BCAHL Blog
All the Right Moves: Physical Activity Across the Life Span
November 15, 2018 How we move affects everything. Please join BC Alliance for Healthy Living on Tuesday, December 4th from 9:00am-10:00am for an exciting webinar featuring Appetite to Play and Choose to Move (more…)
Space Carrots and Broccoli Brains – my son is having none of it
October 31, 2018 My son does not eat vegetables. No way. Not having it. Not going to make me. The last time he put a vegetable in his mouth -and actually chewed and swallowed it- (yup, those are counted as steps in our house), was a pudgy fistful of peas when he was just over a year and a half old. Around that time my husband and I unwittingly turned what may have...Read More >
Come On and Join the Local Motion: Learning from 4 Diverse ‘Active Communities’ Projects
October 30, 2018 On October 29th BCAHL hosted a webinar taking us behind the scenes of four successful and diverse Active Communities projects from across the province. (more…)
Two BC Public Health teams share the spotlight in the latest Evidence-Informed Decision Making Casebook
October 5, 2018 The National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools has just released Issue #2 of their Evidence-Informed Decision Making (EDIM) Casebook. (more…)
Municipalities across BC call on the province to fund infrastructure so residents can safely walk, bike and roll.
September 13, 2018 Resolution B15 calling for a Provincial Active Transportation Strategy passes at UBCM Convention and is supported by 125 endorsers of the Communities on the Move Declaration FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Vancouver, B.C., September, 13, 2018 - Delegates across BC voted in favour of an Active Transportation Strategy and Fund, supporting a resolution put forward by the District of North Vancouver and similar to resolutions advanced by Courtenay, Chase, Kent, Squamish, Vernon and...MediaRead More >
One family’s quest for a healthy lifestyle led them to Vernon
September 11, 2018 Cyndy and Peter Chung love to be active. They share their passion for the outdoors with their two young sons, Kenny age 4 and Nicky age 2. In fact, Cyndy and Peter make active living such a priority, they decided to move. “We visited Vernon, BC, last June and loved it so much,” said Cyndy. “It seems like every other driveway has a camper van or a boat. Everyone enjoys...Read More >
Why not start the new school year with a New Year’s resolution?
September 5, 2018 In the article, #20ReasonstoBike: Your kids will thank you for it, HUB Cycling’s Jel Kocmaruk cited a 2016 parent survey which showed that only 25% of Canadian children walk or bike to school, while 58% are driven. In turn, the 2018 ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth[1] gave Canadian youth a D- in active transportation, meaning we are close to flunking on biking, walking, rolling, scooting...Read More >
BCAHL Welcomes Our Newest Staff Member
August 9, 2018 It is our pleasure to introduce you to BCAHL’s newest staff member Laurie Dawson, Manager of Communications & Projects. Most recently Laurie worked in UBC’s Access Diversity department, she also freelanced with CBC and has degrees in Communications and Literature. We are delighted to welcome Laurie to our team and her enthusiasm for healthy living and disease prevention! Rita Koutsodimos Executive Director
Come as You Are – Reconnecting Disengaged Youth with Physical Activity
August 8, 2018 On May 23rd, BCAHL hosted a webinar on new approaches to increase youth participation in physical activity. The teen years are a time when kids increasingly withdraw from sports and physical activity. For some youth, the barriers to participation are more difficult to overcome and motivation is a challenge for them and for those that are trying reach out to them. The session looked at what we know about why...WebinarRead More >
More Kids Need to Move More Often to Boost Brain Health
June 20, 2018 BC’s Physical Activity and Health Collaborative supports findings in the 2018 ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth that links brain health with regular physical activity Only 35 per cent of 5- to 17-year-olds and 62 per cent of 3- to 4-year-olds are getting the recommended physical activity levels for their age group, the report card found, and this may be having an impact on the health of...MediaRead More >
