The Ethics of Fast Fashion
By Sreejita Das There has been a sudden influx in fast fashion websites, and a large population of people has opted to buy from these sites and stores, due to insanely cheap prices and constant sales. The idea of fast fashion is to create mass quantities of clothes following current trends in the world. Since […]
Our Canada World Youth Summit Experience
By Raissa Amany and Vidhi Desai After two flights, and one layover later for Raissa, we both landed in a city known as the Paris of the Prairies, or Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Vidhi and I had the amazing opportunity to present at the Canada World Youth Summit on behalf of the YCRH. This gave us a […]
Accessibility and affordability: The status of student food insecurity in Canada
By: Hannah Baillie, Director of Policy, Young Canadians Roundtable on Health The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all of our lives. Those with jobs began working from home, often from a dining room table or a makeshift basement office. Children were told not to go to school, or to learn their lessons on Zoom. Seniors became […]
Pride Month!!
By Sreejita Das June officially marks the beginning of Pride month, a month dedicated to celebrating the LGBTQ2S+ community. LGBTQ2S+ is a an acronym used to represent the lesbian. gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and two-spirit community and remaining identities. Recently, the word queer has been used as an umbrella term that encompasses anyone who is […]
Culturally Competent Mental Health Care Services
By: Raissa Amany, Executive Coordinator Known as the cultural melting pot, Canada is home to many different ethnicities and backgrounds amongst its population. With its diverse population, Canada comprises 21% of the immigrant population – one of the highest ratios for industrialized Western countries (Pison, 2019). Given the increase of diverse populations in the next […]
Health independence for youth: 3 reasons why you should record your health information
By: Alex Sharp, TAMVOES Business Development and Sales Manager If you’re like me, you probably haven’t given too much thought to your medical information. The extent of most people’s health knowledge is some memory of past hospital visits and a vague idea of some of their past medications. Having your medical information handy is something […]
Care Models for Complex Medical Conditions in Children
By: Leah Sarah Peer Centuries ago, infectious diseases posed a major threat to health, but today, in developed nations, chronic health conditions take a greater toll on individuals, families and youth as well as the services and systems that care for them. In Canada alone, over half a million children are living with a long-term […]
Budgeting for our future: The impacts of Budget 2022 on youth health
By: Hannah Baillie, Co-Director of Policy Are you concerned about the future for children and youth in Canada? I am too, and we’re not alone. According to a poll conducted by Maru/Blue for Children First Canada, 85 percent of respondents feel concerned about the future of Canadian children and youth. Additionally, 76 per cent said […]
Coaches, it’s your turn to play: How you can recognize, prevent, and help athletes with eating disorders
By: Hannah Baillie, Co-Director of Policy Chances are you know someone with an eating disorder. They might be a neighbour, a colleague, or an athlete. Over one million Canadians have one. They’re so common that you may not even realize someone is struggling with an eating disorder until their symptoms become severe. Here’s how you […]
Thursday, January 27 is National Kids and Vaccines Day
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, January 27 is National Kids and Vaccines Day (Toronto, January 13, 2022) — A group of organizations across Canada including ScienceUpFirst, Children’s Healthcare Canada, and the Sandbox Project have joined forces to declare Thursday, January 27 as National Kids and Vaccines Day. This day will bring together industry, influencers and experts […]
