A Collective Call for Action to Ensure Healthy Indoor Air Quality In Schools and Child Care Settings
Indoor air quality (IAQ) in schools and child care settings has become an increasing concern in Canada with elevated wildfire smoke exposure and knowledge
about airborne virus transmission, including COVID-19.
Collective Call to Action to Accelerate School Bus Electrification to protect children’s health and the environment
In Canada, approximately 2.2 million children travel to and from school every day on over 50,000 school buses, making 792 million
school bus trips each year. The majority of school buses are still fueled by diesel.
Healthy and Sustainable Child Care Environments – A Vision for Canada
The Vision is intended as a framework to support collective efforts towards a world-class child care system in Canada that supports and promotes child health and well-being, now and into the future.
CPCHE position statement on climate change
CPCHE advocates for, supports, and promotes strong policies and actions on: reducing greenhouse gas emissions to mitigate climate change, investing in climate solutions, supporting climate adaptation measures for health.
Health Professionals’ Call to Action on Climate Change and Health
Twenty-two of Canada’s top health organizations, representing more than 300,000 health professionals, have signed a Call to Action on Climate Change and Health, asking all political parties to treat climate change as a public health emergency and develop action plans to bring Canada in line with international climate emissions targets.