In this episode, Dr. Luisa Giles (University of the Fraser Valley) speaks about the effects of air pollution on our bodies, ways we can protect ourselves and minimize our exposure to wildfire smoke, how we can continue to keep ourselves active even when air quality is poor, and how recreation leaders can support their communities during smoke events.

The Balance is recorded and produced by BCAHL’s Communications Manager on the traditional, unceded territories of the syilx Okanagan Nation. 

Thank you so much for listening.

Follow BCAHL
-	Subscribe to our Newsletters: http://eepurl.com/hcpSNH 
-	Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/BC-Healthy-Living-Alliance/100064484400 
-	Twitter: https://twitter.com/bchealthyliving 
-	Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bchealthyliving/ 
-	LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bc-alliance-for-healthy-living/

Physical activity in poor air quality

Listen to Jen Petersen and Peter Ladner from BC Cycling Coalition talk about their experiences using active transportation year-round for work, chores, and leisure. They share tips on how to adjust to different seasons, optimal gear to look out for, keeping yourself safe, and ways you can make active transportation possible for you and your family all year long.

Follow BCAHL
- Subscribe to our Newsletters: eepurl.com/hcpSNH
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/BC-Healthy…nce/100064484400
- Twitter: twitter.com/bchealthyliving
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/bchealthyliving/
- LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/bc-allia…-healthy-living/

Year-round active transportation: tips and advice for beginners

Summer is a great time to enjoy our beautiful outdoors: with the warmer temperatures, many of us go on camping trips and spend days with our friends and families by the ocean or the lake. Many of us walk more, cycle to work and school, and go on hiking trips. 

But lately, our summers have also been plagued with extreme heat and thick wildfire smoke, making the time we spend outside shorter. So what do we do when we need to stay indoors in order to keep ourselves healthy?

In this episode, hear what Dr. Emily Brigham (Vancouver Coastal Health and University of British Columbia) has to say about keeping our lungs healthy during wildfire smoke events so we’re resilient when they continue to happen in our future. 

Resources mentioned in this episode:
-	Activity recommendations based on AQHI readings, BC Centre for Disease Control: http://www.bccdc.ca/resource-gallery/Documents/Guidelines%20and%20Forms/Guidelines%20and%20Manuals/Health-Environment/BCCDC_WildFire_FactSheet_SmokeAndTheAQHI.pdf 
-	Environment Canada Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) local forecasts: https://weather.gc.ca/airquality/pages/index_e.html 
-	University of Northern BC (UNBC) AQ Map: https://aqmap.ca/aqmap/#4/58.55/-111.60/B31/L38/L40/L41 
-	Wildfire Smoke and Extreme Heat Action Plan: https://centreforlunghealth.ca/wildfire-smoke-and-extreme-heat-action-plan/ 
Follow BCAHL
-	Subscribe to our Newsletters: http://eepurl.com/hcpSNH 
-	Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/BC-Healthy-Living-Alliance/100064484400 
-	Twitter: https://twitter.com/bchealthyliving 
-	Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bchealthyliving/ 
-	LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bc-alliance-for-healthy-living/ 


Protecting our lung health during wildfire season

The Balance is BCAHL’s podcast platform that aims to promote and discuss chronic disease prevention research, campaigns, and programs with leading thinkers and researchers. It is a space to ask questions, talk about policy and emerging issues and hear health promotion success stories.

Physical activity in poor air quality

The Balance

Related tracks