Bill C-451 a welcome step forward for child health in Canada
Children’s Healthcare Canada, the Paediatric Chairs of Canada and The Sandbox Project welcome the introduction of Bill C-451, An Act to Create a Children’s Health Commissioner of Canada. On May 16th, Dr. Kellie Leitch, Member of Parliament for Simcoe—Grey introduced Bill C-451 in an important step toward ensuring that child health is prioritized across government. […]
NEW VIDEO: The CHILD Cohort Study and a baby’s microbiome
Join the CHILD Cohort Study on a journey into the world of a baby’s gut microbiome. Meet some microbial superheroes and learn about how discoveries from the CHILD Cohort Study are helping us to understand allergies, asthma, obesity, and everyday health and wellbeing, especially during childhood. Watch it now!
[Ontario] Wisdom2Action and School Mental Health Ontario Present: #HearNowON
Student Voices on Mental Health in Ontario School Mental Health Ontario (SMHO-SMSO) and Wisdom2Action are collaborating on an initiative to engage secondary school students across Ontario about school-based mental health. #HearNowON will engage secondary students across Ontario through four regional forums in Thunder Bay, London, Toronto and Ottawa. They will also be launching an online survey […]
Jack.org Launches Be There to help young people in Canada learn how to support each other through mental health struggles
As we kick-off Mental Health Week across the country, Jack.org, the only Canadian charity that trains and empowers a network of young leaders who are revolutionizing mental health, is excited to launch Be There, a new online resource to help young people learn how to support each other through mental health struggles. The online resource helps fill […]
New WHO guidelines on physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep for children under 5
To grow up healthy, children need to sit less and play more Children under five must spend less time sitting watching screens, or restrained in prams and seats, get better quality sleep and have more time for active play if they are to grow up healthy, according to new guidelines issued by the World Health […]
Screen time associated with behavioural problems in preschoolers
Research from the CHILD Cohort Study suggests that among preschoolers, spending two hours or more of screen time per day may be linked to clinically significant behavioural problems. “We found that screen time had a significant impact on behaviour at five years of age,” comments Dr. Piush Mandhane, who led the study. Dr. Mandhane is Edmonton site leader […]
Solutions for Kids in Pain (SKIP) Receives Major Funding from Federal Government
The federal government has announced a $1.6-million grant, over four years, for Solutions for Kids in Pain (SKIP), a new knowledge mobilization network to improve children’s pain management in Canada and around the world. “Children experience pain that is preventable and undertreated,” said Dr. Christine Chambers, children’s pain researcher and SKIP’s Scientific Director. “This grant […]
Make Schoolyards Count! [Ontario]
Does your schoolyard support access to nature and active outdoor play? During the school week, children and youth spend half their waking hours at school. Schools share the responsibility for making sure students get outside and get active during those times. Alongside instruction and programs, the built and natural environment of the school makes a […]
Healthy Schools Day is April 4, 2019
Healthy Schools Day proposes ‘do-able’ actions to reduce children’s exposure to diesel emissions from school buses Thousands of Canadian school children are exposed to cancer-causing emissions from diesel school buses every day and, according to this year’s Healthy Schools Day campaign, it is time to make sure that all schools are taking every possible action […]
Cannabis Use, Harms and Perceived Risk among Canadian Students
It is clearly important to understand cannabis use by and harms to young people. With the recent legalization of non-medical cannabis use in Canada, youth and cannabis are a continued area of focus for prevention and harm reduction. Understanding use and harms helps ensure targeted policies, programs and services that effectively prevent cannabis use and […]