Read about upcoming CAPC, CPNP and AHS trainings for Vancouver Coastal, Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island.
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HealthLinkBC has produced a Reducing Risk of Food Allergy in Your Baby online resource for parents.
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Kelty Mental Health provides a useful Attachment Theory resource sheet.
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The Early Years Community Development Institute (EYCDI) has updated their online guide for Early Years Community Developers as a tool to discover personal strengths and skills for leveraging the knowledge and abilities of the people with whom you work.
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The Human Resources Management Association (HRMA) is offering an online course, free until December 31, 2014, to help employers improve their skills to attract and retain immigrant talent in their workplace.
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Responding to Stressful Events: Self-Care for Caregivers is a booklet produced by The Public Health Agency of Canada that gives caregivers practical tips for maintaining their effectiveness and health through self-care management and routines.
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A free cultural and recreational pass program that allows families and teens to get out and explore the city.
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Aboriginal Infant Development programs and training, as well as upcoming CAPC, CPNP and AHS trainings funded by the PHAC.
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Autism Community Training (ACT) invites leading practitioners and researchers from across the world to come together and share their insights with BC parents and professionals. A series of events over the next few months will have particular relevance to families with pre-school-aged children.
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The First Nations Health Authority has produced a new Safe Infant Sleep Toolkit Honouring Our Babies Safe Sleep Cards & Guide. Responding to research findings that, in BC, First Nations and Aboriginal babies have higher risk of SIDS death, this tool kit is designed to help service providers discuss safe sleep practices to help reduce the risk factors.
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The Psychology Foundation, as part of their Kids Have Stress Too! program has produced a booklet of Ideas, Tips and Strategies for Parents of Preschoolers.
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The government of BC has produced a fact sheet and information kit for municipalities considering mandated warning signage for alcohol retail outlets, reminding communities that it is safest for women not to drink in pregnancy.
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The Public Health Agency of Canada CPNP Program, in collaboration with the Breastfeeding Committee for Canada, has produced an updated version of the breastfeeding support booklet, Protecting, Promoting and Supporting Breastfeeding: A Practical Workbook for Community-Based Programs.
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The www.fightflu.ca website, created by the Government of Canada, provides information about flu symptoms, shots and management and an interactive map of nearby vaccine clinics.
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A Q&A with Shauna Mokelki, Manager of I hope family centre programs at Family Services of the North Shore, was featured in the September 22, 2014 edition of North Shore News.
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A Postpartum Progress article demonstrates why observation alone is not enough to identify postpartum depression.
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The Population and Public Health Prenatal Care Pathway is a health promotion practice support tool, available on the Perinatal Services BC website, for public health nurses and other healthcare providers working with pregnant women and their families during the prenatal period.
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Nominations are being accepted until October 17, 2014 for the 2014 BC Aboriginal Child Care Society Child Care Recognition Awards honouring early childhood educators acting as exceptional role models.
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A post on the SportMedBC website on the topic of running while pregnant recommends other forms of exercise for expectant mothers who have not run regularly prior to pregnancy, but states that regular runners “usually find that they can run long into their pregnancy” as part of their prenatal fitness program.
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The “Give Love, Get Love” report explores “the positive roles that fathers, organizations working with diverse fathers, and the fatherhood sector in Ontario, can play in promoting gender equality, healthy, equal relationships, and ending violence against women in all its forms.”
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