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BCHC October 2026 newsletter

Published 25 days ago • 1 min read

News & resources from BCHC – October 2026

Building Healthy Communities together

New online course helps B.C. local leaders put equity into practice

Equity 101 offers a practical, self-paced framework for embedding equity in municipal planning, policy and services. Registration opens October 15; only 20 seats per cohort.

Families prepare
for social media limits

CMHA's new guide helps parents prepare kids for Canada's proposed minimum age of 16 on social media.

Kamloops launches mobile health
outreach van

Kamloops and Interior Health are expanding access to care and outreach services through a new purpose-built van.

First Nations Turn Chilliwack Pasture Into Wellness Trail

Three Fraser Valley First Nations transformed overgrazed pasture into a three-kilometre trail with wetlands, food forest and gathering spaces, cooling the neighbourhood and welcoming Elders.

Free RSV Shots
for B.C. Seniors

From September 29, RSV vaccine is free for adults 75-plus, long-term care residents, and Indigenous people 60-plus, at pharmacies, health units and nursing stations.

Webinar: Designing Places With older adults

Healthy Aging CORE BC hosts a free Zoom session October 23 on age-friendly placemaking, from walkable neighbourhoods to intergenerational projects that welcome older adults as civic leaders.

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