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This is a free workshop with lunch provided.
Presented by BC Healthy Communities Society (BCHC) in collaboration with Comox Valley Senior Peer Support.
Workshop takes place at The Westerly Hotel and Conference Centre, 1590 Cliffe Avenue, Courtenay, BC
This initiative is supported by the Government of British Columbia.
About the Workshop:
This is a free workshop with lunch provided.
Presented by BC Healthy Communities Society (BCHC) in collaboration with Abbotsford Community Services.
Workshop takes place at 2420 Montrose Avenue, Abbotsford
This initiative is supported by the Government of British Columbia.
About the Workshop:
Host: UBCM
Location: Victoria Conference Center
Contact: the UBCM Richmond office at 604.270.8226.
Plans for the 2016 convention are still being organized. Check the link below for more information and for updates on the conference agenda.
http://www.ubcm.ca/EN/main/convention/2016_convention.html
This September, global change agents will gather in Vancouver, B.C., for a series of events that will map the future of the placemaking movement. These discussions will take place at a critical moment, as Habitat III and COP21 set the stage for decades of dramatic change for cities. Thanks to the tireless efforts of advocates, the New Urban Agenda already emphasizes that strong public spaces are the foundation of this change. Now we need tomake it happen, putting theory into practice through placemaking and place-led development.
Registration is open for the Public Health Association of BC's summer school! The summer school will bring together individuals involved in the delivery of public health activities to examine the application of the Ottawa Charter as related to climate change issues and the implications for health and health equity actions at the individual, health care system and community levels.
Learning Initiatives for Rural and Northern BC (LIRN BC) is a collaborative approach to building on the capacities of rural, remote and Northern British Columbian communities. The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre is proud to partner with government and non-government organizations to provide and facilitate workshops to promote community learning and collaboration in rural and northern communities.
Presented by UBC School of Population and Public Health, Occupational and Environmental Health Division, taught by Mark Nieuwenhuijsen.
Is your organization interested in Collective Impact? Are you considering collaborating with other organizations to change population level outcomes on an issue that is important in your community or region?
If so, you may be interested in attending an upcoming Introduction to Collective Impact webinar, on Thursday June 23rd.
Click here to register.
THROUGH THIS WEBINAR:
The BC Healthy Living Alliance is presenting an exciting webinar on healthier built environments that make it convenient and comfortable for people to get where they're going through active transportation. Healthier built environments lead to far healthier residents. In fact, the relationship between active modes of travel and health is so strong that the World Health Organization has called investment in active transportation infrastructure a ‘best buy’ for governments. This webinar will provide an opportunity to talk about building support for community planning that makes active trans
What is social isolation? How do loneliness, social exclusion, and disconnection from community affect people at different stages in their lives? What forces are pushing people into more insular lives? And what is being done to connect people back to one another, to healthy food and safe spaces?
