While the world may have been caught off guard by the size and ramifications of the COVID-19 crisis, it should be prepared to respond to the increased risks to the wellbeing and safety of children and women. Violence against children and violence against women are widespread globally and intrinsically linked, sharing common risk factors and…

At a time when the physical health of our communities is at stake, there’s no need for racial discrimination to enter the conversation. Not now, not ever. With Covid-19, we are fighting a common enemy with our collective welfare at the top of our minds. That’s yours and mine. Our families, our friends, our neighbours….

PHSA’s front line employees are more than health care workers – they are parents, spouses, siblings, children and friends – and they are ready to provide the care you need. Go behind their masks and hear their stories. Health care workers are here for you. Behind each mask is an individual-a parent, child, spouse, sibling…

Every worker in B.C. has the right to a healthy and safe workplace. Workers have the right to know about the hazards in their workplace, to participate in health and safety activities, and to refuse unsafe work without repercussion. As businesses look to return to operation following COVID-19–related work stoppages or interruptions, they are expected…

The COVID-19 crisis has changed life in Canada in extraordinary ways, particularly for Canada’s youth. For the first time in their lives, youth across the country have been asked – or required – to stop attending school, manage e-learning from home, avoid contact with friends and loved ones, reorient their part-time or summer employment opportunities,…

DASH is playing a proactive role by reaching out to teachers and administrators from Indigenous and remote British Columbia communities to ask how we can help support them in keeping their students healthy, active and connected during this time of school closures due to COVID-19. According to the BC Government website, only 33% of rural…