Council on Health Promotion

The new BC Pediatric Nutrition Guidelines[1] introduce a holistic, family-centred approach to feeding children aged 0–6 years, focusing as much on how to feed as what to feed. The introduction draws... Read More

Although complaints about anxiety are common among older persons, late-life anxiety disorders have been underestimated. Older persons tend to emphasize their physical complaints and are less likely... Read More

British Columbians living with mental health and substance use (MHSU) disorders are experiencing a “quality chasm”[1] and are dying at unprecedented rates, in part due to structural stigma.... Read More

There is growing awareness that human activity is leading to environmental degradation and global climate change. We are witnessing the symptoms of an increasingly unhealthy planet as wildfires,... Read More

The Canadian Adult Obesity Clinical Practice Guidelines published in 2020 define obesity as a complex chronic disease, characterized by abnormal or excessive body fat (adiposity) that impairs health... Read More