Survey: Physical Literacy Environmental Assessment (PLEA) Tool
This survey is administered by Dr. Brian Timmons and his research team at the Child Health & Exercise Medicine Program at McMaster University. They are developing the Physical Literacy Environmental Assessment (PLEA) Tool, a program evaluation tool for multiple sectors to assess how they are implementing the principles of physical literacy. Physical literacy is defined […]
New UNICEF report: Poor health, violence at alarming rates among Canada’s kids
A new UNICEF report released today highlights the challenges that high-income countries like Canada face in meeting global commitments for children. Canada does comparatively well in some aspects of child and youth well-being, but lags farthest behind other countries in concerning indicators of child health and violence. In Oh Canada! Our Kids Deserve Better, the Canadian […]
Poverty workshops with the Best Start Resource Centre (Ontario)
The Best Start Resource Centre will be holding two poverty workshops in Ontario between October and December 2017. The workshops will be based on the 2017 updated Best Start Resource Centre resource I’m Still Hungry: Child and Family Poverty in Ontario that explores issues of families living in poverty. The two regions will be selected according […]
New CHILD Study paper: Timing of food introduction and development of food sensitization
Delaying the introduction of potentially allergenic foods until after a baby’s first year may increase the likelihood of a food allergy later on, according to new findings from the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) Study. The research, published in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, found that infants who avoided cow’s milk products, egg and peanut […]
Sandbox150 in Pictures
Sandbox150: Building Healthy Futures took place on June 6, 2017 on Sparks Street in Ottawa. Despite a very rainy day, we had a great time celebrating the individuals and organizations who are working to make Canada’s kids the healthiest they can be.
Position Statement on Screen Time from the Canadian Paediatric Society
Screen time and young children: Promoting health and development in a digital world The digital landscape is evolving more quickly than research on the effects of screen media on the development, learning and family life of young children. This statement examines the potential benefits and risks of screen media in children under 5 years old, […]
YouthREX Online Certificate: Understanding Program Evaluation for Youth Wellbeing (Ontario)
YouthREX invites you to take part in a free, 10 week online certificate that will give you a foundational understanding of the main concepts, approaches and practices relevant to conducting evaluation of programs and initiatives in the youth sector. Registration Deadline: July 21, 2017Start Date: September 15, 2017End Date: November 23, 2017 Visit the YouthREX website to […]
Discussion Paper on Youth Health Rights in Canada
In Canada, many young people are not aware of their rights when it comes to health, and even those young people who are aware of their rights may face barriers in seeking to exercise them, particularly in accessing health services. In partnership with the AstraZeneca Young Health Program, the Young Canadians Roundtable on Health (YCRH) […]
New Program Focuses on Families of First Responders Impacted by PTSD
Road to Mental Readiness (R2MR) for Families and other Supportive Relationships Family members of first responders impacted by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) will now have access to new supports in increasing resiliency and improving mental health outcomes. As part of Mental Health Week (May 1-7), Medavie Health Foundation has announced its partnership with the Mental Health Commission […]
A New Resource to Support and Promote Mental Health in the Classroom
With research indicating that 20 per cent of Canadian students suffer from a mental health illness and teachers facing higher levels of stress than the general public work force, there is a need for more support for mental health resiliency in the classroom. To meet that need, Physical and Health Education Canada (PHE Canada), along […]