The Ministry of Health is seeking the perspectives and experiences of education partners to support a refresh of the Healthy Schools BC (HSBC) initiative, which aims to advance the health and well-being of school-aged children in B.C.
District-level staff and school administrators with an understanding of school-based health promotion/health education/health-education partnerships are invited to register for one of the following 90-minute sessions:
- Tuesday, March 4, 2025, from 3:30 to 5:00 pm
- Wednesday, March 5, 2025, from 3:30 to 5:00 pm
- Thursday, March 6, 2025, from 3:30 to 5:00 pm
Districts are welcome to have up to three staff members attend.
The sessions will focus on:
- current health promotion needs of school-aged children and initiatives;
- how the health and education sectors can collaborate in advancing the current health promotion needs of school-aged children, including roles and responsibilities; and
- how the HSBC initiative can support the health and education sectors in advancing health promotion for school-aged children, including system alignment and effective approaches and tools.
Email registrations.bc@mnp.ca by Monday, March 3, 2025, to register. Please indicate which sessions(s) you have availability for. If unable to attend a session, we encourage those interested to complete a related survey.