Every year, the Chief Public Health Officer writes a report on the state of public health in Canada. These reports raise the profile of public health issues and stimulate dialogue. They can also lead to action in improving and protecting the health of Canadians. This year’s report first provides a summary of MORE
The Vanier Institute recently released A Snapshot of Families and Food in Canada, which explores the evolving relationships between families and food in Canada, including research and statistics about family meals, eating patterns, nutrition, food security and more. Some of the highlights from the report include: More than 6 in 10 MORE
A recent article by Dr. Kim Schmidt and Dr. Michael Kobor explains that the environments and experiences that we encounter early in life, even before we are born, can have long lasting effects that influence our physical and mental health years later, even if our life’s conditions and circumstances have long MORE
The Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP) recently released a report that provides a provincial overview of data from the Early Development Instrument (EDI) collected during Wave 7 (2016-2019). The data found that overall, EDI vulnerability on one or more scales in BC has increased to 33.4% – up from 32.2% just three MORE
This BC Dental Survey of Aboriginal Kindergarten Children report presents survey findings related to the early childhood dental health of Aboriginal children in British Columbia using data from the 2015/2016 B.C. kindergarten dental survey. Since 2009/2010, the oral health of Aboriginal kindergarten children in B.C. has improved at the provincial MORE
Last week, the BC Coroners Service Death Review Panel Report Examining Deaths Among Infants was released. Each year, approximately 23 infants under the age of one year die unexpectedly during sleep. This death review panel identified three key areas to reduce the number of these sleep-related sudden infant deaths: the MORE
Last week, November 11-17, was Living Wage Week. The Living Wage for Families Campaign celebrated with a series of blog posts that dove deeper into their living wage calculations and what they reveal about working poverty in BC. The first blog post invited readers to learn how the provincial government’s child care MORE
Earlier this year, a Greater Good Magazine article outlined research that suggests adolescents thrive when they can make a meaningful difference in their communities. Research suggests that kind and helpful behavior toward others actually increases from childhood through adolescence—making the stereotype of the self-absorbed teen a myth. Most importantly, contributing provides adolescents the experiences MORE
The regional reports from the McCreary Adolescent Health Survey 2018 are being released over time. They have already posted regional reports for Northeast, Kootenay Boundary, East Kootenay, and Richmond. We encourage you to keep checking the website for your region’s report. In the meantime, McCreary also released the Beyond a Dreamcatcher report, a youth-led MORE
A recent study examined the relationship between attributes of the neighbourhood built environment and the time BC children and adolescents (0–18 years) spend in self-directed outdoor play. They found moderate evidence that lower traffic volumes, yard access, and increased neighbourhood greenness were positively associated with time spent in outdoor play for MORE
In a recent Policy Note article, Iglika Ivanova and Lynell Anderson recognize that although the BC government has made landmark investments in child care, too many families are still desperate for access to quality, licensed child care. They outline the current timeline and importance of addressing the child care crisis in MORE
Earlier this year, this research paper was released that questioned whether there an association between parental use of prescription opioids and suicide attempts by their children. The research was conducted because the rate of youth suicide has increased over the past 15 years in the United States as has the rate MORE
This week, West Coast Leaf released Pathways in a Forest: Indigenous guidance on prevention-based child welfare. The report highlights efforts by Indigenous families, communities, and Nations to revitalize Indigenous approaches to child welfare, develop comprehensive community-based supports, and fight for self-determination. It centres the voices of 64 caregivers who share their MORE
Rhys Kesselman, Professor Emeritus with Simon Fraser University’s School of Public Policy, is one of three researchers appointed to lead a B.C.-focused exploration of basic income. His recent article, published in the Financial Post, argued that a cost-neutral re-targeting of the Canada Child Benefit would permit an increase of $2,000 to MORE
The Research to Practice Network is a collection of academics and researchers working in collaborative partnership with The Federation of Community Social Services of BC to provide practitioners with insight into emerging research in the field of child and family practice. They recently released an article by Patty Ranahan from Concordia University to discuss MORE