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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public: Myth busters from WHO

Posted on April 15, 2020

Popular myths about COVID-19 debunked by WHO

https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public/myth-busters

Upcoming COVID-19 Related Webinars and Virtual Workshops

Posted on April 14, 2020

Below is a list of upcoming webinars and Virtual Workshops related to COVID-19. Click the link for more information or to register or go to our PlaceSpeak page and look under Events.

April 15

Health Equity, Determinants of Health and COVID-19
Conversation 3: Indigenous Perspectives on COVID-19
http://nccdh.ca/workshops-events/entry/health-equity-determinants-of-health-and-covid-19-conversation-3

Cooking for the Climate
Virtual Workshop
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/cooking-for-the-climate-virtual-workshop-tickets-99423273688

ACCESS Health
Enabling What Canadians Want for Their Health Care System
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JWDRHBT9THiqguqgSKxW2w

April 23

Don’t Let Them Down
Understanding Youth Vaping and What We Can Do About It
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4123751751391374348

‘Wasted!’ The Story of Food Waste
Virtual Screening & Discussion
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wasted-virtual-screening-discussion-tickets-101694844016

April 24

Radical Self Love Meditation Online
By Mount Pleasent Neighbourhood House
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/radical-self-love-meditation-online-tickets-101680729800

May 3

Reimagining Our Future
An Appreciative Inquiry Into What’s Wanting to be Created (Part 2)
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reimagining-our-future-an-appreciative-inquiry-into-whats-wanting-to-be-created-tickets-102007392858

May 7

ACCESS Health
Mindfulness & the 5 Pillars of Learning for Mental Health in the Workplace
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JWDRHBT9THiqguqgSKxW2w

May 17

Reimagining Our Future
An Appreciative Inquiry Into What’s Wanting to be Created (Part 3)
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reimagining-our-future-an-appreciative-inquiry-into-whats-wanting-to-be-created-tickets-102007392858

May 31

Reimagining Our Future
An Appreciative Inquiry Into What’s Wanting to be Created (Part 4)
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reimagining-our-future-an-appreciative-inquiry-into-whats-wanting-to-be-created-tickets-102007392858

June 17

Priority Health Innovation Challenge – Webinar Series
Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Innovation
https://www.cfhi-fcass.ca/WhatWeDo/on-call/priority-health-innovation-challenge-webinar-series

PHABC is seeking input from our partners re: COVID-19

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PHABC is seeing a large increase in traffic to our website due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. We have created a section for Covid-19 News and Resources, and will live stream the daily Covid-19 update from the Ministry of Health and Dr. Henry. We are reaching out to all of our partners to ask them to see if they or their members may have some personal stories and or news/resources (positive and negative) to share that we would feature on our website. Please forward these stories (with pictures/videos if available) to coordinator@phabc.org If you have questions or would like more information contact coordinator@phabc.org or staff@phabc.org . Thank you from PHABC.

Human Development Research Review Vol 4 (4 Special Issue: Covid-19) April 2020

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HELP’s Human Development Research Review (HELP Reads) aims to expand awareness of topics in human development, particularly social epigenetics, social determinants of health, socio-emotional learning, Aboriginal children and youth, and family policy.

Here you will find a comprehensive list of COVID-19 guidance, resources and research from UBC.

HELP Reads – 04 Apr 2020 Covid-19 Special issue

How to recognize a reliable source of information on health

Posted on April 13, 2020

Recognize a reliable source of information

There are many sources of information on health: websites, television shows, magazines, news media, social media such as Facebook, etc.

However, credible sources of information are sometimes lost in a flurry of sources that do not have any recognized scientific basis and may even contain misleading information.

More information from the Province of Québec HERE

BC Temporary Rental Supplement (BC-TRS) Program available now

Posted on April 10, 2020

Program Overview

As part of the province’s $5 billion action plan, the BC Temporary Rental Supplement Program gives tenants and landlords temporary support towards rent payments for renters impacted by COVID-19. Payments are made directly to the landlords of eligible households.

This new program will provide a temporary rental supplement for April, May and June 2020. It will cover part of the rent for low- and moderate-income renters who have lost income as a result of COVID-19. Applicants will only have to apply once. If they apply in April, they will get payments for all three month. If they apply in May, they will get payments for the two remaining months. It is expected that the first payments will be provided before the end of April.

The program gives $300 per month for eligible households with no dependents, and $500 per month for eligible households with dependents.