Responding to Stressful Events: Self-Care for Caregivers is a booklet produced by The Public Health Agency of Canada that gives caregivers practical tips for maintaining their effectiveness and health through self-care management and routines.
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A free cultural and recreational pass program that allows families and teens to get out and explore the city.
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The Midwives Association of BC have launched their New Vision for Midwives and Maternity Care to promote increased access to maternity care province-wide, improved health outcomes and reduced maternity care costs.
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The YWCA has launched Empezar de Nuevo, an Anti-Violence Guidebook for Spanish-Speaking Women which honours Latin American cultures and represents the voices of Latina women.
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The April 22 NCCDH webinar on Population and the Power of Language reflects on the values and assumptions underlying our choice of language in public health and explores how terminology can support or hinder our efforts to reduce health inequities.
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In conjunction with the United Nations’ 7th World Autism Awareness Day, nurseries are urged to look for signs of autism.
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Starting this spring, a new local task force is conducting a childcare needs assessment that will seek public input on problems that families face in securing childcare, and make recommendations on how to alleviate the issues.
Read MoreData resource for grants: International Family Policy Comparisons: Why Canada lags behind.What policy changes are required to help children and families thrive in Canada?
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Vancouver Coastal Health, Fraser Health and UBC Faculty of Medicine, are seeking survey participants by March 31, 2014 to help guide the decision-making of local community groups and government in shaping programs and community services.
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The United Way of the Lower Mainland’s (UWLM) pilot program My Neighbourhood, My Future in Port Coquitlam, aims to engage neighbourhood residents in rebuilding their community to ensure that children, particularly preschoolers, have the best chance to succeed.
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Aldergrove Neighbourhood Services’ Spanish Family Power drop-in program has proved to be a starting-point for several community initiatives, growing out of relationships developed at the weekly drop-in.
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First Call BC has released their 2013 Child Poverty Report.
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Check out First Call: BC’s Living Wage for Families Campaign for four new fact sheets.
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Menu for Capacity Building and Awareness Raising Actions is an interactive strategy framework produced by EuroHealthNet, identifying six priority areas for addressing health inequity and the Social Determinants of Health.
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Richmond Children First “brings together people and organizations who share a common vision and collective responsibility for the health and well being of all Richmond Children." They have recently published three Fact Sheets based on their work with partner organizations.
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On September 24, the National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health hosted a teleconference on Taking a Health Equity Approach: Public Health Roles for Improving Health Equity, focusing on the use of the Four Roles approach to addressing health inequities.
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Last month, we reported on initial findings of the Ontario 5-year comprehensive child poverty reduction plan. This month we look at the achievement to date of New Brunswick’s 5-year priority action plan.
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In Ontario, child poverty has been reduced for three straight years, in spite of the economic downturn. Keeping in Touch reviews the Ontario results this month, and will look at the New Brunswick process in September.
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On May 15, "the Nunavut Legislative Assembly passed Bill 59 – the Collaboration for Poverty Reduction Act – a groundbreaking approach to inclusive policy development for poverty reduction."
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