2026 HELD Media Release
On Healthy Environments for Learning Day, national coalition calls for urgent shift to greener, safer outdoor environments where children learn and play. Evidence shows that access to nature is beneficial to nearly every facet of children’s well-being, including their physical and mental health, social interactions, and readiness to learn.
2025 HELD Media Release
As Canadians face increasingly intense and frequent heat waves, health, education and legal experts are sounding the alarm on a growing crisis: extreme heat in schools and child care settings due to the escalating effects of climate change.
2024 HELD Media Release
On Healthy Environments for Learning Day, environmental and child health advocates cite growing concern about indoor air quality in educational settings; Prominent national institutions issue urgent call for government action.
2023 HELD Media Release
On Healthy Environments for Learning Day, environmental and children’s health advocates call on all levels of government to accelerate the switch to electric school buses.
2022 HELD Media Release
Mould, Pesticides, Toxic Chemical Exposures Reported in Survey of Canadian Child Care Professionals.