BC4 Functions

VCH Planetary Health rallies a whole-of-society response to the climate crisis. Community members and organizations can share their capacity to support extreme weather response coordination and climate adaptation, and collaborate with anchor institutions towards climate change mitigation.

AnchorBC maps and connects Anchor Institutions in the public sector, supporting organizations in leveraging their economic power to invest in community assets, create employment and training opportunities, procure from community-based and diverse enterprises, and cohesively impact planetary health.

In consultation with the Professionals for the Ethical Engagement of Peers, we facilitate relationship building and collaboration between community members and organizations, and provide a channel between participatory researchers, program planners, and people with lived experience to share in community consultation.

Community is defined by the networks already connecting them; we create communication trees to support cohesive integration of community and organizational networks. ShareBC serves to specifically create space in these networks for culture, language, gender, sexuality, age, mental & physical abilities, substance use, complex conditions, and both rural and inner-city regions.

Here, community members and organizations, healthcare professionals, and Public Health initiatives can find and share resources to promote access to low-barrier, inclusive, and safe services in our local community.

We provide resources to support advocates and organizations in identifying priorities with multiple intersectional benefits (co-benefits), for health, climate, and social equity, and facilitate connections with stakeholders to align and coordinate work.

Promoting learning resources and toolkits for trauma-informed and culturally humble approaches, we support organizations working on anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion. Alongside the efforts of many community groups and the BC Centre for Disease Control Harm Reduction Program, we raise awareness, advocate for system changes, and connect community members to harm reduction services.

Our Collaboration Networks facilitate space in communication networks for diverse communities to connect, collaborate, and coordinate on their own terms. We support community capacity building towards advocating for sustainable change & preventative health solutions; see our guide to Stakeholder Analysis, including local stakeholders and legislators to consider, and how to strategically power map your way to making a sustainable difference.