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Come On and Join the Local Motion: Learning from 4 Diverse ‘Active Communities’ Projects
On October 29th BCAHL hosted a webinar taking us behind the scenes of four successful and diverse Active Communities projects from across the province.
Two BC Public Health teams share the spotlight in the latest Evidence-Informed Decision Making Casebook
The National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools has just released Issue #2 of their Evidence-Informed Decision Making (EDIM) Casebook.
All Youth Matter – Youth Inclusion Training
Many youth face significant barriers to participation in sport, recreation and physical activity, and research indicates that those from marginalized populations are less likely to participate than their peers. After consultation with nearly 500 recreation staff, 250 youth and 150 inclusion experts, viaSport has developed half-day Youth Inclusion Training workshops for physical activity, recreation and…
Physical Literacy for Communities – BC
Nine communities have been selected to take part in the first intake of the province-wide Physical Literacy for Communities–British Columbia initiative. The aim of this initiative, which is supported by the Active People, Active Places, BC Physical Activity Strategy and delivered by the Sport for Life Society, is to improve the development of physical literacy…
Aboriginal Healthy Living Activities & Cultural Learning Initiative
First Nations and Aboriginal Peoples focus area will build on the achievements as set out in I·SPARC’s 10 year Physical Activity Strategy, and the enormous success of the Aboriginal Healthy Living Activities initiatives (AHLA). With a focus on the train the trainer model I·SPARC has increased the number of leaders trained by 50%, and has…
Appetite to Play
Appetite to Play is a provincial initiative that supports early years providers (those that work in daycare centres, family based daycares , preschools, parent participation programs, or after school day cares) to promote and encourage healthy eating and physical activity for children in the 0-5 years age group. The initiative aims to build the capacity…
Active and Safe Central
Summary (Intention/Audience/Impact): Active & Safe Central is an online resource for people interested in sports and recreational activity, and the people around them who support sport and recreation—coaches, officials, teachers, parents, and health professionals. Based upon research evidence from around the world, information on common injuries, risk factors, and injury prevention strategies is provided for…
Active Communities Grant Program
Physical activity is important at every age, and it has been recognized as one of the most effective ways to decrease the risk of chronic diseases, including heart disease, hypertension, stroke, type-2 diabetes, and several types of cancers. Physical activity can also support positive mental health and well-being as it helps with stress management and…
On The Path to Better Health
Future projections for chronic disease underscore the need to continue on this path and make prevention a priority. In the next ten years the number of new cancer cases in BC is expected to increase by 75%. Looking forward, we see that to continue tackling chronic disease and promoting healthy living for all, it will…
Healthy Living in BC – The Next Generation, A Policy Paper of the BC Alliance for Healthy Living
In BCAHL’s latest report, ‘Healthy Living in BC – The Next Generation’, a number of health promotion measures to address the underlying risk factors of chronic disease have been highlighted as priorities for the year ahead. Many of the recommendations have been drawn from BCAHL’s earlier papers and submissions which provide a more comprehensive list…
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…
Recommendations for Tackling Obesity in BC
The healthy choice should be an easy choice. That is why the BC Alliance for Healthy Living advocates for and supports health-promoting policies, environments, programs and services so that British Columbians have opportunities to be healthy. As part of this work BCAHL has submitted BCAHL Submission on Obesity to the BC Government, which offers recommendations to…

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