Better Health Care Through Healthier Communities
A 2012 report from a Simon Fraser University-hosted public dialogue on “Ideas to reimagine the future of health care from a community perspective.”
Building Resilient Neighbourhoods (BRN) is a collaborative effort to help create more resilient communities and neighbourhoods in British Columbia, Canada. It is currently delivered and hosted by the non-profit Building Resilient Neighbourhoods Society.
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