• Independent Transition Facilitation: A Program Guide

    Independent Transition Facilitation is a new NBACL/ANBIC program aimed at assisting high school aged youth with an intellectual disability to make successful transitions from school to paid employment.

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  • Reaching for the Top: A Report by the Advisor on Healthy Children & Youth

    Read Dr. Leitch’s report on children’s health in Canada.

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  • Our Mission

    To make Canada the healthiest place on earth for kids to grow up.

    We will work directly with parents, business, health industry leaders, governments and non-governmental organizations to raise awareness, pursue research, collaborate to develop solutions and better public policy.

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About The Sandbox Project

Sandbox Project

Our vision is to help make Canada the healthiest place on earth for children and youth to grow up. Our ambitious but achievable goal is to make measurable progress against international health indicators within the next five years. In particular, we are focused on improving health outcomes with respect to injury prevention, obesity, mental health, and the environment. Learn More

Action Through Collaboration: Strategic Action Plan To Improve the Wellbeing of Canadian Children and Youth

Reaching for the Top

ACTION THROUGH COLLABORATION is The Sandbox Project's first white paper. Named for the Sandbox Project's Inaugural 2011 conference where more than 300 concerned stakeholders met to exchange ideas and best practices for achieving immediate and sustainable improvement in the health of Canada's children and youth; the white paper outlines the scope of the organization and directs stakeholder efforts in its first year of operation.

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Latest News and Events

May 4, 2012

CTV News: New concussion guides created to educate children, adults

The Canadian Press: TORONTO — Two new resource guides have been developed by brain injury experts to educate Canadian kids and adults about concussions. One guide is aimed at young people and the other at parents, teachers and coaches. The idea is to set out in age-appropriate terms the warning signs of a concussion and how the [...]

April 24, 2012

AllerGen reAction

AllerGen’s reAction newsletter for Spring 2012.

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