On October 23, 2018 the Canadian Association of Paediatric Health Centres (CAPHC) formally transitioned to a new brand identity, Children’s Healthcare Canada.
Visit them at www.childrenshealthcarecanada.ca.
PHE Canada: Share2Care - $10,000 to Support Promising Mental Health Practices
Share2Care is a mental health activation initiative gathering promising practices from across the country to share and inspire others to take action in their class and/or school community.
In 2017, PHE Canada, in conjunction with the CAMH and Western University – Centre for School Mental Health and support from The Co-operators, launched Teach Resiliency – an online portal of evidence-informed tools, resources, and strategies to help support student and teacher mental wellness.
In furthering the mission of Teach Resiliency, Share2Care aims to recognize and share unique, innovative, and promising school mental health practices that are making positive impacts on students, school staff, or both. If you, your school, and/or school board are leading a mental health initiative that is showing to be making a positive impact on the mental health of students and/or school staff, PHE Canada wants to hear from you.
Submit your promising practice(s) by November 19th, 2018 for a chance to receive $2,000 to further advance your mental health initiatives.
Visit the Teach Resiliency portal for full details.
Is food allergy a legal disability and how does this affect Canadian schools?
In the Canadian legal context, food allergy is considered a disability that must be accommodated by schools. However, food bans are not legally required, according to the conclusions of a new AllerGen study published in Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology.
AllerGen investigator Prof. Timothy Caulfield (University of Alberta) led the research, which analyzed legislation, human rights policies and relevant precedents in case law, and identified instances where Canadian courts clearly determined that food allergy was a disability.
“Since food allergy is a disability, it triggers a legal duty for schools to ensure that food-allergic students receive fair treatment and are not discriminated against due to an allergy,” explains Professor Caulfield.
“Despite this duty to accommodate, our research also found that in most relevant human rights cases concerning banning food allergens, it was concluded that such bans are not legally required."
The researchers further state that there is no need for one definitive model to deal with food allergies, and that "the best policy advice for schools looking to craft sensible, effective, and rights-sensitive policies around food allergies is to consider the particular context of their own setting, as well as the best available scientific research on best practices for food allergy safety and management."
Under 25? U-Report Canada needs you!
U-Report Canada: Giving youth a voice in decisions that affect them
If you have ideas that you want to share but need a way to get them heard – then U-Report is for you!
U-Report is for youth ages 13-24, in English and French, free and confidential. Become a U-Reporter today! Do you know a young person who might be interested? Share the link and encourage them to sign up.
How does U-Report work?
Like U-Report Canada on Facebook and click ‘Send Message’ to sign up
U-Report asks questions and collects responses through Facebook Messenger
Polls take anywhere between 15 seconds to 2 minutes to complete
The results are shared back with U-Reporters, and more widely with the general public and decision-makers, so they know what matters to you!
More information can be found at: www.ureportcanada.ca
Youth Health Rights: Tweet Chat and Online Focus Group Hosted by the YCRH
In partnership with the AstraZeneca Young Health Program, the Young Canadians Roundtable on Health (YCRH) has been working to engage young people in understanding their health rights and communicating to government their needs for better health access and outcomes. The YCRH has completed a research project with the University of Toronto and held focus groups with people aged 15-30 to gain an understanding around the knowledge and experiences of youth when it comes to their health rights and health access.
They used their findings to create www.youthhealthrights.ca. Now the YCRH wants to hear from more Canadians - including you!
On October 30th, 2018, from 1-3pm EST, join the YCRH for an online cross-Canada focus group on youth health access and rights. Share your experiences and thoughts about accessing health services in your community and how you understand your health rights.
Following the focus group, @TheYCRH will be hosting a Tweet chat from 3-4pm EST. They'll use the hashtag, #YouthRightsCDN to talk about what policy actions youth want to see to make health care and rights more accessible, and how governments can partner with youth to make health policies stronger.
For more details and to register for the focus group, visit the YCRH’s Community Engagement Toolkit.