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Anaphylaxis in the Community: What Parents and Others Need to Know

From Food Allergy Canada: We are pleased to announce our latest online learning tool, Anaphylaxis in the Community: What Parents and Others Need to Know available at allergyaware.ca. Developed with Leap Learning Technologies Inc. and in collaboration with the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, this free, medically-reviewed resource is designed for people with […]

The World’s Largest Sandbox – Ottawa

The Sandbox Project is seeking a few more volunteers for our 5th annual World’s Largest Sandbox.  Wednesday, June 8th, 201611:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.Sparks Street (between O’Connor and Bank), Ottawa If you are in the Ottawa area and would like to help out, please contact Mary-Ellen.

New and improved accessibility for the 2016 World’s Largest Sandbox

The 5th Annual World’s Largest Sandbox is now accessible to more children

Every year, The Sandbox Project holds the World’s Largest Sandbox – our signature annual event that aims to raise awareness of the importance of collaborating, investing and focusing on the health and wellbeing of Canada’s children and youth.  This yearly event brings together Parliamentarians, media personalities, not-for-profit organizations and industry professionals in a giant sandbox with local children and school groups for an exciting sandcastle-building competition. 

This year, The Sandbox Project has partnered with Smilezone Foundation to build a fully inclusive sandbox structure. For the first time ever, in collaboration with the Ontario Association of Children’s Rehabilitation Services (OACRS) and the Ottawa Children’s Treatment Centre (OCTC), we are happy to announce that the World’s Largest Sandbox event is now accessible to all children.

Telemental Health: An Approach to Addressing Mental Health Care Disparities for Children and Adolescents

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

Special Issue on Telemental Health: An Approach to Addressing Mental Health Care Disparities for Children and Adolescents. Kathleen Myers, MD, MPH, MS, and Jonathan S. Comer, PhD, Guest Editors

Complete special issue: http://online.liebertpub.com/toc/cap/26/3

Introduction: The Case for Telemental Health for Improving the Accessibility and Quality of Children’s Mental Health Services

Play Safe Injury Tracker

Introducing the Play Safe Injury Tracker From the Play Safe Initiative website:  After several years of development and research PSI is pleased to introduce the Play Safe Injury Tracker – Canada’s first web-enabled injury surveillance platform for sport and recreation injury. Cost:It’s free. We have eliminated any financial barriers for organizations to effectively track injuries […]

Obese Children Do Not Need to Increase Their Physical Activity Any More than Their Lean Counterparts Do

Traversy Gregory Peter, Chaput Jean-Philippe. Obese Children Do Not Need to Increase Their Physical Activity Any More than Their Lean Counterparts Do. Frontiers in Pediatrics 2016: http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2016.00035. Via the Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group, CHEO Research Institute IntroductionThe relationship between child physical activity (PA) levels and obesity has been studied extensively (1, 2). […]

New UNICEF report: Canadian children at back of the pack among rich nations

Well-being of most vulnerable children at risk if widening gaps are not addressed

TORONTO, April 14, 2016 – A new report released today by UNICEF highlights the inequalities in child well-being in the world’s most affluent nations, including Canada. While progress in reducing child wellbeing gaps has been modest overall, Canada’s children are at the back of the pack, ranking in the bottom third when measured against other rich nations.

60 Minute Kids’ Club Amalgamates with Sport for Life Society

The Sport for Life Society is excited to announce that the organization amalgamated the operations of 60 Minutes Kids’ Club into its suite of programs and services

The Sport for Life Society is recognized as the international experts on the Sport for Life movement, Long-Term Athlete Development, and physical literacy development. 60 Minute Kids Club is a program that has helped more than 78,000 elementary students from over 400 schools across Canada learn healthy habits over the past six years.