Marking National Injury Prevention Day on July 5th with Parachute and other partners.
On Wednesday, July 5, 2023, The Sandbox Project will join Parachute and others to celebrate the seventh National Injury Prevention Day in Canada. Our goal: to educate others about the devastating effects of predictable and preventable injuries and help all Canadians live long lives to the fullest. Parachute’s National Injury Prevention Day (NIPD) is a day […]
Hustle Culture
OCD is hard. It’s especially hard when TikTok trends glorify it. By Tommy Akinnawonu, General Member Chronic perfectionism is one of the latest vices to be unknowingly co-opted by internet trends. “Hustle culture” or “burnout culture” is the idea that by working yourself to the bone, you can achieve nirvana. This presents itself in three […]
Innovations in Primary Health Care
By: Kate Tucker, General Member It has been known for over two decades that in high-income countries, health systems most oriented toward primary care have better outcomes, lower costs, and greater patient satisfaction [1]. Despite overall high levels of satisfaction with the care received, Canadians rate their access to health services quite poorly and are […]
ADHD Tips n’ Tricks
By Christine Wincentaylo, General Member I got diagnosed with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder at the age of eighteen. I was in my second year of university. It took me over six months just to complete the questionnaire because I kept putting it off and said: “I would deal with it later.” Finally, I gave my papers, […]
Trusting Your ‘Gut’ When it Comes to Health
By Marta Chmielewski (General Member, YCRH), Maddison Mehring, Ashley Aul, and Rachel DuCharme Executive Summary The purpose of this scientific blog post is to provide information surrounding the gut microbiome’s role in various aspects of health. Due to a growing interest in the topic, understanding the gut’s impact on the brain, nutrition, and chronic diseases […]
Equal Futures 2023: A Gender Equality Summit on the traditional territories of Kwanlin Dün First Nation and Ta’an Kwäch’än Council
By Leisha Toory, General Member I had the opportunity to attend the Equal Futures 2023: A Gender Equality Summit in the Yukon as a youth bursary recipient. The Equal Futures Network, an initiative of the Canadian Partnership for Women and Children’s Health (CanWaCH), held the Equal Futures 2023: A Gender Equality Summit on the traditional […]
Learnings from the Oxfam Canada “Inclusive Child Care For All” Summit
By Leisha Toory, General Member Oxfam Canada’s “Inclusive Child Care For All Summit” goal is to strengthen the childcare movement and its intersectional analysis of the childcare challenges faced by women who have been historically excluded from the formal childcare sector. The summit aims to create space for women from underrepresented groups, including Black, racialized, […]
Youth Participation sought in Pan-Canadian School Food Consultation
The Government of Canada values the perspectives of Canadian children and youth and wants to encourage diverse young people to participate in this vital step of developing their policy. The Honourable Karina Gould, Minister of Families, Children, and Social Development, wants to engage directly with children and youth on a national school food policy. A […]
Putting an end to Period Poverty
By: Julia Smith, General Member Period poverty is a global issue that affects those who menstruate. In Canada, menstruation typically begins between the ages of 11 and 14, and estimates suggest that the average woman spends upwards of 6 years menstruating over the course of her lifetime. However, despite being a natural biological process, periods […]
2023 Press Start CoLab Program is looking for members!
The CoLab Program is an innovation accelerator that helps the next generation of change-makers build an idea. Throughout the 10-week program, social entrepreneurs from across the nation will work collaboratively to come up with a minimally viable solution to some of our most pressing problems. Applications for the 2023 CoLab Program are officially open until […]