Webinar Registration – The YCRH Series: Coping with COVID-19 as a Family
Taking place Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at 6 pm EST/7 pm AST, join the Young Canadians Roundtable on Health in an interactive AND active webinar on coping with the COVID-19 pandemic through physical activity and healthy eating. Learn about mindfulness, participate in at-home exercises, develop your own action plan for healthy living during the COVID-19 […]
MLSE LaunchPad Community Learning Series webinar
As part of their Community Learning Series webinar, join the MLSE LaunchPad as they reconnect with community partners to discuss the resilient ways organizations are adapting to the new normal, with a look forward to the return of school and modified recreation programming. In this active participation session, you will hear perspectives from MLSE Foundation […]
Young Canadians’ Parliament August 27 and September 26
Children First Canada invites you to attend the Young Canadians’ Parliament – a program where you get to talk to other kids about issues that affect YOUR life! You’ll learn that you have rights, that you have a voice, and you will have a chance to talk to important decision makers in the Canadian Parliament! […]
Food Allergy Canada: Interactive youth webinar on treating allergic reactions
Food Allergy Canada will be hosting an interactive webinar aimed at youth and young adults on Wednesday, August 19 at 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. EDT. Webinar details: Kyle Dine and Dr. Julia Upton Who is presenting: Dr. Julia Upton, Canadian allergist, and a panel of four youth with food allergy who are currently attending high […]
The YCRH Blog: Greener on the other side – inequitable access to green spaces impacts children’s health
By Umayangga Yogalingam (Co-Executive Director, The Young Canadians Roundtable on Health) Restrictions under the COVID-19 pandemic are forcing more and more Canadians to discover the public green spaces in their neighbourhoods, cities and beyond. Green spaces are areas with vegetation that is specifically for aesthetic and/or recreational purposes and include parks, gardens, public facilities, and […]
Thank you WISP Fitness!
WISP Fitness is helping children and youth to stay healthy and active through the COVID-19 pandemic. Every month, WISP is donating a portion of profits to the Sandbox Impact Program in support of innovative child and youth organizations who are adapting their programs in response to COVID-19. This month’s recipient is Recess Guardians, a national […]
Consultation on Black Student Mental Health In Ontario
Wisdom2Action and School Mental Health Ontario will be holding a consultation on Black Student Mental Health in Ontario taking place on July 28th from 3-5PM EST. This consultation will bring together Black secondary school students in Ontario to explore how Wisdom2Action and School Mental Health Ontario can better support the mental health and well-being of […]
Second Young Canadian’s Parliament will be held July 23
The second Young Canadian’s Parliament brought to you by Children’s First Canada will take place on Thursday July 23rd from 1:30 p.m.- 4:30 p.m. (ET), focused on: Article 24 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and a child’s right to the best possible health care, water to drink, nutritious […]
CHILD Cohort Study: Mom and baby share “good bacteria” through breastmilk
A new study by CHILD Cohort Study researchers has found that bacteria are shared and possibly transferred from a mother’s milk to her infant’s gut, and that breastfeeding directly at the breast best supports this process. The research, published in Cell Host & Microbe, found that certain bacteria, including Streptococcus and Veillonella, co-occur in mothers’ […]
Parachute presents: School Zone Safety and COVID-19
On Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 2 p.m. EDT, join Parachute’s President and CEO Pamela Fuselli, in conversation with our panel on school zone safety, to discuss how physical distancing measures may affect safety in school zones in neighbourhoods across Canada.. Panelists are: Cst. Randy MacDonald, Residential Traffic Safety Unit Calgary Police, AB Leslie Maxwell, […]