Prenatal - 6 Years

Healthy Pregnancy and Infancy:

• It's Time to Immunize: A web site and guide offering immunization information specifically for parents.
• Infant Nutrition Resources on Breastfeeding For the healthy growth and development of infants.
• Maternity and New Born Care a set of guidelines that describes recommended methods of practice related to maternity and newborn care.
• Information that describes Shaken Baby Syndrome and strategies to prevent it's occurance.
• Safe Sleep for Your Baby: Important information on safe sleep practices.
• Community Based Supports
• A Framework for Action to Reduce the Rate of Teen Pregnancy in Canada

Healthy Living

• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder The ultimate goal of the FASD/FAE Initiative is to develop a broad-based collaborative effort in Canada to prevent FASD/FAE and improve the quality of life of people affected by FASD/FAE.
• The  Tobacco control program promotes initiatives that reduce or prevent the harm associated with smoking.
•  Early Childhood Development Agreement provides information on both new and ongoing federal activities and expenditures on early childhood development.
• Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers of Health released the paper Investing in Early Child Development: The Health Sector Contribution, the paper identifies key opportunities for action by the health sector on early child development (0-6 years).

Safe and Supportive Environments

• Unintentional Injuries in Childhood remain the leading cause of death among young children in Canada. Many of these injuries can be prevented if parents and caregivers become more aware of how to make their environment safer for children.
• Systematic Review of the Relationship Between Childhood Injury and Socio-economic Status
• Natural and Built Environments