BC Alliance for Healthy Living
@bchealthyliving.bsky.social
BCAHL promotes healthy living to prevent chronic disease by mobilizing & collaborating with key organizations on health policy & programs.
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
November 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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
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.
Reporting by Tiffany Goodwein, CBC News.
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.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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.
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
November 20, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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
The 2025 ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Adults has key solutions: https://hubs.la/Q03RQw-j0
#AdultReportCard
November 19, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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
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
🤝 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
November 18, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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
🤝 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
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
#hearthealth
Register here: https://ow.ly/LSLZ50Xo5Ec
#hearthealth
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:...
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November 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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
#hearthealth
Register here: https://ow.ly/LSLZ50Xo5Ec
#hearthealth
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
Learn why it's so important that we "Check to Protect": https://ow.ly/uE8j50Xrr8F
November 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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
Learn why it's so important that we "Check to Protect": https://ow.ly/uE8j50Xrr8F
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
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
November 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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
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
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
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
November 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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
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
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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...
#HerHeartMatters
📆 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...
#HerHeartMatters
November 6, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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...
#HerHeartMatters
📆 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...
#HerHeartMatters
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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.
November 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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.
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
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…
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October 30, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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
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/
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…
www.heretohelp.bc.ca
October 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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
#britishcolumbia
#britishcolumbia
October 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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
#britishcolumbia
#britishcolumbia
On Nov. 3, join Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP) for their webinar tracking the developmental health of kindergarten children in BC. The focus is on data trends pre- and post-COVID-19 pandemic and related restrictions, and ongoing social and economic influences.
https://ow.ly/GoVC50XbXu9
https://ow.ly/GoVC50XbXu9
Early Years Disrupted: EDI Data Trends
Join us for a webinar on November 3, focusing on the developmental health of kindergarten children in BC and beyond. Experts will present EDI data trends pre- and post-COVID-19 pandemic and related restrictions, and ongoing social and economic influences.
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October 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
On Nov. 3, join Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP) for their webinar tracking the developmental health of kindergarten children in BC. The focus is on data trends pre- and post-COVID-19 pandemic and related restrictions, and ongoing social and economic influences.
https://ow.ly/GoVC50XbXu9
https://ow.ly/GoVC50XbXu9
Check out these multi-lingual, evidence-informed resources to promote and reduce mental health challenges and inequities faced by by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) families in BC: https://keltymentalhealth.ca/multilanguage
October 2, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Check out these multi-lingual, evidence-informed resources to promote and reduce mental health challenges and inequities faced by by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) families in BC: https://keltymentalhealth.ca/multilanguage
📣The Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity & Recreation Council (I-SPARC) is still accepting applications for their Indigenous Cultural Safety Training. This training is for sport leaders, coaches, and program leads who want to support Indigenous participation. Apply ASAP: https://ow.ly/kllt50X43nP
September 30, 2025 at 12:25 AM
📣The Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity & Recreation Council (I-SPARC) is still accepting applications for their Indigenous Cultural Safety Training. This training is for sport leaders, coaches, and program leads who want to support Indigenous participation. Apply ASAP: https://ow.ly/kllt50X43nP
Indigenous people face multiple barriers to being physically active & we need to create inclusive & safe spaces, programs & policies for all. For resources & to learn more, visit: ow.ly/6MMR50WRxSF #BChealth
September 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Indigenous people face multiple barriers to being physically active & we need to create inclusive & safe spaces, programs & policies for all. For resources & to learn more, visit: ow.ly/6MMR50WRxSF #BChealth
Did you know radon is the #1 cause of lung cancer in non-smokers? Every year, radon causes over 3,000 Canadian deaths. The only way to know your risk is to test. Learn more & order a test kit here: ow.ly/UOC550WRuSh #BChealth
September 8, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Did you know radon is the #1 cause of lung cancer in non-smokers? Every year, radon causes over 3,000 Canadian deaths. The only way to know your risk is to test. Learn more & order a test kit here: ow.ly/UOC550WRuSh #BChealth
Back-to-school season is hectic and busy - save some time with these ideas for a week of healthy & yummy lunch ideas for the kids: ow.ly/K2NO50WRv5U #BChealth
September 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Back-to-school season is hectic and busy - save some time with these ideas for a week of healthy & yummy lunch ideas for the kids: ow.ly/K2NO50WRv5U #BChealth
Even when people who identify as #LGBTQIA2S+ are involved in team sports, most experience bullying & abuse. We need to transform organized sports & other physical activity programs into safe spaces for people of all genders. ow.ly/jBBA50WLIfK #BChealth
September 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Even when people who identify as #LGBTQIA2S+ are involved in team sports, most experience bullying & abuse. We need to transform organized sports & other physical activity programs into safe spaces for people of all genders. ow.ly/jBBA50WLIfK #BChealth
With kids heading back to school, that means many of us have their lunches, snacks, and school supplies ready. But don't forget their bikes and scooters need a bit of attention too, if they're riding or rolling to school! ow.ly/OUE650WLNBC #BChealth
September 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
With kids heading back to school, that means many of us have their lunches, snacks, and school supplies ready. But don't forget their bikes and scooters need a bit of attention too, if they're riding or rolling to school! ow.ly/OUE650WLNBC #BChealth
We don't always have the time to work out, but remember that it doesn't have to be a big chore! Sometimes, all you need is a minute which can help reset and energize you. Check out these quick tips on how to sneak physical activity into your day: ow.ly/otlV50WLNvF #BChealth
September 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
We don't always have the time to work out, but remember that it doesn't have to be a big chore! Sometimes, all you need is a minute which can help reset and energize you. Check out these quick tips on how to sneak physical activity into your day: ow.ly/otlV50WLNvF #BChealth
This three-ingredient breakfast pudding is packed with protein and tastes like dessert - fuel your day with a delicious and filling breakfast. Check out the recipe here: ow.ly/bzUb50WJ1h9
August 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This three-ingredient breakfast pudding is packed with protein and tastes like dessert - fuel your day with a delicious and filling breakfast. Check out the recipe here: ow.ly/bzUb50WJ1h9
Looking for some healthy meal ideas? Check out this 7-day meal plan from Diabetes Canada complete with recipes for each meal every day: ow.ly/kLgq50WJ0YP #BChealth
August 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Looking for some healthy meal ideas? Check out this 7-day meal plan from Diabetes Canada complete with recipes for each meal every day: ow.ly/kLgq50WJ0YP #BChealth