“At the symposium, I found a great surprise: there are a lot of opportunities and people with a lot of different skills that are addressing the same topic; we are finding common ground, and working to find solutions for creating healthy communities."

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Scott emphasizes the need for staff training so staff and residents can build a stronger community together, and we can better collaborate across sectors with others who share the same goals.

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"I don't think decisions made in crisis are ever super sustainable. That's why we’re trying to work ahead of the crisis, or at least at the beginning stage of the crisis, to try to look for long-term solutions.”

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Beyond providing homes, Brightside also works to ensure these spaces foster social connection and community resilience. “When you’re in a crisis, your choices are so limited; you're just trying to put out fires rather than look for long-term solutions."

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In Katia’s words, “social connections are critical to helping communities survive, adapt and thrive in the case of all kinds of challenges and changes.”

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This week, we’re pleased to share our interview with Katia Tynan, Manager of Resilience and Disaster Risk Reduction at the @cityofvancouver.bsky.social.

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In Jia’s words, “There are so many different and excellent initiatives that promote social connectedness and therefore promote health. But the big question is, how do we scale these initiatives up? How do we show their value to the health care system to really drive continued growth and expansion?”

Today, we’re thrilled to share a short interview with Jia Hu, MD, Medical Lead for the Prevention and Health Promotion, Population and Public Health team at the BC Centre for Disease Control. #Health #Housing #Connection

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1st up, we’re featuring Dan Levitt, the BC Seniors Advocate, who highlights the vital connection between housing + health. Says Dan, “I think anything we can do to engage society around housing is really important. Because housing is health, and health is housing.” /🧵 www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gLQ...

We’ll be posting one video per week to give each incredible voice the spotlight it deserves. But if you’re impatient (like us), and would rather dive in and watch them all, you can find the full playlist here:

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Think of these videos as short bursts of insight, inspiration, and motivation for creating a future where more of Canada’s multi-unit housing communities are age-friendly, socially connected, neighbourly, health-promoting and resilient.

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Over the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing a series of short video interviews (1–3 minutes each) featuring some of our incredible participants.

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This week, we’re featuring Dan Levitt, the BC Seniors Advocate, who highlights the vital connection between housing + health. Says Dan, “I think anything we can do to engage society around housing is really important. Because housing is health, and health is housing.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gLQ...