Child & Youth Health: Focus Issues

The Canadian Paediatric Society produces information and resources on many child and youth health issues. Throughout this website, you’ll find position statements, advocacy tools, parent education resources, professional development opportunities and much more. In this section, we bring them together into several key focus areas.

Aboriginal Child & Youth Health

Resources to help health professionals working with First Nations, Inuit and Métis children and youth.

Adolescent Health & Safety

Resources on adolescent health, safety and mental health for professionals, parents and others who care for youth.

Children with School Problems

Practical tools and resources that physicians can use to diagnose and treat children with learning problems.

Early Child Development

Information on improving systems, policy, and professional practices that affect the health and development of young children.

Early Literacy

Professional and public education resources about the importance of sharing books and words with babies from birth.

Global Child Health

Information for paediatricians and other health professionals interested in working overseas and in developing countries.

Healthy Active Living

Resources for paediatricians, other health care professionals, and parents on healthy growth, good nutrition and the importance of physical activity.

Immunization

Position statements on the vaccines that children and youth should receive, resources on topical immunization issues and tools to educate parents.

Injury prevention

Position statements, public education resources and recommendations for federal, provincial and territorial governments to protect children and teens from injury.

Last updated: Jun 13 2012

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