Childhood and Adolescence

The Division Childhood and Adolescence is a focal point for policy development, research, and strategic analysis of trends regarding broad determinants of health regarding children and youth in Canada.

What's New

• It's Time to Immunize: A web site and guide offering immunization information specifically for parents.
• School Policy Framework: Implementation of the Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health (52 Pages - 707 KB)
  A World Health Organization document to assist Member States in the implementation of the Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health at the country level.
• Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children Factsheets
• Inequalities in Young People's Health (224 Pages - 30.06MB)
  The 2005/2006 international Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children report is now available.
• Healthy settings for young people in Canada
  The 2005/2006 Canadian Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children current report is now available.
• The Well-Being of Canada's Young Children (2006)
• Young people in Canada: their health and well-being
• The Canadian government is moving forward in the development of Canada's national plan of action (NPA) for children
• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
• For more information, or if you have a question, contact the Division of Childhood and Adolescence.