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Offers health resources on topics such as conditions and diseases, fitness, growth and development, immunization, nutrition, sun safety, and other health issues for children (including from pre-natal to 15 years).
The At Home Alone program is designed to assist families in developing a personal safety and injury prevention plan that is tailored to meet their unique needs. This program was developed by the Toronto Public Health to help families prepare their 10-14 year old to stay home alone safely. The At Home Family Handbook is available to download in PDF format.
Source: City of Toronto
Got a health questions that's bugging you? Need information for your school project? Then check out this site.
Source: Health Canada
The Statistics Canada series of reports, How Healthy Are Canadians?, addresses a different theme each year. The title of this fourth edition is Growing up Healthy?, which suggests the rationale for a focus on children. In an affluent Western country, our children should be growing up healthy.
Source: Statistics Canada
Offers six practical tips for helping a new mother.
Source: Canadian Women's Health Network (CWHN)
It is well recognized that a variety of factors interact to determine the overall health and well being of children. While acknowledging the important role of these determinants and other factors, the aim of this report is to highlight the surveillance of a limited number of important health outcomes of Canadian children and youth.
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
Overweight and obese children are more vulnerable to bullying behaviour – both as victims and perpetrators – than healthy weight children, according to a new Canadian Population Health Initiative-funded study.
Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information
Our children are our future. They deserve every opportunity to lead happy, healthy and productive lives. If you're a parent or other caregiver, the Government of Canada offers many services for children and their families. We provide useful information on child health, safety and nutrition. We have many educational resources for learning and schoolwork. To help with the costs of raising children, we offer tax savings and benefits. We also offer programs to help you pay for your child's post-secondary education. If your child or family has special needs, we also provide services. This guide can help you find out what's available and how to get more information.
Source: Communication Canada
Set a healthy example when your kids are young. As the parent of a young child, you know one thing all too well: kids copy what they see and hear.
Source: Toronto Public Health
Welcome to the coolest new spot on the Web. This site is all about staying safe, and we created it especially for you.
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
Intended to reach out to Canadian families in need of information and resources to help their children to live through the process of separation and divorce. Also designed to assist professionals in such fields as social services, health, justice and education, in their work with children and their parents.
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
The Centre is looking at children and adolescents with special needs in the context of rural, remote, and Northern communities. It is focussing on four specific aspects of special needs: nutrition, substance abuse, learning and communication, and mental health.
Source: Health Canada
A focal point for policy development, research, and strategic analysis of trends regarding the health of children and youth in Canada.
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
Links to information on healthy development; school health and safe and supportive environments.
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
Programs for children, schoolnet, children's health, child and family benefits, national child benefit, internet sites for children, child and family benefits and more.
Source: Government of Canada
Children's health priorities within the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).
Source: Health Canada
Comprehensive School Health (CSH) is an integrated approach to promoting healthy students in healthy schools.
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
Links to information on parenting; work-life balance and time use and safe and supportive environments.
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
Health Canada has some fun and helpful resources just for kids! Some of these topics may seem serious but it's important for them to know how these issues will affect their health.
Source: Health Canada
Health Canada publishes many resources and kits that parents can use in promoting good health practices to their children.
Source: Health Canada
This Health Centre has resources on the health needs of children from birth to 12 years old
Source: Canadian Health Network
Pet owners need to be careful when they handle their pets and pets' foods. Even if you don't own a pet, you need to be careful when you are around animals, like at a petting zoo.
Source: Canadian Food Inspection Agency
An on-line strategic planning tool that engages students in identifying their health and school-related needs and in developing strategies to address these needs.
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
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