Growing Healthy Bodies

PHE Canada: The 2015 Healthy School Communities National Forum

Registration is now open for PHE Canada's 2015 Healthy School Communities National Forum

The 2015 Healthy School Communities National Forum will equip you with the tools, evidence, network, and motivation to support schools become more comprehensive in their approach to school health and move toward healthier outcomes.

Through keynotes, plenaries and breakout sessions, you will discover strategies for fostering a healthy school community, hear and share stories of successful initiatives, gain an understanding of how to use evidence in support of a healthy school community approach, and be motivated to affect positive change in your local school or school jurisdiction.

Video: Fixing the childhood obesity epidemic

Matt Young at TEDxStanleyPark

The 60 Minute Kids’ Club is a free program that supports elementary schools physical literacy and health strategies.  Visit http://fms.60mkc.org to start monitoring, recording and supporting the week-by-week, year-by-year development of your kids’ Fundamental Movement Skills, helping set them up for a lifetime of movement, experience and health. 

Parents Canada magazine: 60 Minute Kids' Club co-founder Matt Young on childhood obesity and inactivity

Matt Young, co-founder of 60 Minute Kids' Club, wrote an article on childhood obesity and inactivity for Parents Canada magazine. 

Childhood obesity and inactivity

A great deal of time, money and energy has been invested in discussing what it will take to raise the bar on our children's health and physical activity. As childhood obesity rates continue to rise, we need to move beyond talk. We need practical, measureable solutions.

Thankfully, it seems to be happening. People are starting to realize that there is no single “silver bullet” solution to fighting the obesity epidemic. People are recognizing we need a multifaceted, “silver buckshot” approach that addresses all of the causes of inactivity and obesity. This is progress.

But soon we will face a practical question: How will we know when we have turned things around for our children?

Click here for the full article.

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New online course helps educators to keep allergic kids safe at school

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Anaphylaxis Canada has launched a new online course to help teachers, administrators and educational staff to keep allergic students safe at school

Anaphylaxis in Schools: What Educators Need to Know is a free, bilingual resource available to schools across the country. The course incorporates graphics, audio narration, practice scenarios, and step-by-step visual guides to help educators prevent and manage emergency situations at school.