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  • EverybodyMoves: Newcomers

    What barriers do newcomers face to being physically active? What can we do to overcome those barriers at a program and policy level and personally? Lizeth Escobedo, Manager of Adult Learning & Immigrant Services for the YMCA of Greater Vancouver, answers those questions while sharing her personal experiences immigrating to Canada.

  • "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…

  • EverybodyMoves: Race

    “Racism looks different for different communities.” In this Episode, we talked to the Sume Ndumbe-Eyoh, Senior Knowledge Translation Specialist at the National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (NCCDH), where she discusses intersectional racial barriers within physical activity and health.

  • 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: Young People

    In this Episode, we talked to Shawna Lawson, Director, Research & Social Innovation at viaSport. This episode was recorded through Zoom during the second phase of the COVID19 pandemic.In this conversation, we mention BC’s Physical Activity Strategy, Active People, Active Places which you can read more about here: https://www.bchealthyliving.ca/what-we-do/active-people-active-places/ and more specifically we talk about…

  • 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…

  • Ready, Set, Move! EverybodyMoves Webinar

    We are excited to announce that BC Alliance for Healthy Living (BCAHL) and the Physical Activity for Health Collaborative have launched the much anticipated EverybodyMoves Resource Hub! The Hub is a one-stop shop for sport and recreation leaders who want to ensure physical activity is as inclusive and accessible as possible.  Physical activity is vital for…

  • EverybodyMoves: Inclusive and accessible physical activity. Four circular photos of: an older man holding his bike on his shoulder and smiling; a young girl on a playground rope bridge; a woman in a wheelchair playing tennis; and two men smiling at each other, wearing anti-homophobia t-shirts.

    Everybody Moves, and You’re Invited!

    We are excited to announce that BC Alliance for Healthy Living (BCAHL) and the Physical Activity for Health Collaborative have launched the much anticipated EverybodyMoves Resource Hub! The Hub is a one-stop shop for sport and recreation leaders who want to ensure physical activity is as inclusive and accessible as possible.  Physical activity is vital for…

  • COVID Impacts on Physical Activity & Wellness

    COVID-19 has affected us in all aspects of our lives, including physical activity.

  • Keeping Active and Getting Back to Play through COVID-19

    On June 3rd, 2020 the BC Alliance for Healthy Living hosted a webinar on the importance of keeping active during COVID-19, focusing not only on the “why” but also the “how.”

  • 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.

  • Move Commute Connect

    Welcome to first episode of The Balance, a public health podcast brought to you by the BC Alliance for Healthy Living.

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