BCAHL Report on the Winning Legacy Initiatives (2007 – 2011)

Executive Summary

In 2005, members of the BC Alliance for Healthy Living (BCAHL) received a one-time grant of $25.2 million from the BC Government to deliver healthy living initiatives across the province.

Grateful for the opportunity this significant resource provided, BCAHL set out to address the common risk factors for chronic disease using an evidence-based and integrated health promotion approach. It was based on best and emerging ‘promising practices’ for healthy living.

Fifteen initiatives were developed in four areas: healthy eating, physical activity, tobacco reduction and community capacity building.

In three years, these initiatives reached across the province of BC, impacting 229 communities – from the far north Daylu Dena Council near Lower Post to Sooke in the southwest to Sparwood in the southeast of the province.

BCAHL’s ‘winning legacy’ initiatives created healthier environments, provided skills to individuals and brought communities together to plan for a healthier future.

BCAHL Report on the Winning Legacy Initiatives