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NEW - Download now the LLF - Local and Traditional Food Recipe booklet

The Living Life Fully (LLF) project is a project developed by youth to promote healthy living. This project was focused on educating and engaging the community on local and traditional foods. The 'Local and Traditional Food Recipes' booklet was created to share the knowledge that was gathered with the local youth and the community at large.

The LLF project is funded by Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), TD Friends of the Environmend ant Enhance Prince George and is a collaborative effort between the Fraser Basin Council and Future Cents with support from BC Healthy Communities.

For more information about this project please contact Deirdre Goudriaan

The booklet can be downloaded here


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Registration now open for FREE Citizen Series Webinar
'Beyond the Nest Egg: Feathering the Nest for Healthy Retirement'
 April 19th, 2012 1:30 - 3:30 pm


Interested in how financial health and healthy retirement could look like? Please join our free webinar series for Northern residents and listen to key speakers:

Rita M.Wiebe
, CARP - A New Vision for Aging
Bob D'Auray, Senior Moments - CFIS Community Radio Prince George
Jill Zacharias, City of Revelstoke - Age-Friendly Planning.
 
To find out more please read the Think Piece for the upcoming Citizen Series webinar which is now available to download here 

To register for this free webinar click here

Webinar Recording now online -  'Calling for the 5th Wave in Public Health'

Listen to the 1-hour webinar session with guest speaker Dr. Phil Hanlon from the University of Glasgow held on April 3rd, 2012. Learn from Dr. Hanlon about emerging public health practices around complex health issues at the community level such as chronic disease prevention and achieving healthier weights for children and youth. Dr. Hanlon also talked about his involvement with the AfterNow Project. To start the webinar click here
 

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Free Webinar Series - Northern BC Citizens Series on Health

BCHC and Northern Health's Population Health Team have partnered to host a series of free web-based seminars on the role of citizens in building healthy communities. The webinars invite dialogue from northern communities on specific topics that are critical to improving the health outcomes of northern people.
 
Grassroots community members, local government representatives, service providers, and others are invited to engage and participate in shared learning about a range of specific issues related to health determinants. For more information
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Next webinar: April 19, 2012
"Behind the Nest Egg: Feathering the Nest for Healthy Retirement"
   

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