Make Schoolyards Count! [Ontario]
Does your schoolyard support access to nature and active outdoor play? During the school week, children and youth spend half their waking hours at school. Schools share the responsibility for making sure students get outside and get active during those times. Alongside instruction and programs, the built and natural environment of the school makes a […]
Healthy Schools Day is April 4, 2019
Healthy Schools Day proposes ‘do-able’ actions to reduce children’s exposure to diesel emissions from school buses Thousands of Canadian school children are exposed to cancer-causing emissions from diesel school buses every day and, according to this year’s Healthy Schools Day campaign, it is time to make sure that all schools are taking every possible action […]
Cannabis Use, Harms and Perceived Risk among Canadian Students
It is clearly important to understand cannabis use by and harms to young people. With the recent legalization of non-medical cannabis use in Canada, youth and cannabis are a continued area of focus for prevention and harm reduction. Understanding use and harms helps ensure targeted policies, programs and services that effectively prevent cannabis use and […]
Families Canada to host the CICH Profile on the Health of Canada’s Children and Youth
Since its inception in 1977, the Canadian Institute of Child Health (CICH) has published “The Health of Canada’s Children and Youth: A CICH Profile.” The Profile evaluates and summarizes data on the health and well-being of Canadian children and youth through graphs, tables and commentaries covering a broad range of health indicators. The Profile is a […]
Why Play? Brochures from Families Canada and the Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development
Posted on behalf of Families Canada and the Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development By popular demand, Why Play? brochures are now available at individually priced rates. Now, not only can you order the rebranded Why Play? brochures in packs that include all three age groups, but you can also order separate age groups […]
Infant sleep duration associated with mother’s level of education, prenatal depression and method of delivery
New research from AllerGen’s CHILD Cohort Study has found that babies sleep less at three months of age if their mothers do not have a university degree, experienced depression during pregnancy or had an emergency cesarean-section delivery. “Sleep affects a baby’s growth, learning and emotional development, and is one of the most common concerns of […]
Spotlight on Methods and Tools: Self-evaluation Tool for Action in Partnership
Wednesday, February 27, 2019 Do you work in partnership? Don’t miss this exciting webinar presentation by Gillian Kranias of Health Nexus and Angèle Bilodeau, author of the Self-Evaluation Tool for Action in Partnership. This free webinar is hosted by the National Collaborating Centre on Methods and Tools (NCCMT). This tool provides members of […]
Dr. Kellie Leitch Calls for New Children’s Fitness Tax Credit
Dr. Kellie Leitch, Member of Parliament for Simcoe—Grey today announced her Private Member’s Bill that will make more affordable for Canadian parents to keep their kids healthy and active. Her Bill, an “Act to Amend the Income Tax Act (Child Fitness Tax Credit)” proposes a new Children’s Fitness Tax Credit with added improvements for parents […]
CHILD Cohort Study: Breastmilk microbiome linked to method of feeding
New research from the CHILD Cohort Study sheds some light on the importance of the infant’s mouth as a source of breastmilk bacteria. The idea that breastmilk has a microbiome—a community of bacteria living within it—is relatively new and has sparked debate about where breastmilk bacteria come from. The new research, published February 13, 2019, […]
Black History Month: Health Resources for Black Youth in Canada
By Muhanad Ali, Director of Communications, Young Canadians Roundtable on Health Black history month was first introduced to the House of Commons in 1995 by Honourable Jean Augustine, the first Black Canadian woman elected to Parliament. In 2008, Senator Donald Oliver, the first Black man to be appointed to the Senate, who put forth a […]