In Canada, more than half of all children aged six months to five years spend the majority of their waking hours in early learning and child care environments, not including kindergarten. During those hours they receive care and nurturing, learn to socialize with their peers, and develop important skills.
We know that young children explore and learn through hand-to-mouth activity. But these innocent actions may also harm their health.
The development of this Vision and Strategy for Children’s Health and Environment in Canada builds on years of work by the partner organizations of the Canadian Partnership for Children’s Health and Environment (CPCHE) to gather and synthesize scientific evidence about the links between environmental exposures and fetal/child health outcomes, translate
People across Canada and around the world want to ensure the health and well-being of children. Through its year-long National Policy Consultation on Children’s Health and Environment, CPCHE engaged a diversity of stakeholders in an interactive dialogue on the role of the environment as a determinant of child health.
The health of all children living in Canada is at risk from exposure to environmental hazards. Hundreds of toxic substances, such as air pollutants and pesticides are known, or suspected of contributing to adverse child health outcomes.
Ce qu’il faut savoir sur la santé des enfants et l’environnement
Children’s environmental health is a large and rapidly growing field. This Primer aims to provide a solid introduction to a vast and complex topic. It will enable the reader to understand the basis for concern about environmental impacts on children’s health, and will make it easier to pursue further readings
Human activities have created dramatic changes in our environment. Our children grow up in a world where the air is polluted, the ozone layer is damaged and the climate is changing.
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