News Releases & Advisories
Media Advisory
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 6, 2008
Highlights from the May/June 2008 issue of Paediatrics & Child Health, published this week. Paediatrics & Child Health, the journal of the Canadian Paediatric Society, is published 10 times a year and reaches 15,500 paediatricians, family doctors and other child health care providers. The studies cited here do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the CPS.
Make your voices heard: Don’t let the report on child and youth health fade away
Dr. K Kellie Leitch’s report on child and youth health has been met with silence from the federal government since its release by Health Canada in March 2008. The report’s key concerns match many CPS priorities including developing a National Injury Prevention Strategy and improving access to mental health services for children and youth. The CPS is urging the federal government to respond publicly with a plan of action.
West Nile virus in the context of climate change
In many parts of Canada, West Nile Virus is carried by infected mosquitoes during late summer. Even though serious illness from the virus is rare and appears more often in adults than in children, there are still precautions parents can take to keep their kids safe.
Infection Control in paediatric office settings
Doctor’s offices can be child-friendly places with books, toys and other kids to play with, but they are also a place to pick up germs. Illnesses can be spread through airborne droplets and contact with an infected person or surface. Parents can protect children by taking steps to reduce the spread of infection; the new CPS position statement provides tips for practicing ‘cough etiquette’ and hand hygiene to lower the chances of getting sick.
Copies of these and other articles are available at www.cps.ca.
For more information, or to arrange an interview, contact:
Canadian Paediatric Society
613-526-9397, ext. 247
media@cps.ca
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