The
Health of Canada's Children: A CICH Profile
In 1989,
CICH published the first edition of The Health of Canada's Children:
A CICH Profile. This statistical publication presented the first
comprehensive picture of the state of child health in Canada. In 2000,
we published The Health of Canada's Children: A CICH Profile - 3rd
Edition highlighting where Canadians have made improvements in children's
health, where we have had little impact, and reveals emerging problems
and issues. The CICH Profile - 3rd Edition is an invaluable tool
for policy makers, program developers, researchers and others. For more
information on the CICH Profile, click
here or contact Janice Sonnen at jsonnen@cich.ca
To obtain a copy of the Final Report of The Health of Canada's Children:
A CICH Profile, 3rd Edition Workshop, click
here. (PDF File)
Knowledge
Translation
CICH has
always practiced knowledge translation, defined by the Canadian Institutes
of Health Research as the "exchange, synthesis and ethically-sound
application of knowledge." CICH was one of the organizations that
organized and hosted a national workshop on Knowledge Translation in
June 2002. This workshop was funded by the Institute for Human Development,
Child and Youth Health (IHDCYH), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research
(CIHR) Central, Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC) and the University
of Calgary Planning Initiatives Fund and Offices of the President and
Vice-President. It was organized through the joint efforts of a planning
committee comprised of representatives from the Canadian Institute of
Child Health (CICH), the University of Calgary Faculty of Social Work
and Faculty of Nursing, the Institute of Human Development, Child and
Youth Health (IHDCYH), CIHR Central, the Toronto Sick Children's Hospital
Foundation, the Hospital for Sick Children, Centre for Health Information
and Promotion, the Canadian Association of Paediatric Health Centres
(CAPHC), Health Canada and Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC).
CICH will continue to practice and research knowledge translation, seeking
ways to best support the health, well-being and rights of children,
youth and families.
