Families Canada to host the CICH Profile on the Health of Canada’s Children and Youth
Since its inception in 1977, the Canadian Institute of Child Health (CICH) has published “The Health of Canada’s Children and Youth: A CICH Profile.” The Profile evaluates and summarizes data on the health and well-being of Canadian children and youth through graphs, tables and commentaries covering a broad range of health indicators. The Profile is a […]
Why Play? Brochures from Families Canada and the Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development
Posted on behalf of Families Canada and the Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development By popular demand, Why Play? brochures are now available at individually priced rates. Now, not only can you order the rebranded Why Play? brochures in packs that include all three age groups, but you can also order separate age groups […]
Infant sleep duration associated with mother’s level of education, prenatal depression and method of delivery
New research from AllerGen’s CHILD Cohort Study has found that babies sleep less at three months of age if their mothers do not have a university degree, experienced depression during pregnancy or had an emergency cesarean-section delivery. “Sleep affects a baby’s growth, learning and emotional development, and is one of the most common concerns of […]
Spotlight on Methods and Tools: Self-evaluation Tool for Action in Partnership
Wednesday, February 27, 2019 Do you work in partnership? Don’t miss this exciting webinar presentation by Gillian Kranias of Health Nexus and Angèle Bilodeau, author of the Self-Evaluation Tool for Action in Partnership. This free webinar is hosted by the National Collaborating Centre on Methods and Tools (NCCMT). This tool provides members of a partnership […]
Dr. Kellie Leitch Calls for New Children’s Fitness Tax Credit
Dr. Kellie Leitch, Member of Parliament for Simcoe—Grey today announced her Private Member’s Bill that will make more affordable for Canadian parents to keep their kids healthy and active. Her Bill, an “Act to Amend the Income Tax Act (Child Fitness Tax Credit)” proposes a new Children’s Fitness Tax Credit with added improvements for parents […]
CHILD Cohort Study: Breastmilk microbiome linked to method of feeding
New research from the CHILD Cohort Study sheds some light on the importance of the infant’s mouth as a source of breastmilk bacteria. The idea that breastmilk has a microbiome—a community of bacteria living within it—is relatively new and has sparked debate about where breastmilk bacteria come from. The new research, published February 13, 2019, […]
Black History Month: Health Resources for Black Youth in Canada
By Muhanad Ali, Director of Communications, Young Canadians Roundtable on Health Picture taken from ETFO Magazine on Teaching Black Canadian History Every Month Black history month was first introduced to the House of Commons in 1995 by Honourable Jean Augustine, the first Black Canadian woman elected to Parliament. In 2008, Senator Donald Oliver, the first […]
Help Statistics Canada validate how they measure poverty
Statistics Canada has created a short questionnaire that allows Canadians to provide input on current estimates of how much money a family needs for items like food, clothing, shelter and transportation. The questionnaire takes no more than five minutes to complete, and will be open to all Canadians until January 31, 2019. Participation is anonymous […]
‘The Power of Play’ World Premiere: January 20th, 2019
CBC DOC EXPLORES WHY WE PLAY, WHY IT MATTERS & THE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES OF NOT FOOLING AROUND Researchers are finding some astounding evidence that many living things – from fish to humans – not only like to play, but they need it for survival. The new episode of The Nature of Things – The Power […]
Early Prevalence Data from the Brock Healthy Youth Project (BYHP)
Brock Healthy Youth Project aims to understand how we can promote healthy lifestyle choices among youth The Brock Healthy Youth Project (BHYP) is a project being led by a team of researchers from Brock University’s Lifespan Centre. BHYP aims to provide a window into adolescent brain development and health-risk behaviours. Specifically, BHYP is a collaborative effort […]