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The YCRH at the National NGO Forum for a Canadian Commissioner for Children and Young People

August 11, 2015

On July 10 and 11, different representatives from a number of non-government organizations came together in Moncton, New Brunswick to talk about the need for a Canadian Commissioner for Children and Young People. My co-chair, Alicia Raimundo and I, represented the Young Canadians Roundtable on Health at the event. Over the course of six hours, we discussed: What should or could the role of the commissioner be? Who else should be sitting at the table? What is the plan of action we all need to contribute to in order to make this work? What would it change?

Announcing the 6th Annual Sandbox Project Conference

August 1, 2015

Save the date for the 6th Annual Sandbox Project Conference on January 21, 2016

The annual Sandbox Project Conference is a collaborative venue for experts and conference participants to work together across sectors on strategies to improve health outcomes for young people throughout Canada.

The Pan Am Parapan Am GIANT Sandbox

July 10, 2015

On July 8, together with our partners, The Sandbox Project built a giant sandbox at Earlscourt Park in Toronto as part of the Pan Am Torch Stop festivities. We are delighted to announce that the Pan Am Parapan Am GIANT Sandbox event was a great success. The sandbox was filled with families as well as children from local daycares, day camps, and the community.

Video: Fixing the childhood obesity epidemic

June 23, 2015

Matt Young at TEDxStanleyPark

The 60 Minute Kids’ Club is a free program that supports elementary schools physical literacy and health strategies. Visit http://fms.60mkc.org to start monitoring, recording and supporting the week-by-week, year-by-year development of your kids’ Fundamental Movement Skills, helping set them up for a lifetime of movement, experience and health.

Save the date for the 2016 Sandbox Project Conference

June 23, 2015

The 6th Annual Sandbox Project ConferenceJanuary 21st 2016TELUS House, Toronto

News Release: The fourth annual World’s Largest Sandbox

June 11, 2015

OTTAWA, June 10, 2015 – Canada’s leaders are playing in the sandbox to build a healthier generation of Canadians. In order to raise awareness about The Sandbox Project, Canadian Members of Parliament, Cabinet Ministers, media personalities, NGO’s, families and industry professionals built sandcastles in the World’s Largest Sandbox event on Sparks Street in Ottawa on Wednesday.

Many Canadians would be surprised to know how badly we fare when it comes to the health and wellbeing of our children. Canada faces an unprecedented future where our children have a shorter life expectancy than their parents. With a specific focus on injury prevention, mental health, growing healthy bodies and the environment, The Sandbox Project is working hard to counteract this worrying trend and improve child and youth health and wellbeing in Canada. The objective of the World’s Largest Sandbox event is to raise awareness of the importance of collaborating and investing in child and youth health issues.

Clearing the Air Summit: We can make tomorrow a brighter day

June 2, 2015

the YCRH’s Stephanie Bertolo shares her 2015 Summit experience

On May 5th, World Asthma Day, I attended the second annual Clearing the Air Summit hosted by the Asthma Society of Canada. The full day event, attended by leaders of government, industry, academic and non-profit organizations was most certainly an enlightening experience, providing a unique perspective on the impacts of climate change. Commonly, when people give presentations on global warming, there is a strong fixation on the effects on the natural environments: increased natural disasters, decreased biodiversity, rising temperatures, and the likes. Though at the Clearing the Air Summit, they focused instead on exposing the harsh realities of global warming’s impact on human health.

Young worker safety is everyone’s responsibility

May 20, 2015

This spring, members of the Young Canadians Roundtable on Health were given the opportunity to attend training sessions offered by Aecon Group to be educated about workplace health and safety. From the beginning it was very clear that we were learning from people who are experienced in the field of injury prevention and passionate about building a safety culture in the workplace. I was particularly impressed with the amount of resources dedicated to workers’ safety through initiatives such as the Young Workers Program and routine Safety Moments.

The World’s Largest Sandbox 2015

April 3, 2015

Announcing the 4th Annual World’s Largest Sandbox

Once again, The Sandbox Project is raising awareness of child and youth health issues by building the World’s Largest Sandbox in Ottawa’s Sparks Street Mall.

For the fourth year in a row, the World’s Largest Sandbox will bring together Members of Parliament, Senators, Cabinet Ministers, media personalities, not for profit organizations and industry professionals in a large sandbox with local children and school groups where they take part in a sandcastle-building competition. In addition to being a great time for the adults and children alike, this public event raises awareness of the importance of collaborating, investing and focusing on the health and wellbeing of our youngest citizens.

Clearing the Air: the 2nd Annual Conference of the Asthma Society of Canada

March 25, 2015

The Asthma Society of Canada announces its 2nd Annual Clearing the Air Summit

The Asthma Society of Canada is holding its Second Annual Conference on May 4th and 5th, 2015 at the Courtyard by Marriot Downtown in Toronto. By bringing together leaders from government, industry, academia, and the not-for-profit sectors, they will examine asthma and respiratory allergies in a time of climate change and issue a call-to-action for decision makers.

Clearing the Air is an opportunity to demonstrate that health and the environment are inextricably linked. Asthma and allergies, including both the social and economic impacts of climate change on respiratory health demand more attention from policy makers and the public.

The Asthma Society of Canada is pleased to announce the keynote speaker will be the Honourable Glen Murray, Ontario Minister of the Environment and Climate Change.

Whats New

Save the date for the 6th Annual Sandbox Project Conference on January 21, 2016

Matt Young at TEDxStanleyPark

the YCRH’s Stephanie Bertolo shares her 2015 Summit experience

Announcing the 4th Annual World’s Largest Sandbox

The Asthma Society of Canada announces its 2nd Annual Clearing the Air Summit

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