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The following statements have been tagged with "advocacy".

Cannabis and Canada’s children and youth

Posted: May 3 2017
Committee(s): Adolescent Health Committee
Topic(s): adolescent health, hazardous substances, mental health, risky behaviours, advocacy

Caring for children and youth from Canadian military families: Special considerations

Posted: May 3 2017
Committee(s): Community Paediatrics Committee
Topic(s): child maltreatment, community paediatrics, family health, general paediatrics, health care, mental health, advocacy

The prevention of firearm injuries in Canadian youth

Posted: Mar 27 2017
Committee(s): Adolescent Health Committee
Topic(s): adolescent health, advocacy, mental health, risky behaviours

Preventing smoking in children and adolescents: Recommendations for practice and policy

Posted: May 10 2016
Committee(s): Adolescent Health Committee
Topic(s): adolescent health, hazardous substances, health promotion, advocacy

Is the medical use of cannabis a therapeutic option for children?

Posted: Feb 5 2016
Committee(s): Drug Therapy and Hazardous Substances Committee
Topic(s): adolescent health, advocacy, drug therapy, hazardous substances

Housing need in Canada: Healthy lives start at home

Posted: Oct 5 2015
Committee(s): Community Paediatrics Committee
Topic(s): advocacy, child poverty, health care, social paediatrics, aboriginal health

Scabies

Posted: Oct 5 2015
Committee(s): First Nations, Inuit and Métis Health Committee
Topic(s): aboriginal health, advocacy, child poverty, social paediatrics

‘Nosodes’ are no substitute for vaccines

Posted: May 11 2015
Committee(s): Drug Therapy and Hazardous Substances Committee, Infectious Diseases and Immunization Committee
Topic(s): drug therapy, immunization, infectious diseases, alternative medicine, advocacy

E-cigarettes: Are we renormalizing public smoking? Reversing five decades of tobacco control and revitalizing nicotine dependency in children and youth in Canada

Posted: Mar 6 2015
Committee(s): Adolescent Health Committee, Community Paediatrics Committee, Drug Therapy and Hazardous Substances Committee
Topic(s): advocacy, hazardous substances

Preventing ophthalmia neonatorum

Posted: Mar 6 2015
Committee(s): Infectious Diseases and Immunization Committee
Topic(s): infectious diseases, newborn medicine, advocacy

Managing type 1 diabetes in school: Recommendations for policy and practice

Posted: Feb 6 2015
Committee(s): CPS/Canadian Pediatric Endocrine Group
Topic(s): advocacy

Bicycle helmet use in Canada: The need for legislation to reduce the risk of head injury

Posted: Nov 1 2013
Committee(s): Injury Prevention Committee
Topic(s): advocacy, injury prevention, physical activity, prevention and anticipatory guidance

The importance of child and youth death review

Posted: Oct 3 2013
Committee(s): Child and Youth Maltreatment Section
Topic(s): advocacy, child abuse and neglect, child maltreatment, injury prevention

Meeting the health care needs of street-involved youth

Posted: Jun 7 2013 Reaffirmed: Feb 1 2016
Committee(s): Adolescent Health Committee
Topic(s): adolescent health, advocacy, health care, risky behaviours, sexual health

Oral health care for children – a call for action

Posted: Jan 11 2013 Reaffirmed: Feb 1 2016
Committee(s): Community Paediatrics Committee
Topic(s): aboriginal health, advocacy, community paediatrics, health promotion, oral health

Child and youth injury prevention: A public health approach

Posted: Nov 2 2012
Committee(s): Injury Prevention Committee
Topic(s): advocacy, injury prevention, prevention and anticipatory guidance

Preventing unintentional injuries in Indigenous children and youth in Canada

Posted: Sep 7 2012 Reaffirmed: Jan 30 2017
Committee(s): First Nations, Inuit and Métis Health Committee
Topic(s): aboriginal health, advocacy, injury prevention

Preventing injuries from all-terrain vehicles

Posted: Aug 30 2012
Committee(s): Injury Prevention Committee
Topic(s): injury prevention, advocacy, risky behaviours

Gambling in children and adolescents

Posted: May 1 2012 Reaffirmed: Feb 1 2016
Committee(s): Adolescent Health Committee
Topic(s): advocacy, family health, adolescent health, risky behaviours

Healthy active living: Physical activity guidelines for children and adolescents

Posted: Apr 1 2012
Committee(s): Healthy Active Living and Sports Medicine Committee
Topic(s): advocacy

Banning children and youth under the age of 18 years from commercial tanning facilities

Posted: Feb 1 2012 Reaffirmed: Feb 1 2016
Committee(s): Adolescent Health Committee
Topic(s): advocacy, environmental health, health promotion

Skiing and snowboarding injury prevention

Posted: Jan 1 2012
Committee(s): Injury Prevention Committee
Topic(s): injury prevention, sports medicine, advocacy

Getting it right at 18 months: In support of an enhanced well-baby visit

Posted: Dec 1 2011
Committee(s): Early Years Task Force
Topic(s): advocacy, early child development, early learning

Preventing varicella: Recommendations for routine two-dose varicella immunization in children

Posted: Sep 1 2011 Reaffirmed: Feb 1 2016
Committee(s): Infectious Diseases and Immunization Committee
Topic(s): advocacy

Universal newborn hearing screening

Posted: May 1 2011 Reaffirmed: Feb 1 2016
Committee(s): Community Paediatrics Committee
Topic(s): prevention and anticipatory guidance, advocacy, community paediatrics, newborn medicine

A harmonized immunization schedule for Canada: A call to action

Posted: Jan 1 2011 Updated: Apr 14 2014 Reaffirmed: Feb 1 2016
Committee(s): Infectious Diseases and Immunization Committee
Topic(s): immunization, advocacy

Human milk banking

Posted: Nov 1 2010 Reaffirmed: Feb 1 2016
Committee(s): Nutrition and Gastroenterology Committee
Topic(s): nutrition, advocacy, breastfeeding

Emergency contraception

Posted: Aug 1 2010 Reaffirmed: Feb 1 2016
Committee(s): Adolescent Health Committee
Topic(s): advocacy, adolescent health, sexual health

A model of paediatrics: Rethinking health care for children and youth

Posted: Jun 1 2009
Committee(s): Paediatric Human Resource Planning Committee
Topic(s): paediatric human resources, advocacy

Health implications of children in child care centres Part A: Canadian trends in child care, behaviour and developmental outcomes

Posted: Dec 1 2008 Reaffirmed: Feb 1 2016
Committee(s): Community Paediatrics Committee
Topic(s): advocacy, child care, early learning

Human papillomavirus vaccine for children and adolescents

Posted: Sep 1 2007 Updated: Jan 1 2008 Reaffirmed: Feb 1 2016
Committee(s): Adolescent Health Committee, Infectious Diseases and Immunization Committee
Topic(s): adolescent health, advocacy, immunization, infectious diseases, sexual health

Trampoline use in homes and playgrounds

Posted: Aug 1 2007 Reaffirmed: Jan 30 2013
Committee(s): Healthy Active Living and Sports Medicine Committee, Injury Prevention Committee
Topic(s): injury prevention, physical activity, advocacy

Recommendations for snowmobile safety

Posted: Nov 1 2004 Reaffirmed: Jan 30 2013
Committee(s): Injury Prevention Committee
Topic(s): injury prevention, advocacy

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