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Equitable Access to Green Spaces

Tagged:
environmental health, health promotion, public health
March 2022
Health Promotion & Public Health | Resolution

Doctors of BC supports efforts to increase access to green spaces in British Columbia and recommends that stakeholders at all levels coordinate to ensure green space planning incorporates equity-based considerations, including:

(a) Ensuring that access to green spaces is equitable for all British Columbians, including those living in Indigenous and rural communities, those with disabilities, and lower-income residents.
(b) Ensuring that British Columbians of all identities feel both physically and psychologically safe in using green spaces.
(c) Where possible and appropriate, developing covered, weather-protected areas in green spaces that can be accessed freely and year-round.

Recognizing Obesity as a Chronic Disease

Tagged:
Disease prevention, health promotion, obesity, chronic illness
January 2021
Health Promotion & Public Health | Resolution

Doctors of BC Position: Doctors of BC recognizes obesity to be a chronic medical disease requiring enhanced research, treatment, and prevention efforts.

Healthy Aging and Preventing Frailty

Tagged:
Aging, frailty, older adults, health promotion
November 2020
Aging Population | Statement
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Doctors of BC Position: Preventing frailty requires a multidisciplinary and multisectoral approach. Doctors of BC calls on the government to update its provincial healthy aging strategy to include prioritization of frailty prevention and improving access to and funding for pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions that support frailty prevention. Older adults and their caregivers should also be supported to utilize programs, services, and technology to stay connected with their community.

Safe Cycling Infrastructure

Tagged:
health promotion, public health, motor vehicles, pollution, climate change, cycling
January 2020
Health Promotion & Public Health | Resolution

Doctors of BC Position: To reduce both risk of injury and harms associated with traffic-related air pollution, Doctors of BC advocates for cycling infrastructure that, where possible and to the greatest extent possible, is separated from motor vehicle traffic.

Improving the Lived Experience of People with Dementia

Tagged:
older adults, dementia, chronic disease, palliative care, prevention, healthy lifestyle, health promotion, seniors, long term care, Geriatrics, Alzheimer’s disease, Aging
March 2019
Aging Population | Policy Paper
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Doctors of BC Position: Dementia impacts a significant number of British Columbians and this impact is expected to increase with an aging population. Doctors of BC advocates for an increased focus on prevention, and seeks to improve the lived experience of people with dementia through educating and training, increasing one-on-one care in long-term care, and promoting a palliative approach to care.

Partners in Prevention: Implementing a Lifetime Prevention Plan

Tagged:
prevention, health promotion, Allied Health., primary care
June 2010
Health Promotion & Public Health | Policy Paper
Link 1.43 MB

Doctors of BC Position: Doctors of BC supports life prevention planning which is done in partnership between patients, policymakers, physicians, and other providers. The family physician should be responsible for delivery and coordination of the plan and patients should be included as a key voice in decision-making.

Promoting Physical Activity to Patients

Tagged:
physical activity, health promotion, primary care
January 2005
Health Promotion & Public Health | Resolution

Doctors of BC Position: Doctors of BC supports opportunities for physicians to promote physical activity to their patients in their office settings.

Building Bridges: A Call for a Coordinated Dementia Strategy in British Columbia

Tagged:
older adults, dementia, chronic disease, palliative care, health promotion, healthy lifestyle, prevention, seniors, long term care, assisted living, Geriatrics, Alzheimer’s disease, Aging
April 2004
Aging Population | Policy Paper
Link 589.39 KB

Doctors of BC Position: Doctors of BC supports improved care for dementia patients by increasing patient and healthcare provider education, providing comprehensive care, adopting a chronic disease management approach, and by considering a palliative approach to care when appropriate.