To promote healthy aging, Northern Health has launched a photo contest.
Social connectedness and creating welcoming and inclusive communities is the focus of the contest, specifically: the health benefits of social inclusion; removing barriers to social isolation, fostering intergenerational relationships, and aging with dignity, respect and purpose.
"Northern Health's community consultation on healthy aging and seniors' wellness found that social connection and community involvement are pivotal to health," said Dr. Sandra Allison, chief medical health officer. "This, combined with a population in northern B.C. that is aging more rapidly than in the rest of the province, is why the committee is focusing on healthy aging in 2015 and 2016 and why we've launched a photo contest to support this focus."
Residents of northern B.C. are asked to submit pictures by Sunday, Nov. 8.
There is a chance to win weekly prizes and a grand prize of $200.
Photographs that best depict the theme of healthy aging and social connectedness will be turned into posters and used in materials that will be shared with local health units. For more information and to enter the contest visit pgc.cc/1Mhr8z5.
