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A Literature Review of Men’s Health Interventions: Strategic Considerations
This brief scoping review was conducted for the Working on Wellness (WoW) in Strategic Populations Initiative. WoW is a partnership effort aimed at reducing preventable cancers and other chronic diseases through promotion of overall wellness and healthy choices in the workplace. The review synthesized literature on effective health intervention considerations, particularly focusing on communication strategies,…
Dads taking care of business – by quitting smoking!
National Non-Smoking Week is a great time to start up a conversation with the smokers in our lives. There are so many options these days for those who are ready to Quit Now or who are even just getting ready to think about quitting. If you know a new dad who also smokes, you might…
How does Men’s Health Work?
When it comes to expectations for a healthy long life, men are falling behind women. There are many reasons for this. Many men avoid seeing the doctor unless something is broken, bleeding or seriously wrong. In health promotion we do a better job of reaching women than men but this is a gap we’re trying…
Men’s Health – Is More Than Growing a ‘Mo!
I don’t know about you, but I always have a hard time deciding how to acknowledge Father’s Day properly, both for my husband and my own dad. Neither of them are traditional ‘guy’ guys, so golf clubs and soap-on-a-rope don’t appeal. But in another way they both fit into a male stereotype that might have…
Policies to Support Health Promotion in the Workplace – What’s There and What’s Needed
BC Alliance for Healthy Living and WoW want to better understand the current policy landscape on workplace wellness in BC, the Yukon and the Northwest Territories. Many workplace wellness policies and programs are designed with the urban, office worker in mind; and the best practices and policies developed reflect that population. We know that there…
BC Alliance for Healthy Living Leads $2.3M Initiative to Put the WoW! in Workplace Wellness
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 9, 2014 (Vancouver) – The BC Alliance for Healthy Living (BCAHL) has launched a three-year $2.3 million initiative to take workplace wellness lessons from BC and share them with our neighbours to the north. The Working on Wellness in Strategic Populations or WoW initiative is made possible through financial support from…
Workplace Wellness Works!
Thank you to all those who attended our June Webinar: Workplace Wellness Works! Celebrating a Healthy Worksite. The BC Alliance for Healthy Living hosted a province-wide forum on healthy workplaces. Speakers shared their experience working with BC workplaces to improve health. The presentations included tips and tools available to make our workplaces better and healthier…

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A Literature Review of Men’s Health Interventions: Strategic Considerations

Dads taking care of business – by quitting smoking!

How does Men’s Health Work?

Men’s Health – Is More Than Growing a ‘Mo!

Policies to Support Health Promotion in the Workplace – What’s There and What’s Needed

BC Alliance for Healthy Living Leads $2.3M Initiative to Put the WoW! in Workplace Wellness

Workplace Wellness Works!

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