Healthy Active Living for Children and Youth
Physical inactivity among children and youth is reaching epidemic proportions in Canada. More than half of children and youth are not active enough for optimal growth and development.
To help combat the growing problem of physical inactivity among Canadian children and youth the CPS has developed tools and resources to help paediatricians and other health care professionals educate parents and patients about the benefits of physical activity, good nutrition and an active lifestyle.
Whether you’re just getting started or already championing healthy active living, these pages can help. You’ll find information, resources and web links that you can use in your practice, with your patients and their families, and in your communities.
Explore some of these links for a range of resources and information on healthy active living for children and youth:
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Practice tools: Whether you’re just getting started or looking for more tools to improve your interventions, these resources are essential. Learn more about the growing problem of physical inactivity, and access easy-to-use tools to help you integrate healthy active living counselling into your practice. Find in-office counselling tools developed by the Canadian Paediatric Society and Health Canada, including Canada’s Physical Activity Guides for Children and Youth.
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Community resources: These resources will help you make connections in your local community—with schools, recreation and public health—which can both improve individual patient counseling and help you carry the healthy active living message even further.
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Sources and resources: Many organizations have valuable resources and programs on healthy active living for children and youth. We’ve assembled information about some of the best.
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Champions: A cross-Canada network of paediatricians spreading information about the importance of healthy active living.
We want to ensure that our activities are relevant to health care professionals. Please tell us what you think: What worked? What didn’t? What’s missing? Your feedback will help us develop and refine our activities. E-mail us at info@cps.ca, call 613-526-9397, ext 247, or fax 613-526-3332.
Last updated: May 2006
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