University of Toronto

Calling all health care practitioners with an interest in paediatric healthcare

Researchers at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital and University of Toronto are looking for input from health care practitioners through a short, anonymous online survey to share your feedback and opinion on the development of a new health screening tool for children: The Healthy Body Scorecard.  It aims to address some of the limitations associated with the use of Body Mass Index (BMI) alone and provide a user-friendly tool that will help identify the heath needs of children aged 2-18.

Please follow the link below for more information and the survey:
http://fluidsurveys.com/surveys/amy-F/hbsc-phase-2-hcps/

The Sandbox Project Growing Healthy Bodies Working Group commends Toronto Public Health on not sending ‘Fat Letters’; warns of negative repercussions of weighing kids

The Sandbox Project's Growing Healthy Bodies Working Group writes letter to Toronto Public Health to identify key issues to consider in its BMI study

To Whom It May Concern,

On behalf of The Sandbox Project charity and our Growing Healthy Bodies Working Group, we would first like to commend you on initiating the Body Mass Index (BMI) Study, to be held in schools next year. As a national child and youth health charity, we are encouraged that you have made this a priority to invest in the health of children as they truly are our future. While this study is a valuable resource that identified one measurement of the status of Toronto children’s health, there are some issues that have been identified by our Growing Healthy Bodies Working Group experts that we would like to bring to your attention.

The Sandbox Project’s Letter to Honourable Deb Matthews

The Sandbox Project's Growing Healthy Bodies Working Group responds to the No Time to Wait: The Healthy Kids Strategy

Dear Honorable Minister, 

On behalf of The Sandbox Project, we would first like to commend you on forming the Ontario Healthy Kids Panel to address a very important issue to all Canadians including Ontario: kid’s health. As a national child and youth health charity we are encouraged that you have made this a priority to invest in the health of children as they truly are our future. While this report is a valuable resource that identified the status of Ontario children’s health, there are some issues that have been identified by our Growing Healthy Bodies Working Group experts that we would like to bring to your attention.

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The Sandbox Project Spring 2013 Update

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The Sandbox Project Spring 2013 News and Updates

Read more for the latest on The Sandbox Project's recent activities and information on partner organizations.

The Sandbox Project calls for support for the CHILD Study

The Sandbox Project's Environment Working Group writes a letter to encourage the continuation of the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) Study

Dear Honorable Minister,

On behalf of The Sandbox Project, we wish to draw your attention to, and encourage your support for, the continuation of the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) Study, an internationally recognized, longitudinal population-based birth cohort investigating the origins of chronic childhood illnesses.   The CHILD Study represents a key tool for understanding the impact of the environment on children’s health, and the epidemic of asthma, allergy and many other chronic diseases of later childhood and adulthood in Canada. The mission of The Sandbox Project is to make Canada the healthiest place on earth for kids to grow up – what can be learned from the CHILD Study is critical if we hope to succeed.