Falls in children

Most fall-related injuries to children under five happen in the home. Here’s how to keep your kids safe from falls in the home.

Help make back to school safer for Canadian children

TORONTO, Aug. 27, 2019 – As families across Canada prepare for back to school, all road users should remember that pedestrian injuries remain one of the leading causes of injury-related deaths for children 14 years of age and younger. While there has been a 43-per-cent decrease in the number of pedestrian fatalities in children up to […]

Safe and Healthy Children: A Public Health Resource Manual for Child Care Providers

This resource provides childcare providers with fall prevention tips. These tips can be used by childcare centres themselves, the staff at the centres, and parents/caregivers of the children. Childcare providers play an important role in keeping children safe. This resource provides childcare providers as well as parents/caregivers with actions they could take to decrease the number of injuries in children.

Children's falls/ Popping the bubble wrap: Making space for risky play (Fall Prevention Conference 2020)

November 16, 2020 from 12pm to 1pm (EST)
Theme: Children’s falls/ Popping the bubble wrap: Making space for risky play
Presenter: Dr Mariana Brussoni, B.C. Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of British Columbia

Preventing unintentional injuries in Indigenous children and youth in Canada

Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death in Canadian Indigenous children and youth, occurring at rates three to four times the national average. This position statement discusses unintentional injuries in Canadian Indigenous children and youth, injury mechanisms and recommendations for reducing the rate and severity of these injuries.

Bicycling-related ED visits in Ontario: A focus on children and youth (2015)

Using emergency department (ED) visit data for Ontario, this issue of the Ontario Injury Compass discusses characteristics of bicycle-related injuries in children and youth. The report also highlights evidence-informed prevention strategies for this injury issue.

White Paper on the Prevention of Poisoning of Children in Canada (2011)

The white paper provides background about the poisoning problem in Canada, identify the key concepts, theories sources of evidence and gaps in knowledge relating to poisoning in Canada. Focus is placed on children as they are a population vulnerable to poisoning and have historically been the target for poisoning prevention interventions.

Children's unstructured play – Canadian Public Health Association position statement (2019)

The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) recognizes unstructured play as a child’s right and a critical component to child and youth health and well-being. Actions are necessary to reduce the barriers limiting opportunities for unstructured play at school and in the community. CPHA commends those school boards, municipalities, other governments and non- governmental organizations that are taking positive steps to improve children’s access to unstructured play; however, further steps are needed.

Preventing poisoning in Alberta children (Injury Prevention Centre)

For National Poison Prevention Week, March 15 -21, 2020, the Injury Prevention Centre, PADIS, Alberta Health Services, and community partners from across Alberta are sharing messages with parents and caregivers to protect children from cannabis poisoning.