Childwatch International
Key Institution Profiles
Canadian Institute of Child Health
| Address | Main lines of research | Staff profile and disciplines | Networks |
Canadian Institute of Child Health (CICH) 885 Meadowlands Drive East Suite 512 Tel: +1-613-224-4144
Dawn Walker |
Monitoring of children's health: - Ongoing research into the health status of Canadian children and youth (birth to 19 years) - Data published in The Health of Canada's children: a CICH profile - Data collection on the health of children in industrialized countries for the UNICEF Progress of Nations Report. Healthy pregnancy and childbirth: - Results of ongoing research include the following publications: National breastfeeding guidelines for health care providers/ Family-centred maternity and newborn care guidelines/ Survey of routine maternity care and practices in Canadian hospitals and programs, such as: Postpartum Parent Support Program. Healthy child development: - Early Childhood Initiative - Research into the health status of young girls - Impact of gender on health development - Research into intergenerational issues - National parenting program: Nobody's Perfect - Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Safe environments: - Research into the effects of environmental contaminants on the health of children - Ongoing activities on injury prevention Voice for children: - Results of research and children's issues promoted through media, position papers, speaking engagements, quarterly newsletter and other publications |
- Health care - Health promotion and prevention - Epidemiology - Public health administration - Policy development - Programme development and management - Perinatal care - Social welfare - Injury prevention - Child care - Family studies - Human ecology - Prevention of disabilities - Prevention of low birthweight - Communications - Marketing - Publishing |
- Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability - Breastfeeding Expert Committee - Campaign 2000 (end child poverty) - Canadian Child Abuse Network - Canadian Children's Safety Network - Canadian Coalition on Environmental Tobacco Smoke Reduction - Canadian Coalition for Quality Daily Physical Education - Canadian Coalition on the Rights of the Child - Canadian Perinatal Regionalization System Group - Measuring and Monitoring the State of Children- Beyond Survival - National Longitudinal Survey of Children Expert Advisory Group - National Social Reporting on Canada's Children - Support for families, Learning Disabilities Association of Canada - WHO: International Classification of Impairments - Contact with cross-disciplinary experts related to child health promotion and prevention of illness and injury |
Last updated: 7 July 1998