The Sandbox Project hosts 5th national conference to improve health for young Canadians
News Release: The 5th Annual Sandbox Project National Conference
TORONTO, Jan. 22, 2015 – Building a better future for Canada’s next generation took the spotlight at a national conference featuring some of the country’s leading experts in child and youth health.
The Sandbox Project hosted its 5th national conference and workshop on January 22nd, 2015 at TELUS House in Toronto, creating a venue for experts and conference participants to work together on strategies to improve health outcomes for young people throughout Canada.
The Sandbox Project to Host 5th Annual Conference
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TORONTO, Jan. 20, 2015 /CNW/ – A national conference organized by The Sandbox Project will bring together leading experts and advocates in child and youth health from across Canada on Thursday, January 22nd, 2015 in Toronto.
The keynote speaker at the conference will be the Founder of The Sandbox Project, the Honourable Dr. K. Kellie Leitch, Minister of Labour and Minister of Status of Women.
Youth Perspectives on Adolescent Programming in Canada: A Young Canadians Roundtable on Health Project
REPORT EVALUATes CANADIAN PROGRAMS AND ORGANIZATIONS WORKING IN THE ADOLESCENT HEALTH SPACE From July 8th to August 11th, 2014, The Sandbox Project’s Young Canadians Roundtable on Health (YCRH) collaborated with the AstraZeneca Young Health Program (YHP) to review and evaluate Canadian organizations and programs in the adolescent health sector, with special focus on organizations addressing […]
Sandbox explores the challenges of changing attitudes in Financial Post article
On December 2, 2014, the Financial Post’s Stewart Thornhill featured The Sandbox Project as a case study of a not-for-profit organization facing challenges when it comes to changing public attitudes. Click here, or the image above, to view the article.
CHILD Study: 3,500 Children Could Change Canada’s Approach to Fighting Chronic Diseases
Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) study examines how a child’s environment during pregnancy, and in the first few years of life, can interact with genetics to affect the risk of developing allergies, asthma, type 2 diabetes and other chronic diseases
If just 24 children can help scientists discover that Caesarean sections and formula feeding may deprive babies of the protective gut bacteria needed for lifelong health, just imagine what will be discovered by collecting a wide range of health information from some 3,500 children. Scientists believe it will influence everything from health policy and building codes to parenting decisions for decades to come.
Those 3,500 children, along with their mothers and about 2,600 fathers from Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto and several communities in Manitoba, are on the front-lines of the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) Study, a national birth cohort study funded in part by the Allergy, Genes and Environment Network (AllerGen).
November 2014 Network Update
Information and updates from Ability Online, Active for Life and Play Safe Initiative (PSI).
YCRH at the Arctic Youth Ambassador Summit
YCRH member Hannah Hill as The Sandbox Project’s representative at the Arctic Council Youth Ambassador Summit (ACYAS) from October 30 to November 2, 2014
Young Canadians Roundtable on Health (YCRH) member Hannah Hill is back from Iqaluit where she represented The Sandbox Project at Global Vision’s first-ever Arctic Youth Ambassador Summit (ACYAS) from October 30 to November 2.
“It was a truly incredible four days,” said Hannah.
2014 Ontario Child Health Study
The 2014 Ontario Child Health Study seeks to assess the mental health status and needs of children and youth living in Ontario
The 1983 Ontario Child Health Study told us that 1 in 5 children and youth experienced serious mental health challenges. This estimate is outdated as is much of what we know about child and youth mental health in Ontario. The 2014 Ontario Child Health Study will tell us about the mental health status and needs of children and youth living in Ontario today.
From October 2014 to May 2015, Statistics Canada will be inviting 7,000 families with children aged 4 -17 years to complete an interview in their home. At the same time, McMaster researchers will be conducting School Mental Health Surveys in 240 Ontario schools to help us learn new ways of promoting and addressing student mental health needs.
CAPHC’s 2014 Annual Conference
Canadian Association of Paediatric Health Centres (CAPHC) 2014 Annual ConferenceClimbing Mountains: Leadership & Resilience in Paediatric HealthcareThe Hyatt Regency Hotel & The Calgary TELUS Convention CentreOctober 19 to 21, 2014 Please click here (or the image above) to view the enlarged PDF version.
New online course helps educators to keep allergic kids safe at school
Anaphylaxis Canada has launched a new online course to help teachers, administrators and educational staff to keep allergic students safe at school
Anaphylaxis in Schools: What Educators Need to Know is a free, bilingual resource available to schools across the country. The course incorporates graphics, audio narration, practice scenarios, and step-by-step visual guides to help educators prevent and manage emergency situations at school.