Upcoming Events!
Thank you to those who participated in the discussion Paola Ardiles (Founder of Bridge for Health) led on how to Create Healthy and Happy Workplaces at Empower Health, Vancouver. This interactive discussion featured our brand new Healthy Business Action Framework that highlights various actions areas and examples of practices to promote wellbeing at work. This is a starting point for Bridge for Health and we look forward to your input. We are building on a model developed at Simon Fraser University. Below is a sneak preview:
Burnaby Monthly Community Talks
Join us for our next talk on Tuesday April 7th, 6:30-8pm for a discussion on How Intuition can Help you Reduce Stress, Worry and Anxiety with Joseph Eliezer, a Vancouver-based psychotherapist and registered counsellor, best selling author and public speaker. REGISTER TODAY!
Burnaby Public Library (easy access by skytrain and free parking) is supporting our community engagement strategy. If you would like to share your ideas/practice or research with the public, please get in touch with Charlene King our community engagement co-lead charlene@bridgeforhealth.org
Strategic Planning Update
Bridge for Health core team and global advisory group have been working on a strategic planning process for the last 6 months. We are excited to announce that Bridge for Health will operate as a social enterprise, with consulting and research services offered to support businesses committed to corporate social responsibility, to incorporate wellbeing into their business practices. The profits generated will be used to support the further development of our community engagement and advocacy work.
Over the next year there will all kinds of exciting opportunities for you to get involved.
We will be reaching out to industry partners and community members both in Canada and abroad, to ensure we continue to build the mission and vision of Bridge for Health. We would love to hear from you if you know others that share our passion for health and wellbeing for all.
If you are interested in any more information please contact us at:
info@bridgeforhealth.org
Volunteer Opportunities
In the meantime we find funding to set up our infrastructure, we will be recruiting volunteers to support our business planning, as well as the community/advocacy work. Please visit the website for updates on how to stay involved.
To stay tuned to immediate news and updates please LIKE us at facebook.com/Bridge4Health or follow us @Bridge4Health
We hope to connect with you soon!
Paola
Paola Ardiles, Founder Bridge for Health
on behalf of the core team and global advisory group.