Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council and Vancouver Island Health Authority have co-produced a set of 30 printable cards for parents to help encourage conversation at mealtimes.
Read MoreInfants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers with Diabetes is an online resource sheet from The Hospital for Sick Children that provides encouragement and practical advice for parents managing Type 1 Diabetes in very young children.
Read MoreHealthy Families BC is offering a one-time subsidy of up to $50 towards a physical activity or nutrition program for 50,000 participating patients who have received a Personal Health Risk Assessment from their physician.
Read MoreCanada received a grade of D- in the 10th Anniversary Edition (2014) of the Active Healthy Kids Canada report card on physical activity for children and youth in 15 countries.
Read MoreSpecial Olympics BC, in collaboration with Action Schools! BC, has produced the Special Olympics: Healthy Living for Families booklet with nutrition information, recipes and guidelines for planning meals on competition days.
Read MoreThe newly released Traditional Aboriginal Diets and Health from the National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health explores the value of traditional diet sources in countering risk factors for chronic disease amongst Aboriginal peoples.
Read MoreHow can local governments link planning principles to health outcomes? Read the new Healthy Built Environment Linkages Toolkit, developed by the PHSA Population and Public Health team in partnership with the Healthy Built Environment (HBE) Alliance.
Read MoreNature Preschool, Richmond’s first outdoor-based childcare program, will open this fall at Terra Nova Rural Park.
Read MoreAt the Little Food Explorers (Ages 3-5 kids) workshop, participants learn how to help preschool children become familiar with a wide variety of foods. The workshop is available free of charge.
Read MoreThe “Cost of Eating” report by The Dieticians of Canada provides best practices and recommendations for reducing hunger and poverty.
Read MoreFood Skills for Families is a hands-on curriculum based program that makes healthy eating, shopping and cooking easy, quick and fun.
Read MoreAs part of Kelty Mental Health’s Pinwheel Education Series, this recording on Nutrition and Mental Health includes a panel discussion of strategies parents, children and youth can use to promote good nutrition.
Read MoreCheck out Zonein.ca for a wide range of information on children and technology from a team of pediatric occupation therapists with expert knowledge in the field of technology’s impact on child development.
Read MoreIn their Dec 5th webinar, Food Security and Social Housing, the BC Healthy Living Alliance looked at ways that food security is being and can be addressed in social housing.
Read MoreReport describes what can be done to support healthy eating in the food retail setting, including suggestions for program development, implementation, and evaluation.
Read MoreA guide to healthy living for families who have a child or youth living with mental health challenges.
Read MoreThe new Healthy Eating Toolbox has been developed for parents and caregivers of children aged 2-12, by Health Canada and other contributors, to provide consistent messaging and easy-to-use tools that promote the importance of healthy eating to Canadian families.
Read MoreCheck out our report back from the BC Healthy Living Alliance’s recent webinar.
Read More“A childhood obesity intervention developed by families for families: results from a pilot study” (International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity 2013)
Read MoreClick here for some great stats and information on overweight and obesity.
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