The Public Health Agency of Canada is looking to revise The Sensible Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy to ensure it reflects current evidence and meets the needs of the end user.
To help PHAC move forward with this review, they kindly ask end users to complete a short needs assessment survey using this link.
The survey will be available until Wednesday, April 11th, 2018.
New CHILD Study research has found that overweight and obese women are more likely to have children who are overweight or obese by three years of age—and that bacteria in the gut may be partially to blame.
“We know that maternal overweight is linked to overweight in children,” said Dr. Anita Kozyrskyj, the University of Alberta investigator who led the study. “What our study showed is that both the type of infant delivery—vaginal birth versus cesarean section birth—and changes in gut bacteria are also involved.”
The study, published in JAMA Pediatrics, found that when an overweight woman delivered vaginally, the risk of overweight in her child was three times higher than normal. But the risk was five times higher than normal when the woman delivered via cesarean section (C-section). This association persisted even after adjustment for multiple other factors.
The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, will be hosting a Facebook Live event for the release of the What We Heard report as part of the Minister's Canadian Poverty Reduction Strategy engagement.
Date: Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Time: 2:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. (EST)
URL: https://www.facebook.com/SocialDevelopmentCanada/
Minister Duclos will be discussing some of the stories and feedback shared by Canadians across the country. Participants are invited to join the discussion by posting comments or questions on Facebook.
Back for a second year, the EduTOX Video Challenge invited young people to make short videos that outline the links between toxins and health and, most importantly, motivate action.
As a proud EduTOX partner, The Sandbox Project is excited to share the winning video submissions as unanimously selected by the EduTOX judging team.
For more information and to watch more great videos, visit the EduTOX Video Challenge.
This conference brings together an interdisciplinary group of professionals working in the field of childhood and adolescent obesity. The 7th conference will focus on a range of topics that impact the prevention and treatment of obesity beyond the clinic setting, considering the broader social and environmental factors that influence the health of children, adolescents, and families.
This multi-theme meeting will explore the role that health care professionals can play in promoting healthy strategies within the greater community to enhance the well-being of children and adolescents living with obesity. Specifically, the conference will showcase examples of successful collaborations that span diverse settings, including the health care system, government, schools, and community at-large.
For more information, please visit the conference website.
Email marketing.ipce@ubc.ca to get on an enquiry list for updates.
