The Sandbox Project’s Letter to Honourable Deb Matthews
The Sandbox Project’s Growing Healthy Bodies Working Group responds to the No Time to Wait: The Healthy Kids Strategy
Dear Honorable Minister,
On behalf of The Sandbox Project, we would first like to commend you on forming the Ontario Healthy Kids Panel to address a very important issue to all Canadians including Ontario: kid’s health. As a national child and youth health charity we are encouraged that you have made this a priority to invest in the health of children as they truly are our future. While this report is a valuable resource that identified the status of Ontario children’s health, there are some issues that have been identified by our Growing Healthy Bodies Working Group experts that we would like to bring to your attention.
The Globe and Mail: Canada is a laggard on children’s health. We need to do better – The Sandbox Project
The Globe and Mail’s André Picard writes about Canada’s ranking when it comes to kids’ health and The Sandbox Project
With the desk-banging, heckling and mock outrage that passes for debate in Question Period, the ham-fisted attempts to steal from the cookie jar that is the public treasury and the almost laughable denials of the obvious, the antics of Parliamentarians can, at times, seem childish.
So it is nice to see that someone has thought it fit to set up a big sandbox near Parliament Hill – complete with pails and shovels – and invite MPs and Senators alike to come play.
The “world’s biggest sandbox” (as it is billed) is not designed to mock the foibles of elected officials but rather to engage them, to remind them that, when it comes to kids’ health, Canada can do a lot better.
The Sandbox Project Spring 2013 Update
The Sandbox Project Spring 2013 News and Updates
Read more for the latest on The Sandbox Project’s recent activities and information on partner organizations.
The Sandbox Project Partner – The Canadian Obesity Network presents: Pediatric Weight Management In Focus
The Canadian Obesity Network announces the Pediatric Weight Management in Focus training session
What: A practical, interdisciplinary training session for primary care clinicians with an interest in enhancing the weight management care they provide to children and youth (and their families) with obesity.
When: April 2-4, 2012
Where: Sheraton Wall Centre, Vancouver, BC
Who: Any primary care clinician (e.g., dietitians, nurses, psychologists, physicians, kinesiologists, physical therapists, occupational therapists and social workers)