New Asthma Pals Program for Kids
New Asthma Pals Program for Kids The Asthma Society of Canada (ASC) is proud to announce the Asthma Pals Mentorship Program. Developed by the University of Alberta in 2008, and following positive feedback for this program, ASC is excited to launch this support service for children with asthma across Canada. The Asthma Pals Mentorship Program […]
Fighting for Breath: Severe Asthma Conference
Registration for the Asthma Society of Canada’s Fighting for Breath: Severe Asthma Conference is now open
Fighting for Breath: Severe Asthma Conference will bring together clinicians, patients, researchers, policy makers and other stakeholders to examine the complex health, social and economic issues related to Severe Asthma and issue a call-to-action for decision makers.
Clearing the Air Summit: We can make tomorrow a brighter day
the YCRH’s Stephanie Bertolo shares her 2015 Summit experience
On May 5th, World Asthma Day, I attended the second annual Clearing the Air Summit hosted by the Asthma Society of Canada. The full day event, attended by leaders of government, industry, academic and non-profit organizations was most certainly an enlightening experience, providing a unique perspective on the impacts of climate change. Commonly, when people give presentations on global warming, there is a strong fixation on the effects on the natural environments: increased natural disasters, decreased biodiversity, rising temperatures, and the likes. Though at the Clearing the Air Summit, they focused instead on exposing the harsh realities of global warming’s impact on human health.
Clearing the Air: the 2nd Annual Conference of the Asthma Society of Canada
The Asthma Society of Canada announces its 2nd Annual Clearing the Air Summit
The Asthma Society of Canada is holding its Second Annual Conference on May 4th and 5th, 2015 at the Courtyard by Marriot Downtown in Toronto. By bringing together leaders from government, industry, academia, and the not-for-profit sectors, they will examine asthma and respiratory allergies in a time of climate change and issue a call-to-action for decision makers.
Clearing the Air is an opportunity to demonstrate that health and the environment are inextricably linked. Asthma and allergies, including both the social and economic impacts of climate change on respiratory health demand more attention from policy makers and the public.
The Asthma Society of Canada is pleased to announce the keynote speaker will be the Honourable Glen Murray, Ontario Minister of the Environment and Climate Change.
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.
