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  • Communities Going Active: Addressing Barriers to Active Transportation recording

    We know active transportation has many benefits: it can reduce traffic congestion, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and encourage communities to be physically active, which in turn helps prevent chronic diseases and fosters mental wellness. Yet, many people living in British Columbia can’t participate, whether they feel it takes too long to walk or bike, they…

  • 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.

  • An older adult uses a walking stick with his left hand. He holds his grandson’s hand with his right hand.

    Active Transportation: Equitable, Sustainable and Achievable

    “The climate crisis is also a health crisis.” This year, the World Health Organization (WHO) is focusing on encouraging governments to create communities focused on peoples’ physical well-being while also addressing the health of the planet. With World Health Day and Earth Day just weeks apart, we are reminded of the intersections between climate change…

  • Small Towns, Big Steps in Active Transport: Webinar

    In every corner of the province, there is a growing interest in developing more active transportation networks. Small Towns, Big Steps in Active Transport is a project to explore what works in smaller towns through in-depth research and case studies featuring 6 unique BC communities. Watch BCAHL’s webinar where we highlight major project findings, including:…

  • "When you are active, it’s considered primary prevention for over 30 conditions. It improves your immune function; it improves your physical wellness" -Rita Koutsodimos, Executive Director. BC Alliance for Healthy Living. Featured in Toronto Star.

    In the News: Toronto Star

    BCAHL is pleased to announce that we are featured in Alex McKeen’s article “Canadians need to get fitter –before the next pandemic” published in the Toronto Star. This feature comes shortly after BCAHL circulated our press released focused on BC’s 2021/2022 Budget. Rita Koutsodimos, BCAHL’s Executive Director, lends her expertise in public health and is…

  • Budget 2021/22 Responds to Acute Health Needs of British Columbians but Ignores Other Prevention Measures

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 20, 2021 Vancouver, BC:  Advocates for healthy living and chronic disease prevention are relieved to see BC Budget 2021 investments in poverty reduction and mental health – which were at an acute state for far too long and clearly highlighted by the pandemic. “The BC Alliance for Healthy Living has been…

  • EverybodyMoves: People with Disabilities

    Sian Blyth, the Executive Director of the BC Wheelchair Basketball Society, explores how physical activity can be more accessible and inclusive for people living with disabilities.The Balance is recorded and produced by BCAHL’s Communications Manager on the traditional, unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ilwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.Thank you so much for listening.Episode…

  • Small Towns, Big Steps in Active Transport

    Active transportation happens when people use their own power to get from one place to another, and can include walking, biking, skateboarding, using a non-mechanized wheelchair, or snowshoeing. The benefits of active transportation are multiple; we see increases in physical activity, social connections, and mental well-being, all of which help to prevent chronic disease. While…

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