Auditor General’s Report Highlights Need For Prevention Funding in BC
By Ted Bruce A newly released report by the Auditor General of BC shows that health care expenditures on prevention in BC are in the 3% – 4% for most health…
Health Voices
Is 6% a Real Solution?
By Ted Bruce PHABC has called for a doubling of the amount of funds going to prevention, from the current 3% to 6%. And so have others including the Select Standing…
Empathy, Dignity & Respect
“It is well documented that many underlying factors negatively affect the health of Aboriginal people in Canada, including poverty and the inter-generational effects of colonization and residential schools. But one barrier to good health lies…
BC’s Hardest Working
The BC Poverty Reduction Coalition has launched its BC’s Hardest Working campaign. The campaign brings a voice to the province’s working poor: over half a million people in BC who…
BC Child Poverty Report Card
First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition recently released their annual BC Child Poverty Report Card for 2012. The Report Card includes ten fact sheets on child poverty in the…
Create a healthier future for British Columbia
Welcome to the Public Health Association of British Columbia (PHABC) Health Voices Election Toolkit website. The Toolkit is a way for PHABC members and anyone concerned about the future of…