Council on Health Promotion

In Canada, the federal government’s proposed Cannabis Act aims to create a “strict legal framework for controlling the production, distribution, sale, and possession of cannabis across Canada.”[1]... Read More

One of the priorities in the 2015 ministerial mandate letter to the Canadian Minister of Health was to raise awareness about the treatment of concussions.[1] The Public Health Agency of Canada was... Read More

Residents of our long-term care homes are remarkable people. They have marched with Tommy Douglas, piloted Lancaster bombers in the Second World War, raised children and grandchildren. Now their race... Read More

Over 1 in 10 households in BC are food insecure, and approximately 1 in 6 children under the age of 18 lives in a food-insecure household.[1] Food insecurity is not caused by a lack of budgeting,... Read More

Climate change is happening now. Since 1900 the average temperature in BC has increased by 1.4 °C per century.[1] In addition to rising average temperature, BC can expect more frequent extreme... Read More