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Red and white lights decorate a tree in Richmond, BC. Photo: Province of BC/Flickr 

 
 

Physical Activity for All: The top five takeaways

 
PJ Naylor and our Program Manager Victoria Barr.
 

How can local governments ensure everyone in their community has access to opportunities for physical activity? Nearly 200 folks joined us last month via livestream from across the province or in-person in Victoria, BC for Physical Activity for All: Tools and Approaches for Equity in Active Communities. The evening was a great introduction to some of the tools communities can use to apply an equity lens to their physical activity planning. If you missed the event, here's an article that highlights the top five moments, including links to resources discussed during the event and a recording of the livestream.

 

How to build connection in high-rise communities

 
Screencap from the Hey Neighbour! report. A mother and father laugh with their two children at what appears to be a picnic.
 

How can residents living in high-rise buildings better connect with one another? A recent CBC story highlighted the link between isolation and high-rise living, reporting that high-rise dwellers experienced higher difficulty in making friends and knowing their neighbours than those in other building types. Through a PlanH grant, the City of Vancouver has been working to help residents living in higher density buildings to connect through design improvements and social programs. View a video showcasing the Hey Neighbour! program on the PlanH site.

 

What's most important to rural communities in BC?

 

Earlier this year, the Government of British Columbia consulted rural communities across the province to hear about the most vital supports required to support rural community development.  Many of the themes—including transportation and recreation infrastructure, as well as reconciliation with Indigenous communities—relate to issues of health and equity. Read the summary of the findings, Rural Development in BC: What We Heard.

The cover of the "What We Heard" report, featuring the Province of BC logo and an aerial photo of a small BC town.
 

Cultivating health to create resiliency

 

Resiliency is so much more than just the speed with which a community can recover from disaster. This November, BC Healthy Communities' Healthy Community Planner Sandy Mackay attended the Making the Links: Climate Change, Community Health & Resilience Symposium in Kelowna. In this blog post, Mackay reflects on the broader meaning of resiliency—and how creating a healthier community is in itself a way of cultivating resilience.

 
Detail from back of Making the Links programme. Tryptich of tomatoes, a baby, and a person wearing a hat that says "Love Your Neighbour".
 
 
 
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LEARN

Healthy housing is a fundamental determinant of health and well-being. The National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health has put together a series of resources on housing and health. Check them out!

 

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CONNECT

The Local Government Leadership Academy is hosting the Elected Officials Seminar series across BC in early 2019. The seminars are for newly-elected and returning elected officials, as well as senior staff from local governments and Indigenous communities.

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INNOVATE

Are you a physical activity-oriented non-profit in BC? Sport for Life is accepting applications for their Physical Literacy in BC initiative. You could receive supports of up to $50,000 for physical literacy development. 

 
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