Resources to help you stay healthy and well during COVID-19

COVID-19

Up-to-date COVID-19 health information

• BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC)
• COVID-19 Symptom Self-Assessment Tool   
• HealthLinkBC – Connect with health professionals
• BC COVID-19 Support App
• First Nations Health Authority
• Current Provincial Notices on Services and Supports

Mental Wellness

Living through this pandemic is stressful but if it gets too overwhelming – reach out for care to support for your mental health and wellbeing.

• 24-7 Crisis support for domestic violence and crime victims

• 24-7 Emergency mental health support line
• 24-7 Hope for Wellness Helpline for all Indigenous people across Canada  
• CMHA’s BounceBack program
• Anxiety & tolerating uncertainty
• Free, virtual, drop-in counselling for BC youth ages 12-24
• Here2Talk for Postsecondary Students
• Families Supporting Families
• Parenting through COVID-19
• Guided Mindfulness Meditations

Social Connectedness

Social connection is healthy and during this time it’s essential to connect with others even though you are physically apart.

• Everyone welcome Online Video Calls
• Caring listeners ready to take your call  
• Community-based Parents & Youth in Residence
• PlaceSpeak, COVID-19 citizen engagement
• BCCDC Population Health Survey: Your Story, Our Future

Physical Activity

Staying active can boost your health and spirits now and later.

• YMCA – Active Play, Fitness and Mental Wellness Videos
• ParticipACTION’s Live weekday Fitness Break Videos
• Choose to Move at Home for Older Adults
• Physical Activity in the Early Years
• World Health Organization’s Guide to Stay Active during Self-Quarantine
• Sport for Life – Facing COVID-19 Together
• Researchers on potential of physical activity to reduce the severity of COVID-19 infections
• Pandemic Play: Child-Centred Policy in a Global Crisis
• Reallocation of Roadway Space for Physical Distancing
• Notice to Owners, Occupiers & Operators of Gyms, Fitness Centres and more
• Top of the Hill Fitness Breaks

Healthy Eating Tips & Recipes

Healthy eating will help you feel better today and protect your health in the longer term.

• Dietitians of Canada Tips and Recipes
• Canada’s Food Guide Recipes
• Healthy Eating in the Early Years
• World Health Organization’s Quarantine Food & Nutrition Tips
• Health Canada’s Food Safety Practices during COVID-19

Quit Smoking and Vaping

There’s no better time to quit smoking and/or vaping than right now.

• QuitNow
• Smokers’ Helpline

Economic Support

Are your finances or livelihood impacted by COVID-19? 

• Government of Canada COVID-19 Financial Supports
• Provincial Financial Supports, Tax Credits and Payment Relief
• More COVID-19 Supports for People & Businesses

Specific Information for those with Chronic Disease

Things to consider as you take care of your health during COVID-19

• For People with Cancer
• For People with Diabetes
• For People with Lung Disease
• For People with Heart Disease
• More on cardiovascular health

Podcasts

Listen to health news on the go.