Children Need to Sit Less & Play More: WHO Introduce New Guidelines
April 30, 2019

Early childhood is a time of rapid physical growth and cognitive development. It’s also a time when habits are formed and lifestyle routines are set. Yet sedentary behaviours and insufficient sleep are increasingly prevalent among young children, leading to poor health and poor lifelong habits...

November 16, 2018

BC’s doctors led a successful Be Active Every Day campaign in October, encouraging kids to be more active and choose healthier lifestyles.

As part of the Doctors of BC-led campaign, physicians visited 24 elementary schools and reached 5,000 kids, getting them interested, engaged and...

Be Active Every Day
October 9, 2018

October is Be Active Every Day month, an annual Doctors of BC event that is just one of our public health initiatives. Be Active Every Day aims to teach children about nutrition and physical health literacy through activity challenges, which is especially important as childhood...

Be Active Every Day
October 1, 2018

Autumn is here, and that means it is time for Doctors of BC’s annual Be Active Every Day campaign to help kids get more physically active and to adopt healthier lifestyles.

The campaign started October 1st, with nearly 5,000 students in elementary schools around the province...

September 21, 2016

A call to action – we need your support: I think we can all agree that many kids these days spend significant time watching TV or playing computer and video games than they do being physically active. And I think you will agree with me that they would be much healthier if they...