such as costs, lack of gear, or perhaps lack of experience.

  • Communities Going Active: Tzeachten First Nation

    In this five-part Communities Going Active series, we will hear about local governments and groups that launched projects to promote and encourage the use of active transportation in their communities. These projects address barriers that prevent people from trying out cycling or even scootering, such as costs, lack of gear, or perhaps lack of experience.

  • Communities Going Active: City of Nelson

    In this five-part Communities Going Active series, we will hear about local governments and groups that launched projects to promote and encourage the use of active transportation in their communities. These projects address barriers that prevent people from trying out cycling or even scootering, such as costs, lack of gear, or perhaps lack of experience.

  • Communities Going Active: Town of Sidney

    In this five-part Communities Going Active series, we will hear about local governments and groups that launched projects to promote and encourage the use of active transportation in their communities. These projects address barriers that prevent people from trying out cycling or even scootering, such as costs, lack of gear, or perhaps lack of experience.

  • Going dry with low- & non-alcoholic drinks

    In this episode, we explore low- and non-alcoholic beverages: can they help us develop safe drinking habits and can they replace alcohol for those of us struggling with alcohol use disorder or those who simply want to reduce their alcohol intake?

  • Physical activity in poor air quality

    In this episode, Dr. Luisa Giles (University of the Fraser Valley) speaks about the effects of air pollution on our bodies, ways we can protect ourselves and minimize our exposure to wildfire smoke, how we can continue to keep ourselves active even when air quality is poor, and how recreation leaders can support their communities…

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    Alcohol warning labels: What are they? How do they help?

    In this episode, Dr. Tim Naimi (Director, Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research) and Dr. Heather Bryant (Expert Advisor, Canadian Partnership Against Cancer) talk about how alcohol warning labels can help consumers learn about Canada’s updated low-risk drinking guidelines, and the chronic disease and cancer risk that comes with alcohol use, among others.

  • Sugary drinks: health impacts and equity

    In this episode, we explore the health impacts of sugary drinks, some ways that can help reduce consumption, and how we can make sugary drink taxation equitable. Our guests are Dr. Tom Warshawski, Chair of Childhood Obesity Foundation and a consultant pediatrician based in Kelowna, and Dr. Jim Krieger, a professor at the University of…

  • Live Webinar: Understanding Youth Vaping and What We Can Do About It

    Today we are bringing you a blast from the past! In this episode we are featuring a live webinar from 2020 focused on youth vaping during COVID-19 and what experts have to say about the concerning research.

  • EverybodyMoves: Gender, Part 1

    “Often programs are not designed to meet the needs of girls and women; they are underrepresented as participants and leaders.” Terri Temelini, Program Manager at Canadian Women and Sport, explores gender inequities within sport and recreation with an intersectional lens.

  • EverybodyMoves: Gender, Part 2

    “Hearing that glass ceiling break that moment you realize: why not ME? I can do this.” Donnie Rosa shares her story about overcoming gender inequities within sport and recreation and explains her responsibility as a leader to remove barriers to participation.

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