New! Healthy Communities: An Approach to Action on the Determinants of Health in Canada

As part of our national healthy communities initiaitve, in partnership with Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick healthy communities networks, we will be distributing an online survey to our members and those communities we have worked with to learn more about HC initiatives across the nation.  Stay tuned for an invitation to participate.

To see the initial media release click here

New! Food for Thought: Cooking up Cultural Harmony

We have launched our new website as part of the Welcoming and Inclusive Communities Food for Thought initiative in Abbotsford.  With 21 communitiy partners we have created a dynamic food focused resource.  Check it out here

New! BCHC is working in partnership with S.U.C.C.E.S.S. on Welcoming and Inclusive Communities: Tri-Cities: Art Door initiaitive.

This project is an asset mapping initiative focused on identifying key initiatives in the Arts and Culture industry for Immigrant and Newcomer Youth, identifying barriers for youth to access these opportunities and creating key entry points and next steps for businesses, communities and youth to collaborate and build on capacities together.  Regular updates are provided in the BCHC Monthly Provincial Newsletter.  For more information on S.U.C.C.E.S.S. click here

Picture BC

The BCHC website features a gallery of photo's selected from the Picture BC Website. Picture BC is an initiative of the Union of BC Municipalities with support from the Province of British Columbia. To view these photo's and many others from across the Province, visit www.picturebc.ca 

Imagine. A Healthy Community.

Healthy lifestyles. A vibrant economy. Affordable housing. Protected parks & green space. Accessible community services. Thriving neighbourhoods. Clean air and water. A sustainable environment. Ethnic and cultural diversity. Healthy public policy. Engaged citizens. A healthy community is all of this, and more.

Communications

Provincial Newsletter
For a copy of the August 2010 Newsletter click here

Weekly Ebrief
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