The First Nations Health Authority heard from many Wellness Champions for this year's 30x30 Active Wellness Challenge. Whether you were starting or continuing your wellness journey, kudos to all of you who participated and shared your inspiring stories with us.
These are some of the wellness activities that took place in First Nations communities in BC this year: war canoe race training and journey canoe training, taking the stairs more often, going on walks and hikes, fishing, daily swims and river baths.
Thank you to everyone who entered the contest and congratulations to the three winners, all receiving $50 gift cards!
And the winners are:
- Charmagne Moise, Nak'azdli Whut'en
- Danielle McDougall, Lower Nicola Indian Band
- Brenda Pike, Skwah First Nation
We hope you will continue the health and wellness goals you set out for yourself this month. Here are some tools to support you in your physical wellness journey:
- FNHA's Wellness Roadmap – This workbook can support you to determine your wellness goals and plan strategies for accomplishing them.
FNHA's Health and Wellness Daily Organizer – This daily organizer is intended to support you in tracking your wellness activities for all four wellness streams: Being Active, Eating Healthy, Nurturing Spirit, and Respecting Tobacco. To order a copy, just email Resources@FNHA.ca.
FNHA's webpage, Being Active.
Our partner, the ISPARC, offers webinars, training and physical health education opportunities you can access by visiting the ISPARC Events Page. You can learn about the ISPARC's Indigenous RunWalk program, FitNation training and the Healthy Leader Training by visiting their Healthy Living Page
If you have a wholistic wellness story celebrating physical, emotional, spiritual and or mental wellness that you would like to share with us please do not hesitate to reach out to the Wellness Initiatives Team at wellness@fnha.ca!
