Heart Mind Online have produced a three-minute emotional literacy video featuring an early childhood educator using books that express an emotional arc in order to help pre-school children learn to identify their feelings and relate to feelings in others.
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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.
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Last autumn, First Call wrote a public letter to the new BC Minister of Health, Adrian Dix, asking for a reversal of the decision made by the previous provincial government to the Child Care Licensing Regulations, to reduce the outdoor space per child for licensed child care programs from 7 square metres per child to 6 square metres, and requesting that the minimum outdoor play space per child be increased.
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Journey to Perinatal Well Being: e-Tools and Resources to Identify and Support Women with Perinatal Depression and Anxiety is an online course, developed for public health nurses, but targeted, to support capacity to identify and respond to perinatal depression and anxiety. Access dates for the course are from February 1, 2018 to May 31, 2018. For more details, click here.
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In their January 10, 2018 blog post, Healthy Families BC has published a FAQ about Perinatal Anxiety. They stress, “Whether you are a new parent experiencing perinatal anxiety, a partner to someone who is, a friend, or a family member, know that you are not alone. These conditions are very common. Having information about what you might be experiencing and knowing where to get support can help.”
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Dr. Shannon McDonald, FNHA Acting Chief Medical Officer, has written letter to her community of care welcoming the move by BC Ferries to introduce a smoking ban, which took effect as of January 22, 2018. BC Ferries smoke-free policy applies to all vessels and terminals, and includes smoking medical marijuana, vapour products and e-cigarettes. The policy was put in place to promote the health and wellness of customers and employees by controlling exposure to second-hand smoke. Click here to read the letter.
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Family Services of Greater Vancouver (FSGV) has offered a Single Moms’ Group, through its CAPC programs, based in New Westminster, for over a decade. The program offers support for moms raising children on their own, along with an opportunity to connect with other moms about the joys and challenges of solo parenting.
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Joelene Siemens Abbott is piloting a Mom and Baby Yoga program as part of her CPNP program based at Carrier Sekani Family Services in Vanderhoof. It is a first for their community and has been incredibly well received!
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