Strathcona Community Health Network

Where do you source your food? Interested in buying closer to home? The SCHN is the website host for the Campbell River Food Map, a resource for contacting local growers and producers.

Thank you to community volunteers Irene Huntley and Morgan Ostler for your support with this project! Link here: https://www.strathcona-chn.net/library/campbell-river-food-map

Have you heard? The Strathcona Regional District elected officials recently passed a resolution to consider a Housing Service. A Housing Service would be able to address complex housing challenges that cannot be solved by traditional private sector approaches to meeting housing needs.

See the news release here: https://srd.ca/regional-housing-service-being-considered/

Do you have an idea that connects people socially or helps them share skills or talents with each other? The Campbell River Foundation's Neighborhood Small Grants are open now until October 15th, 2023.

Link here for more info:

Neighbourhood Small Grants - Campbell River Community Foundation If you have an idea to create community and cultural connections in Campbell River, Neighbourhood Small Grants can help bring your project to life with grants from $50–$500.

Come on down to Spirit Square in Campbell River, TOMORROW, Thursday, August 31st from 3-5PM for education opportunities on the toxic drug supply, and training on how to administer Naloxone. Hope to see you there!

Last week the Health Network co-hosted a visit from United Way BC - Central & Northern Vancouver Island Region to check out some of the Food Security Initiatives happening in Campbell River and Sayward. On Monday we visited Greenways Land Trust food forests and community gardens, toured the Campbell River Food Bank and served a meal at the Hem'?aelas Community Kitchen, alongside the Strathcona Community Food Hub coordinator, Elise Boulanger. On Tuesday we journeyed to the village of Sayward and visited the founders of the Sayward Community Food Table Society. Thank you to everyone who made the tour possible!

NEWS RELEASE:

The Strathcona Community Health Network (SCHN) Hires New Coordinator and Is Actively Seeking New Members.

Campbell River, BC - After a brief hiatus during Covid-19, the Strathcona Regional District (SRD) has hired a new Coordinator, tasked to bring in new Table of Partners members and reinvigorate the Strathcona Community Health Network (SCHN).

Developed in 2015, following a community forum with over 170 participants, the Heath Network strives to collaborate and intervene on issues impacting health and wellness. The main focus of the SCHN is to address the social determinants of health at a systems level with eight priority areas including: network development, first nations and cultural safety, healthy children, food security, housing, ageing & caregiver support, and connectivity.

“The SRD is pleased to have filled the coordinator role and be in a position to bring on additional support at the table level to move forward the many initiatives addressing the social determinants of health within the region,” says Aniko Nelson, SRD Senior Manager, Community Services. “We are hopeful that we will receive interest from a wide spectrum of individuals throughout the SRD that can lend their experience and passion to improve the overall health of our residents”.

From now until June 15, 2023, community members throughout the Strathcona Region are invited to apply for a seat at the Table of Partners. The role of the Table of Partners is to ensure diverse regional voices are represented and heard. The Table of Partners meets monthly to engage, mobilize and leverage action beyond what one organization or individual cannot achieve alone and they will lead the Network by determining a way forward through Strategic Planning and working together cooperatively to make best use of the human and financial resources available.

To learn more about the Strathcona Community Health Network, please visit www.strathcona-chn.net.

Inquiries regarding membership should be directed to the SCHN Coordinator, Madison Stewart at [email protected].

Strathcona Regional District

💭// Important Screening: Us and Them Documentary and Community Conversation // 💭

Food Security Report --

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Today is International Overdose Awareness Day. Please share and attend the events downtown to help raise awareness.