BC Alliance for Healthy Living

There's still time to sign up for our webinar this Thursday, and we hope you'll join us to explore "What Diverse BC Families Need to be Active"! Get all the details and sign up here: https://ow.ly/zgSZ50YcyS2

Being a newcomer to BC can be exciting but also stressful. Here are some great, multi-lingual, BC-based resources about topics like grief, anxiety, the healthcare system, and more.

Thank you to CanadianMentalHealth Association CanadiennePourLaSantéMentale for sharing!

https://cmha.bc.ca/newcomer

Calculator | Know Alcohol | CISUR | UVic The Know Alcohol calculator helps Canadians explore how alcohol impacts their health, costs and calories. Developed by CISUR at the University of Victoria.

Whether you're doing dry January or not, this handy alcohol calculator is an interesting tool. Get a personalized estimate of health risks, $$$ costs, and calories relative to your age, sex, and how much you drink. Plus see what you can gain by cutting back!

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Webinar: What Diverse BC Families Need to be Physically Active . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. From enhancing mental health to reducing chronic disease risk, physical activity has multiple benefits for everybody. Yet, across British Columbia, diverse families face unique and intersecting barriers to participating in physical activity. So how do we work together to ensure that everyone can participate, and all children can play? A new report, developed on behalf of the organizations that make up the Physical Activity for Health Collaborative (PAHC), provides essential insights and guidance. The report reflects the voices of equity-deserving families in BC: Indigenous families,...

You're warmly invited to our next webinar on February 12! You'll hear insights and practical steps to make physical activity more accessible to all British Columbians, especially equity-deserving families. Helpful insights for sport & rec professionals and leaders. Register below ⬇️

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The new First Peoples Food Wellness Hub was created for and by Indigenous people to center traditional foods of the First Peoples, and share resources around food wellness and holistic health to support the well-being of Indigenous people living in B.C.
https://firstpeoplesfoodwellnesshub.ca/

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Conversations with our kids and teens around mental health and other crucial topics can be intimidating. The Multi-Language Mental Health Resources for Families on the BC Children's Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre website are designed to support your conversations and family's well-being.

Getting more exercise is a top resolution, and physical activity leaders have a key role to play. The Everybody Moves Resource Hub is THE spot for leaders who want to make physical activity programming more inclusive to diverse community members: https://everybodymoveshub.ca/

Quit Week | QuitNow

Do you want to quit using tobacco or nicotine in 2026? Consider taking part in Quit Week BC, held January 12-18. Quit Week BC encourages you to quit for as many days as you can within the week while getting a chance to win prizes👏

🫁Find out more: https://quitnow.ca/quitweek/

Learning We asked parents and caregivers from across British Columbia to reflect on the many joys and struggles involved with raising children in the early years.

FeelingsFirst.ca is a resource to help parents and caregivers navigate the highs and lows of social and emotional development in the early years. You can access their practical and engaging e-learning modules for free anytime by clicking the link below.

PHABC has a quick survey for adults aged 50+, caregivers, and healthcare providers in BC! Please share your experience experience accessing #physicalactivity programs: https://lnkd.in/gzTiP8qf

Poster inviting adults 50+ and caregivers in BC to take a confidential survey on accessing physical activity programs, with a chance to win gift cards.

PHABC asks adults aged 50+, caregivers, and healthcare providers across BC to take a short online survey about access to physical activity programs.
After completing this 10-15 min survey, you can enter a draw to win one of four $250 gift cards. Survey: www.clkmg.com/PHA_BC/AgeForward

We commend the action taken by Attorney General Sharma to hold industry accountable for the youth vaping epidemic. Research shows the health impacts and costs of vaping will be substantial. We hope the province will build on this action and develop a BC Nicotine Strategy. https://ow.ly/Hb3T50XK3bx

Families Getting Active is a project of the Physical Activity for Health Collaborative (PAHC). The project aimed to better understand how less-active families from equity-deserving groups can be better supported to participate in regular #physicalactivity. Findings: https://ow.ly/rx0M50XG3r2

Movement fuels economic growth, reduces healthcare system strain, betters mental health & advances climate change action. How do we boost Canada’s physical activity levels? The 2025 ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Adults has answers: https://hubs.la/Q03RQx_X0

Feeling cooped up at home? Get transported to the Yukon wilderness while getting exercise! ParticipACTION teamed up with Travel Yukon to make four scenic workout videos, available for free. Check them out! https://www.participaction.com/videos/category/travel-yukon

Educators, check out this Sport for Life certification to build physically active learning across your school. Build greater confidence in integrating movement into daily lessons, leading to more engaged and focused students: https://ow.ly/KKVc50XC34o

How is Canada performing when it comes to promoting and facilitating adult physical activity? Read the 2025 ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Adults to find out: https://hubs.la/Q03RQl-G0 #AdultReportCard

A prescription to the gym? That's what residents in this rural B.C community get | CBC News Ian Walters received a prescription from his paramedical nurse this past summer, but instead of receiving a pill, he was given a pass to the Similkameen Recreation Centre in Keremeos, B.C., to use the gym and take part in programming.

