In this engaging presentation, Denise Findlay shares her insights on the complexities, especially those we tend not to be aware of consciously, that can develop in working with people in community.
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Kathleen Lindstrom, CE/Perinatal Program Manager at Douglas College, Health Sciences Faculty, will present the opening plenary session at the BCAPOP 2013 Conference in October.
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A free weekly program for children 0-6, parents and caregivers, is offered through a partnership with the Langley Child Development Centre, Lower Fraser Valley Aboriginal Society, Aldergrove Neighbourhood Services Society, and School District #35.
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The Community Action Initiative is offering 200 paid spots in an online Motivational Interviewing course.
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Your Keeping in Touch team recently attended a webinar where the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention presented the Essentials for Childhood resource.
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Click here to read a commentary from the Canadian Paediatric Society that reinforces the best practices embraced by CAPC, CPNP and AHS programs across BC.
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After reviewing the historical issues that have created particular ongoing challenges for many Aboriginal families, this paper provides straightforward, accessible practices for parents and caregivers to use to strengthen and support emotional security and attachment in the children they are raising.
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The recently updated BC Injury Prevention Directory is a useful reference tool for those working with children and families, providing a listing of injury-prevention initiatives in BC along with contact information for the organizations responsible for managing each initiative.
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In early March your Keeping in Touch team attended a BC Healthy Communities webinar on building resilient communities.
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At a recent Pinwheel Education Series event, speakers from SHARE Family and Community Services and the Alan Cashmore Centre discussed how to support cross cultural families.
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Since attending the Tobacco War webinar last month we’ve had fathers on the brain. Click here to learn about paternal depression in the postnatal period and its association with behaviour and mood behaviours in children at age 3.
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WHO European review of social determinants of health and the health divide. In September 2012, a consortium led by Sir Michael Marmot published a summary of its findings on how to reduce health inequities in the 53 countries of the World Health Organization’s European region.
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Your Keeping in Touch team attended the January 23d Fireside Chat discussing the recent analysis of CPNP programs by the University of Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit (SPHERU).
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Family Services of Greater Vancouver recently introduced the Food Skills for Families program to their Spanish-speaking CAPC program.
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First Call proposes a number of recommendations that will lower child poverty to 7% by 2020.
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This publication provides a great overview of the Social Determinants of Health and examines 14 key determinates to determine their impact on the health of an individual, family or community.
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We’ve got a jump start on the holidays this year with some celebration ideas from CAPC, CPNP and AHS programs around the province.
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On November 20th we celebrate the day—22 years ago—when Canada signed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) treaty.
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“Can I get Breastfeeding in BC for $200?” Best Chance BC has developed a Breastfeeding Training Game based on the popular “Jeopardy” television game show model.
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Conference highlight: Keynote address by Nancy Poole on “Becoming Trauma-Informed: Applying Principles of Trauma-Informed Practice within Pregnancy Outreach Programs”.
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