Raising Our Healthy Kids is a series of evidence-based 1-2 minute videos, consistent with information in PEN: Practice-based Evidence in Nutrition®, and providing information to parents and care providers on healthy growth and development of children up to 12 years of age. The videos were developed by a multi-stakeholder group including Dietitians of Canada and Alberta Health Services and with input from physicians and community stakeholders across Canada.
Read MoreDiabetes Canada’s Food Skills for Families program is designed to support low income, newcomers, Punjabi, Aboriginal and active seniors populations to learn food preparation and nutrition skills in a fun, community environment. Check out this video report on the Squamish Food Skills for Families Cooking Class for Punjabi speakers.
Read MoreFor decades, Participaction has encouraged Canadians to stay active and improve health. Their 2016 report Are Canadian Kids Too Tired to Move? focuses on the important inter-relationship between sleep and energy in children.
Read MoreThe communities of Chilliwack, Abbotsford and Hope are cooperating together across their region, in partnership with Live 5-2-1-0, to spread clear, consistent messages about healthy eating to children in their communities.
Read MoreYou can take effective individual action! Out of their commitment to re-engaging their own children with nature, two British dads have created a book project and website to provide encouragement for others interested in following their example.
Read MoreLearn about the Healthy Together program, designed to foster healthy weights for children at risk including children in care (0-18) and their families. The Bridge Youth & Family Services in Kelowna have played a key role in the development of the program.
Read MoreWe look at the new design criteria guide for outdoor play spaces, Seven Cs, produced by Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre, along with a recent blog posting by Dr. Beverlie Dietze of Okanagan College on The Importance of Increasing Children’s Outdoor Play Opportunities, written for the Canadian Child Care Federation.
Read MoreThe Healthy Eating & Food Security action guide is available for download. The action guide is designed to assist local governments to support healthy eating and food security in communities, sharing practices and examples of how local governments can create conditions that support healthy communities.
Read MoreFind out where BC stands in the 2016 edition of the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) "Are We Doing Enough?" Report.
Read MoreThe American Academy of Sleep Medicine, with the help of a panel of experts, has released its first ever official recommendations for how much sleep children need on a daily basis.
Read MoreThe BC Provincial Health Services Authority’s bi-annual report on the cost of a nutritious family food basket, Food Costing in BC 2015, released in February this year, addresses the impacts of food insecurity and the rising costs of nutritious food for BC families.
Read MoreMarch was Nutrition Month in Canada. To mark the occasion, the Dieticians of Canada developed a 100 Meal Challenge, which is a useful tool to start making incremental change in dietary habits, one meal at a time.
Read MoreNick Saul, President of Community Food Centres Canada, spoke on the topic of “Health Happens When You Fight for It” as part of the Walrus Talks: Healthy Cities series. To find out more about the philosophy and style of this committed food security advocate, click here.
Read MoreHealthy Families BC website offers a range of resources to encourage families to embrace an active lifestyle and increase the amount of the time children spend in active play.
Read MoreEatRight Ontario has produced Tips for Raising Kids with Healthy Habits factsheet, along with other resources on parents/caregivers’ influence on children’s eating habits and the advantages of electronics-free family meals.
Read MoreA downloadable info sheet and poster produced by the Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Education and the Strategic Knowledge Cluster on Early Childhood Education provide information on the value of play for children, and how to encourage play.
Read MoreThe BC Association of Pregnancy Outreach Programs (BCAPOP) provides links to a range of prenatal and toddler nutrition information and healthy food ideas.
Read MoreTwo programs offered by The Childhood Obesity Foundation support BC children and families in becoming fitter and healthier.
Read MoreWhat happens when financial reality prevents families from purchasing healthy, nutritious food? The consequences may last a lifetime.
Read MoreIt’s true – you can learn how to do anything on You Tube, including how to cook healthy and nutritious meals. If you’re looking for a dynamic way to share healthy cooking tips and recipes in your programs, why not try a You Tube video like this one.
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