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Seed Grants Phase IV New
BCHC is now accepting applications for our Seed Grant Program. The deadline to submit an application is January 15, 2009. Click here for more information.
Cities Fit for Children Conference 2009 - Save the Date poster click here
Join the BCHC Provincial Network
To find out more about becoming a member of our Provincial Network click here
Weekly e-bulletin and monthly newsletter
BCHC and BC Healthy Living Alliance are partnering for weekly e-bulletins and a monthly newsletter.
To sign up, fill out the form below.
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 this, and more.
BC Healthy Communities is part of the international Healthy Cities/Healthy Communities movement. We support communities and community groups that are taking a holistic and integrated approach to increasing the health, well-being and healthy development in their communities.
Worldwide, the Healthy Communities movement has identified some important building blocks for creating a health community:
- Community Involvement
- Political Commitment
- Inter-sectoral Partnerships
- Healthy Public Policy
These building blocks are important tools for addressing multiple and interconnected determinants of health: social, environmental, economic, physical, psychological, spiritual and cultural.
BC Healthy Communities supports communities and community groups that are working on Healthy Community-related initiatives in a number of ways:
- Providing information on resources, tools and other Healthy Community initiatives
- Making referrals to relevant resource materials and organizations
- Facilitating/co-facilitating community meetings that engage diverse sectors
- Developing educational materials and resources
- Publishing the BCHC Healthy Communities newsletter
- Working in partnership to develop/maintain databases and resource inventories
For more information about BCHC and to find out how we might be able to support your efforts to create a healthier community, please contact us at our Central Office in Victoria, or call the Regional Facilitator for your area.
* BC Healthy Communities was launched in the Fall of 2005, with funding from the BC Ministry of Health.
© 2006 BC Healthy Communities
545 Superior Street, Victoria, BC, V8V 1T7
Tel: (250) 356-0892 Fax: (250) 356-5119
Toll free: 1-888-356-0892