C-sections and gut bacteria increase risk of childhood obesity
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 […]
Facebook Live with Minister Duclos: February 20
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 […]
EduTOX Video Challenge: Winning videos!
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 […]
Call for Abstracts – The 7th Conference on Recent Advances in the Prevention and Treatment of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity: Beyond the Clinic
October 25-27, 2018 The Westin Calgary CALL FOR ABSTRACTS 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 […]
Psychology Foundation of Canada Survey: What keeps working parents up at night?
The Psychology Foundation of Canada needs your help answering the question: What keeps working parents up at night? By answering their simple survey, you can help the Pyschology Foundation of Canada to develop resources and tools to support working parents. Simply click on the button below – it will take you less than a minute to […]
NEW CAPHC Child and Youth Mental Health Community of Practice
Building on the success of CAPHC‘s first four communities of practice (COP), CAPHC is now seeking to create a new COP focused on improving the delivery of mental health services to children and youth. To populate this COP, CAPHC is looking for individuals from across the continuum of care: both healthcare professionals, as well as […]
WHO Nurturing Care Framework: Global online consultation
The online consultation on the Nurturing Care Framework is now open! Have your say and help children get the best start in life WHO and UNICEF, supported by the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH), the ECD Action Network, and many other partners are launching a two-staged consultation on a Nurturing Care Framework […]
CHILD Study awarded over $9M through Genome Canada grant
Genome Canada, in collaboration with other partners, has awarded over $9 million to a team of top Canadian researchers who will leverage AllerGen’s CHILD Study to look for clues to the causes of childhood asthma in the infant gut microbiome. The researchers will look for a way to predict which babies will go on to […]
Wisdom2Action Vancouver: Embrace Life
Wisdom2Action Embrace Life will bring together community service providers, researchers, educators, policy makers, youth, and others who are involved in suicide prevention and support initiatives. Emphasis will be on sharing the perspectives of youth-led initiatives and adult-youth co-created programs. The event will provide an opportunity to share promising practices to improve services to those affected […]
Recasting Recess: PHE Canada Announces New Partnership
Physical and Health Education Canada (PHE Canada) is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Recess Project as part of its commitment to supporting all children and youth living healthy, physically active lives. The United Nations High Commission for Human Rights recognizes PLAY as an essential right of every child. When one considers the […]