News & Press
April 1, 2008
 Press Release: Canadian Child & Youth Health Coalition endorses Leitch report Toronto, ON – April 1, 2008 -- Dr. Bob Armstrong and Ms. Marilyn Booth, Co-Chairs of the Canadian Child and Youth Health Coalition (CCYHC) welcomed the release last week of Reaching for the Top: A Report by the Advisor on Healthy Children and Youth. The report, prepared by Dr. K. Kellie Leitch, Advisor on Healthy Children and Youth to Federal Minister of Health Tony Clement, and based on extensive nation-wide consultation, provides five key recommendations to improve the health and wellness of Canada’s children and youth. View full press release.
January 29, 2008
Health Indicators RFA: Competition results now posted on CIHR website
In December 2006, CIHR-IHDCYH and the Coalition, in collaboration with 13 other partner organizations, launched a Request for Applications (RFA) to validate and/or develop child and youth health indicators.The purpose of this initiative is to support teams of researchers and decision makers to develop and apply indicators of child and youth health and health care. Competition results for The Partnerships for Child and Youth Health Indicators Funding Opportunity are now available on the CIHR website.
December 2007
CCYHC welcomes newest member: The National Infant, Child, & Youth Mental Health Consortium
The Coalition members consider mental health issues related to children and youth to be of central importance. In October 2007, the Consortium was invited to join the CCYHC in order to strengthen the focus on infant, child and youth mental health within the priorities of the Coalition. The Consortium was welcomed as an official CCYHC member in December 2007.
November 2007
CAPHC welcomes newest member: The Canadian Family Advisory Network
This month, the Coalition welcomed the Canadian Family Advisory Network (CFAN) as its newest member. In view of its leadership role in representing children and families, CCYHC believes that the addition of CFAN provides a crucial and highly valued perspective to the work of the Coalition. CCYHC looks forward to the participation and engagement of CFAN as it strives to address the full spectrum of health challenges facing Canada’s infants, children, youth, and their families.
November 2007
CCYHC launches first issue of quarterly e-Newsletter.
October 2007
CCYHC 2007 Annual Symposium
Child Health Successes: The Top 10 Canadian Advances in the Last 100 Years
April 2007
Priorities in Canadian Child and Youth Health research
In April 2007, the Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health, the CCYHC, and the SickKids Foundation jointly published a document outlining the major priorities for Canadian child and youth health research. The brochure also provides salient facts related to child and youth health in Canada, lists key gaps in our knowledge, and suggests on how the new research knowledge can be applied to improve the health and health care of Canada's children and youth. Hard copies of the document are also available upon request. [PDF (4.63 MB)]
Priorités de la recherche canadienne en santé des enfants et des adolescents
En avril 2007, l'IDSEA, la Coalition nationale de la santé des enfants et des jeunes et la SickKids Foundation ont publié conjointement une brochure illustrant les priorités de la recherche canadienne en santé des enfants et des adoleacents. La brochure contient également les faits saillants reliés à la santé des enfants et des adolescents au Canada, une liste des lacunes principales de nos connaissances et des suggestions sur la façon dont les nouvelles connaissances pourraient être appliquées afin d'améliorer la santé et les soins de santé des enfants et des adolescents.
[PDF (4,67 Mo)]
January 11, 2007
Federal funding for a Paediatric Surgical Wait Times Initiative
On January 11th, 2007 Prime Minister Harper announced $2.6M in support of a national paediatric Wait Time Guarantee pilot project. The 16 paediatric health sciences centres from across the country will participate in the development of a national information system that will identify children who are waiting longer than the acceptable time for surgery.
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December 2006
Launch of the Partnerships for Child and Youth Health Indicators - Operating Grants
CIHR-IHDCYH, the Canadian Child & Youth Health Coalition
(CCYHC), and their 13 partners are pleased to announce the
launch of a Request for Applications on Partnerships
for Child and Youth Health Indicators. The purpose
of this initiative is to support teams of researchers and
decision makers to develop and apply indicators of child and
youth health and health care. More specifically, successful
applicant teams will conduct research projects of up to 3
years duration on pediatric indicators in thematic areas identified
as high priority by CIHR, CCYHC and their partners. The registration
deadline is March 1st, 2007. More information is available
on the Institute’s Website at: http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/32843.html
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