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In British Columbia, we are fortunate to be one of the healthiest populations in Canada and the world. Every day, we make choices about the food we eat and our lifestyles: We can make healthier choices for ourselves and our families that make a real difference to our ability to remain healthy and active now, and enjoy life to its fullest in the future.
While healthy living may mean different things to different people, B.C. is committed to helping people of all ages achieve the best in health. The best in health starts with:
- Eating healthy foods
- Exercising regularly and staying active
- Preventing and reducing illness or disease
Healthy living and physical activity are beneficial at any age. The time to start living healthier is right now!
Healthy Families BC is Canada’s most comprehensive health-promotion program. The strategy is helping families make healthy choices and introducing innovative approaches to challenges facing the health care system. For more information, visit: www.healthyfamiliesbc.ca.
British Columbia also offers the following programs:
- ActionSchools! BC - a best practices physical activity and healthy eating model designed to assist schools in promoting healthy living.
- The School Fruit and Vegetable Program - teaches children about healthy eating by giving them samples of fresh BC fruit or vegetables during a 13 week program.
- BC's Tobacco Strategy: Targeting Our Efforts - this focuses on groups with the highest tobacco use such as young adults and Aboriginal persons, and includes QuitNow.ca as well as Kick the Nic.
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder - awareness and prevention programs to eliminate alcohol use in pregnancy, and Helping Moms Quit to assist pregnant teens and young mothers to quit smoking.
For more information on healthy living and preventing illness, use HealthLink BC - health information and advice that you can trust available 24-hours every day in four easy formats.
HealthLink BC - Click on this website at www.HealthLinkBC.ca for a world of current, medically approved information on over 3,000 health topics, tests, procedures and resources.
HealthLink BC Files - Find these fact sheets on BC's latest public health, safety and other tips at www.HealthLinkBC.ca/healthfiles/index.stm or at your local health unit. Some HealthLink BC Files are available in French, Chinese, Punjabi, Farsi, Spanish, or Vietnamese.
8-1-1 - Call to speak to a registered nurse 24/7, a pharmacist from 5pm to 9am every day or a dietitian every weekday – with translation services in more than 130 languages.
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BC HealthGuide Handbook - See the handbook for information on how to recognize and cope with health concerns including tips on home treatment, care options and when to consult your doctor. Visit your local pharmacy or Government Agents Office for your free copy.
Health advice you can trust 24/7, now as easy as 8-1-1.
You'll soon be able to find community resources in your area such as recreation centres and walking trails in our searchable database.
For more information, visit also these websites.
Health and Wellness
The Path to Health and Wellness: Making British Columbians Healthier by 2010
Physical Activity
Healthy Eating
Healthy Choices for Pregnancy
Stopping Tobacco Use
Healthy Schools
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