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Kootenay Boundary

Division of Family Practice

The Poverty Intervention Tool was launched on May 27, 2014.

As we are all well aware, poverty has a profound impact on health.  The Poverty Intervention Tool not only raises the knowledge level of health practitioners regarding this critical Social Determinant, but also gives them concrete steps to help their patients.

Versions of the Tool specific to the Kootenay Boundary and the Province as a whole, plus a short list of tips for promoting them, are available on our website atwww.kbdivision.org/povertyintervention.

For those who wish to create a local version for their own community, the original InDesign files can also be requested through our site.

Complete the My Health My Community Survey, to help design healthier communities.

You could win prizes like an iPad!

https://www.myhealthmycommunity.org/

My Health My Community Survey

We already know we are what we eat, but there is still much to learn about the impacts of where we live and what we do on health and well-being.  Understanding how these factors relate is at the heart of the My Health My Community survey.

Why does the survey matter to me?

* You will learn how your lifestyle, community and physical environment are affecting your health and well-being.

* The results of the survey will help health care and community planners develop strategies and programs to promote health and well-being.

* There has never been an easier way to make a difference in the health of your family, friends and future generations.

Survey Questions

You’ll be asked questions about your health status, neighbourhood characteristics, community belonging and lifestyle choices, like whether you smoke, how many fruit and vegetables you eat and how much you exercise.

Participate and win prizes!  1 in 500 participants will win prizes like an iPad.

You can take the survey if:

* You are 18 years or older

* You live in the Vancouver Coastal Health or Fraser Health (Metro Vancouver, along the Coast and the Fraser Valley) regions.

Get social!

* Like us on Facebook facebook.com/MHMCsurvey

* Share our 1 minute video youtube.com/MyHealthMyCommunity

* Follow us on Twitter twitter.com/MHMCsurvey #MHMC

Add your voice to defining the priorities that will have the greatest impact on healthy eating and food security in BC

The BC Ministry of Health is refreshing the Provincial Healthy Eating Strategy.  Stakeholders from many sectors throughout the province are being consulted to ensure the Strategy addresses the most important priorities.   The aim is to make the healthiest choice the easiest choice wherever British Columbians live, work, learn and play.

We invite you to participate in shaping the Provincial Healthy Eating Strategy by completing a short on-line survey.  Your input will help to establish the priorities for collective action province-wide.  It will take about 10 minutes to complete the survey.

Your response is requested by April 4th. 

Here is the link to the survey: http://fluidsurveys.com/s/healthy-eating-priorities/.

Please feel free to pass on the link below to others who are engaged in promoting healthy eating and food security.

Questions about the survey may be directed to lynda.corby@shaw.ca

Thank you in advance for your interest,  

Lynda Corby, Sue Ross and Zena Simces

Healthy Eating Strategy Consultants

On behalf of Lorrie Cramb A/Provincial Nutritionist

Applications are invited for a 1-year graduate fellowship with the Equity Lens in Public Health (ELPH) Program of Research and the Centre for Aboriginal Health Research (CAHR) at the University of Victoria. We are seeking highly qualified candidates to engage in research related to health equity and Aboriginal health.

To be eligible, the candidate must be a master’s student at UVic working towards a graduate degree related to public health with a clear commitment and focus on health equity and Aboriginal health. Preference will be given to candidates with connections to or experience working with Aboriginal communities.

The successful candidate will receive an annual Graduate Training Stipend of $17,500 and a $5,000 research stipend. The deadline for applications is March 31, 2014, start date negotiable. For a complete description please visit the ELPH website: www.uvic.ca/elph. More information about CAHR is available on their website: cahr.uvic.ca. We would be very happy to discuss this opportunity with you. Please contact project coordinator Kathleen Perkin at elph@uvic.ca or 250-721-6269.

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We are pleased to announced the launch of the Canadian Environmental Health Atlas.

The Canadian Environmental Health Atlas (the Atlas) is an online, open access visual publication that emphasizes stimulating research and case studies using maps, graphics, videos, infographics and narrative to explain some key concepts of environmental health.

The Atlas aims to introduce the many ways in which the environment affects human health and highlight the importance of environmental health in health promotion and disease prevention.

The Atlas includes a myriad of environmental health topics that are organized under ten major themes. Initially, the website will include a variety of topics, such as Asbestos, Lead, Heat Waves, SARS, and the Aboriginal Community Well-being Index. Over time, we will add new topics to the Atlas as they are developed.

The Atlas can be accessed at www.ehatlas.ca/. We would be delighted if you would take a few minutes to explore the Atlas and share it with others. We have provided an atlas logo kit for your convenience.

On behalf of Bruce Lanphear, Kate Bassil, Mike Buzzelli, Paul Peters, and Hannah Moffatt, thank you for taking the time to explore the Canadian Environmental Health Atlas.

Kind Regards,

Joanne Telfer

Project Coordinator

The Canadian Environmental Health Atlas

Simon Fraser University

Burnaby, BC

jmtelfer.ceha@gmail.com