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Winter Shelter Funded

Funding though BC Housing allows for a shelter to operate during cold winter months.

Volunteer Run Program Grants Seniors Peace of Mind by Providing Transportation to out of Community Medical Appointments

Senior-run program for seniors allows essential travel to and from medical appointments while removing stress from an already stressful situation

Volunteer Program Allows Community Members to Live at Home Longer

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Dedicated community volunteers run a “Better At Home” service that allows for community members to live in their homes with the help of volunteers providing numerous services.

Volunteer Driving Program Provides Round Trip Travel for Medical Appointments

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Pre-arranged transportation to surrounding communities for medical care and appointments fills a need and creates a solution.

Volunteer and Community Support Drives Successful Hospice and Local Auxiliary

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The overlapping volunteer pool proves essential for program support in Ashcroft, leading to exceptional Hospice and Auxiliary groups.

Supported Housing in Powell River

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Community constructing modular homes to support those in need.

Society Completes Tax Returns to Increase Benefits for Community

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Local Community Resource Centre completes over 500 tax returns for residents which allowed residents to access Provincial and Federal services and benefits.

Regional Mayors Meet Quarterly to Discuss Health Issues in Their Area

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Mayors from this area are taking a ‘regional perspective’ to their health care needs. Coming together every 4-6 weeks, this Health Society brings together voices and perspectives from all their municipal communities.

Quarterly Health Forums Allow for Open Community Dialogue

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Community health forums are held locally to provide space for community members to share their experiences and considerations around resolution.

Physicians Volunteer to Teach 4H Club Kids New Skills

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Community doctors make large impact by volunteering with youth.

Physicians Asking Community What They Want from Their Healthcare

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Physicians sat with the community to find out what they need and what they want to feel supported in their own health care. They were not met with a list of demands, rather the community identified areas of improvement and wanted to work together with the physicians to help make it happen.

Nurse Practitioners Speak at Local Community Events

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In order to meet the community, build their trust and establish lasting relationships, Nurse Practitioners in this community take initiative in advocating for themselves while connecting with the people.

No Good Food Gone to Waste

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Food Banks provided with would-be orchard discards that help those in need.

#masks4all: Multiple Stakeholders Come Together to Prevent COVID-19 in Community

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#masks4all collaboration between local physician, MSA and local non-profit group creates and delivers a mask program for COVID-19 prevention in Rossland.

Making the Best out of Limited Resources through Collaboration & Common Goals

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This community has a Local Health Committee made up of multiple stakeholders who all meet regularly to connect and work together to come up with local solutions with the resources that they have available to them.

Longstanding Tradition of Community Fundraising Overcomes Local Healthcare and Housing Challenges

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Community’s geographic isolation leads to self-sufficiency in raising funds for local hospital and seniors housing

Local Government Partners with Health Authority – Applying a Health Lens to their Offical Community Plan

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Overarching health lens on Offical Community Plan approved, working to impact public health stats along side Health Authority.

House of Community Care

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Social workers, nurses, paramedics, mental health workers meet at a house to talk about problems and any complex cases to provide comprehensive care.

Hospital Garden

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Local physicians are putting together a hospital garden to improve the interaction of the public population with the hospital.

Hope Health and Well-being Initiative

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In 2016, Fraser Health committed $500,000 annually to improving the overall health and well-being of residents of Hope…

Home Grown Produce Picked and Processed for Community Members in Need

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Harvest Share program and community juicing benefits town by supplying those that need it with food and helping local growers with picking crop

Helping Hands Program Makes Seniors Lives a Little Easier

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Volunteers help seniors complete day-to-day tasks using local funding within the community.

Healthy Communities Committee

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A group of 40 stakeholders work together on grant applications for their community.

Health Authority Holds Discussion to Meet Community Needs

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Bi-annual meetings prove to be instrumental in finding solutions to community concerns.

Groundbreaking Relationships with Neighbouring First Nations Community

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Powell River and Tla’min First Nation work together to increase community communications.

Fundraising Allows for Construction of Local Hospice House

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Land donated by the City leads to creation of new Hospice House and palliative care beds, all within an eight month turn around.

Filling the Need for Medical Equipment at Home

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Local volunteer stores and distributes medical aide devices to those in need.

Family Parenting Place

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The Family Parenting Place is a drop-in centre for children and parents for mentorship, Health Canada programs, perinatal nutrition program, etc.

Dog Park Brings Community Together and Shows What is Possible With Fundraising

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Municipality meets 50/50 fundraising for local dog park, which creates a healthy place that encourages seniors and all community members to be active and expand their social network; a win-win situation for all!

Development of Health Network to Focus on Local Issues

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An opportunity to listen and speak on the health of the community, with a focus on finding more innovative ways to exercise funding.

Community Wellness Group Gathers to Share, Connect and Network

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Local health and social service providers attend group meetings once a month.

Community Supported Gatherings Over Meals Bring People Together

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Free and reasonably priced luncheons and dinners provide options for community members to gather

Community Lobbying for 24/7 Rape Kit Testing at Local Hospital

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8:30 to 4:30, Monday to Friday, is not generally the time when women are sexually assaulted. Community works hard to have 24/7 rape kit testing available at local centres, and completed by nurses.

Community Fundraising Helps Open a New Hospice for Residents in the Sea to Sky Corridor

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New four bed Hospice will fill a need for Sea to Sky residents which is a huge fundraising success!

Community Creates Plan to Return Patients to Their Homes, Post Emergency Transport to Urban Centres

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Hornby Island creates green wristbands and travel packets for locals needing emergency travel to urban centres, assisting them with needed information and resources to return home safely.

Community Council Works with Physician and Stakeholder Groups to Improve Health, Attractivness and Retention

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Focus on creating healthy lifestyle opportunities such as trail networks and better transit leads to recruitment and retention of physicans – a community effort over the last eight years.