This heartwarming story is a perfect examples of how beneficial a “fitness prescription” can be for #BC residents. 📰 See it here: https://ow.ly/P0C750XuTw3

Reporting by Tiffany Goodwein, CBC News.

Do you have a project to enhance the safety of pedestrians, cyclists, and other road users? 🚲👟 🦺 Applications are accepted until November 28 for the BC Vision Zero in Road Safety Grant Program. Up to $20k per project is available. Learn more and apply here: https://ow.ly/lb0b50Xv961

46% of adults in Canada are meeting national physical activity guidelines – a number that’s barely changed over time. How do we change the unchanged?

The 2025 ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Adults has key solutions: https://hubs.la/Q03RQw-j0

#AdultReportCard

Newcomer families in BC recommend:
🤝 Physical activity programs for specific groups (e.g., newcomer moms, seniors, youth) that foster peer support and local connections
📞Working with settlement agencies to spread the word about physical activity opportunities

https://ow.ly/Hlmq50Xt7mT

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Women Driving Change for Heart, Brain & Vascular Health. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Join us for a supportive online session created for women living with heart, brain, or vascular conditions, and for the people who support them. This gathering is a chance to learn simple, proactive steps to care for your heart, brain, and blood vessels while connecting with other women who understand what you are going through. You will hear directly from healthcare professionals and advocates, get answers to your questions in plain language, and discover how your lived experience can help shape better care in Canada. Agenda - Welcome & Introduction - Empowerment Through Storytelling:...

On November 27, join Canadian Women's Heart Health Alliance (CWHHA) for a free webinar for women living with heart, brain, or vascular conditions, and the people who support them.
Register here: https://ow.ly/LSLZ50Xo5Ec
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Today is #WorldDiabetesDay and First Nations Health Authority encourages First Nations people across BC to get screened for diabetes as part of their health and wellness journey, even if they don't have symptoms.

Learn why it's so important that we "Check to Protect": https://ow.ly/uE8j50Xrr8F

A coach shows a clipboard to a group of young athletes in red basketball jerseys, all using wheelchairs, on an indoor court. Text reads: “Families Getting Active Report”.

A quote from a parent of a child with a disability about true accessibility in programs, over a blurred background of children in wheelchairs playing sports. The quote discusses the need for inclusive, independent experiences.

Parents of children with disabilities in BC shared what would help their family be more active.

Their recommendations include:
1️⃣Expanding accessible and adaptive programming in community centres, and
2️⃣Increasing the availability of one-on-one support staff.

See more: https://ow.ly/xPej50XrgYx

A family walks together on a leafy path in autumn. Two adults and two children smile and interact. The image includes a quote about making physical activity accessible to all ages, attributed to an Indigenous sport and recreation leader.

What supports Indigenous families' physical activity in BC?

Recommendations:
🌟Make activities multigenerational and integrate mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical wellness.
💡Lift up youth as facilitators and mentors.

See more in Families Getting Active: https://ow.ly/zgZj50Xo9qM

WEBINAR: Women Driving Change for Heart, Brain & Vascular Health

📆 Nov 27, 2025 | 6 - 8 PM EST
Join this free webinar created for women living with heart, brain, or vascular conditions, and for the people who support them.

🔗 Register here: ottawaheart.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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The Families Getting Active Report from @bchealthyliving.bsky.social is out! Congratulations on a comprehensive, community-driven report. CFE was proud to partner with BC Alliance for Healthy Living to engage low-income parents and caregivers across BC.

Families Getting Active: Consultation with Equity-Deserving Families in BC to Address Barriers to Physical Activity | BC Alliance for Healthy Living Growing evidence shows that equity-deserving families in BC – Indigenous, rural and remote, low-income, newcomer and refugee families, families with 2SLGBTQIA+ youth, and families of children with disabilities – face unique challenges to physical activity. These challenges require targeted, community-informed solutions. To understand and address these challenges, the Physical Activity for Health Collaborative created the…

We're pleased to share the Families Getting Active Report with recommendations from equity-deserving families across BC to address barriers to #physicalactivity. Developed by the Physical Activity for Health Collaborative, you can view the report here: https://ow.ly/sKwy50XkvFV

We're here to help | Here to Help We're here to help you find quality information, learn new skills, and connect with key resources in BC. Explore strategies to help you take care of your mental health and use substances in healthier ways, find the information you need to manage mental health and substance use problems, and learn ho…

HeretoHelp is for people in BC seeking mental health and substance use support with multi-lingual resources. Want to check in on how you're doing? Visit HeretoHelp's online screenings for mental well-being, depression, anxiety, and substance use. https://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/

Read our op-ed urging B.C. to rethink #healthcare spending by prioritizing chronic disease prevention – in line with recent calls from the WHO and Quebec’s new health prevention strategy, which will save an estimated $14 for every $1 invested. https://ow.ly/WW9W50XcQ7j
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