Council on Health Promotion

Traditionally, the Olympics lead to an increased emphasis on sport and elite athletes’ quest to “own the podium.” We only need to see the demand for tickets to our own 2010 Winter Olympic events and... Read More

In Canada, roughly 50 children die each year from bike accidents, with 75% due to head injuries.[1] In 1996, British Columbia became the first province to implement legislation requiring children and... Read More

“ Health literacy is the degree to which individuals can obtain, process, and understand the basic health information and services they need to make appropriate health decisions. But health literacy... Read More

In April of this year the Harper government introduced Bill C-51: An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act. The bill was intended to update consumer protection legislation dating from the 1950s and to... Read More

Nutrition is a favorite topic in British Columbia’s health-conscious environment. It’s important that physicians are armed with current, evidence-based nutrition information in order to answer pa­... Read More