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  • COVID-19 has Created a Mental Health Crisis BC Experts say: ‘Move More Often to Improve Physical AND Mental Health’

    COVID-19 has Created a Mental Health Crisis. BC Experts say: ‘Move More Often to Improve Physical AND Mental Health’

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vancouver (August 30, 2021) Members of the BC Physical Activity for Health Collaborative (the Collaborative) are sounding the alarm about the mental health crisis across the province. While the pandemic has amplified demand for accessible mental health resources, the Collaborative stresses physical activity as a complementary tool to combat declining mental health.…

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    Mental Wellness: A Lifetime Journey

    Each and every one of us has our own mental health journey, and in light of all the major changes we’ve had to adapt to, it can be difficult to invest time to take care of ourselves. After all, there’s school re-openings, a provincial election, and a worldwide health crisis. When we do finally sit…

  • Guest post: BC Cycling Coalition’s COVID-19 and Active Transportation

    Travel restrictions, social distancing, and stay-at-home orders have reduced our ability to move around freely.

  • Children at Play

    The Doctor says …there’s more we can do to #MakeBCHealthier4Kids

    Two weeks ago, Dr Perry Kendall, BC’s ‘top doc’ (as the media commonly refer to our Provincial Health Officer) gave the children of BC a little check-up and it turns out their health is just fine…well, kind of.  On average, BC’s children and youth appear to be fairly healthy in some ways but others are…

  • Staples don’t have to be boring!

    Surviving $ticker Shock in the Produce Section

    Have you seen the price of cauliflower these days?!! It sounds like a conversation you might have with your grandmother when you’ve run out of things to talk about. But not these days with lettuce going for $4 and cauliflower for $7, now the soaring cost of fresh produce has become a big topic in…

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