Calling all health care practitioners with an interest in paediatric healthcare
Researchers at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital and University of Toronto are looking for input from health care practitioners through a short, anonymous online survey to share your feedback and opinion on the development of a new health screening tool for children: The Healthy Body Scorecard. It aims to address some of the limitations associated […]
The Sandbox Project hosts 4th national conference to improve health for young Canadians
Media release
TORONTO, Ont. (January 23, 2014) – 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 4th national conference and workshop on January 23rd, 2014 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 receive $450,000 in funding to build Virtual Mental Health Support Network for youth living with mental illness
Phase two of the Sandbox Mental Health Initiative will help youth track their moods, activities, and response to treatment, while keeping in touch with healthcare providers
TORONTO, Jan. 23, 2014 /CNW/ – Today, The Sandbox Project announced $450,000 in joint funding to kick-start the second phase of The Sandbox Mental Health Initiative – a new virtual health network and mobile app to support youth and their families in the treatment of mental illness. Announced at The Sandbox Project 4th Annual National Conference and Workshop, funding support comes from TELUS, the RBC Foundation, the Graham Boeckh Foundation and the Echo Foundation.
The Sandbox Project to host 4th national conference
Announcing the 2014 Sandbox Project National Conference
TORONTO, Jan. 22, 2014 /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 23rd, 2014 in Toronto.
The conference comes as The Sandbox Project prepares to launch the second phase of The Sandbox Project Mental Health Initiative, a digital mental health platform currently being piloted that helps The Sandbox Project to fulfill its mandate of making Canada the healthiest place in the world for young people to grow up.
The Sandbox Project 2014 Conference
The Sandbox Project 2014 Itinerary and Conference Information
Afternoon Breakout Description
As you know, The Sandbox Project exists to foster a collective energy to generate solutions across sectors, disciplines and fields of expertise for accelerating improvements in child and youth health in Canada. Recent studies and releases have shown moderate improvement in the international benchmarks for Canadian child and youth health however, we must focus on the goal of making Canada the healthiest place in the work for children and youth. The afternoon session will focus participants on the following question: In light of recent international measurements of Canadian child and youth health, what about our collaborations needs to change and how in order to significantly improve Canada’s performance in influencing and resourcing the healthy development of all Canadian children and youth?
Canada’s Most Influential Sport, Wellness and Health Organizations Offer Unprecedented Help to Get Kids ‘Active at School’
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Canada’s “Clean Air Champions” win the 2013 International Olympic Committee’s Sport and Environment Award
Charity led by various Canadian Olympians becomes first Canadian recipient of coveted IOC award
SOCHI – Yesterday, Canada’s Clean Air Champions (CAC) were awarded the 2013 International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Sport and Environment Award at the IOC World Conference on Sport and the Environment. This win makes CAC the first Canadian charity to win the esteemed international award, granted to individuals, groups and organizations that have shown initiative and taken action to drive environmental change within their communities.
Is Canada Failing its Children and Young People? Reactions to the 2013 UNICEF Innocenti Report Card
Is Canada failing its children and young people through lack of political focus on their health and wellbeing? If so, where is the outrage and what should be done about it?
CAPHC is pleased to bring our colleagues from the Canadian Child and Youth Health Coalition (CCYHC), and their “CCYHC Hot Topics” to the CAPHC Presents! audience.
The Globe and Mail: Don’t shut disabled kids out of society
The Globe and Mail’s André Picard writes about limited social interactions for Canadian kids with physical and developmental disabilities
There are few things more heartbreaking than a child with no friends.
But being friendless is the norm for Canadian children with physical and developmental disabilities.
A new study, written by Anne Snowdon, a nurse and professor at the Odette School of Business at the University of Windsor in Ontario, shows that 53 per cent of disabled kids have no friends.
Even those with friends have very limited interactions. Outside of formal settings such as the classroom, less than two hours a week spent with their peers is the norm; only 1 per cent of children with disabilities spend an hour a day with friends.
Canadian Tire: Run For Playgrounds
Why are we running? Playgrounds are the heart of our communities, but many need to be rejuvenated. So we’re holding the first Canadian Tire Run For Playgrounds event. An 8k run, a 5k walk / run or stroll and a kids event to raise money to help give local kids a sporting chance and revitalize […]