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CPCHE releases Position Statement on Climate Change 

November 2019 The impacts of climate change are apparent and will continue to worsen without strong action. Children’s health and well-being are increasingly at risk from the adverse affects of climate change, including heat stress, trauma from extreme weather events, increased risk of vector-borne diseases, and growing levels of eco-anxiety.

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HELD 2022 Media Release of Child Care Survey Results

This Healthy Environments for Learning Day, April 28th, CPCHE and CCCF issued the results of a national survey of child care professionals on environmental health in child care settings. The survey results suggest that the child care sector is committed to children’s environmental health, but more support is needed. Nearly one-third

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Healthy Schools Day has a new name and a new look!

Healthy Environments for Learning Day, formerly Healthy Schools Day (HSD), has changed its name to be inclusive of early learning and child care environments.  Healthy Environments for Learning Day takes place each April in Canada and aims to raise awareness of and encourage action to prevent environmental health risks to

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Remembering Dr. Lynn Marshall

CPCHE has lost a dear colleague and friend. Dr. Lynn Marshall passed away on April 14, 2022. Lynn was a founding partner in CPCHE, representing the Ontario College of Family Physicians and the Environmental Health Clinic at Women’s College Hospital and, later on, the Environmental Health Institute of Canada which

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CPCHE welcomes Raffi Foundation donation

CPCHE is delighted to announce a generous donation from the Raffi Foundation for Child Honouring. The contribution, which coincides with CPCHE’s 20th anniversary, will enable the partnership to deepen its collective work to advance healthy learning environments for children and action on climate change.

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