THANK YOU | Our Partners
It takes a huge number of people and organizations to make a campaign like this a success. The BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit and BC Falls Prevention Community of Practice would like to thank our campaign partners below.
The BCIRPU was established in August 1997 and is located at BC Children’s Hospital as a core research program within the Evidence to Innovation theme of the research institute. BCIRPU also serves as a training centre, and several staff members at the Unit hold faculty appointments at the University of British Columbia. BCIRPU was established as a strategic entity, blending the need for research and evidence with best practices and the development of policies and programs to reduce injury in BC. LEARN MORE
The First Nations Health Authority is responsible for planning, management, service delivery and funding of health programs, in partnership with First Nations communities in BC. Guided by the vision of embedding cultural safety and humility into health service delivery, the First Nations Health Authority works to reform the way health care is delivered to BC First Nations through direct services, provincial partnership collaboration, and health systems innovation. LEARN MORE
Interior Health provides programs and services to residents across BC’s Southern Interior, some 743,000 people across 215,000 sq. kilometers. Their mission is to promote healthy lifestyles and provide needed health services in a timely, caring, and efficient manner, to the highest professional and quality standards. LEARN MORE
Island Health provides health care and support services to more than 765,000 people on Vancouver Island, the islands in the Salish Sea and the Johnstone Strait, and the mainland communities north of Powell River. They provide services through a network of hospitals, clinics, centres, health units, and residential facilities and are committed to providing superior health care through innovation, teaching and research and a commitment to quality and safety—creating healthier, stronger communities and a better quality of life for those they touch. LEARN MORE
Northern Health pro
vides health services to 300,000 people over an area of 600,000 square kilometers in the province of British Columbia, leading the way in promoting health and providing health services for Northern and rural populations. Through the efforts of dedicated staff and physicians, in partnership with communities and organizations, Northern Health provide exceptional health services for Northerners. LEARN MORE
Fraser Health provides a wide range of integrated health care services to more than 1.6 million people living in communities stretching from Burnaby to White Rock to Hope. LEARN MORE
Vancouver Coastal Health delivers health care services to more than one million BC residents living in Vancouver, Vancouver’s North Shore, Richmond, the Sea-to-Sky Highway, Sunshine Coast, Bella Bella, Bella Coola the Central Coast and the surrounding areas. LEARN MORE
PHSA has a unique role in BC’s health authority system: to ensure that BC residents have access to a coordinated provincial network of high-quality specialized health-care services. PHSA works in partnership with the province’s health authorities and health-care professionals to improve access to evidence-informed practice closer to where people live and to effectively promote health, manage chronic conditions and reduce the burden of illness. LEARN MORE
The BC Centre for Disease Control and FindingBalanceBC recognize the financial support of the Province of British Columbia and the Government of Canada through the Canada-British Columbia Agreement on French-language Services.
The Province of British Columbia supports Finding Balance BC and BC Seniors’ Fall Prevention Awareness Week.