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One Child Every Child (OCEC): A Transformational Child Health Research Initiative

One Child Every Child is a Canada-first research, scholarship, and knowledge mobilization initiative with a vision of transforming the lives of children and families so that all children living in Canada will be the healthiest, most empowered and thriving in the world. To achieve our vision, we must first, reverse Canada’s downward trend in child health outcomes; and then continue to make progress for Canada’s return to a Top 10 position in the UNICEF ranking.

The One Child Every Child initiative...

Children’s Healthcare Canada Annual Conference Call for Abstracts

Have you heard? The 2023 Children’s Healthcare Canada Annual Conference Call for Abstracts has launched! 

Our annual event engages a diverse representation of Canadian child and youth health and healthcare stakeholders, including: 

• Child Health Leaders (Director, Manager, Coordinator, etc.) 
• Executive Leaders (President, CEO, Executive Director, VP) 
• Frontline Practitioners 
• Patient/Family Partners (or Family Advisory Representatives) 
• Researchers 
• Policy Makers 

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2022 Impact Report

It has been another extraordinary and unpredictable year for Canada’s children and youth, and the healthcare delivery organizations who serve them. In the midst of some of the most difficult circumstances imaginable, Children’s Healthcare Canada and our members worked together to ensure the unique considerations for children and their families were not overlooked.

This past year has underscored the value of purposeful partnerships – with members, with families, with policy makers, and with other...

Canadians Agree: It’s Time for All Levels of Government to Prioritize Children’s Health

Nearly all Canadians agree that it is time for decision-makers to put children first in health care planning and spending. New public opinion research, released Feb. 6 by Abacus Data in partnership with Children’s Healthcare Canada and the Pediatric Chairs of Canada, found that 92 per cent of Canadians (and 95 per cent of parents) agree health care services must urgently be bolstered to better meet the needs of children and youth.

For years, Canada has systemically underinvested in child and...

A Call to Action for Canada’s Kids

November 18, 2022

Ottawa, ON-

A Call to Action for Canada’s Kids

As Canada’s federal, territorial, and provincial Ministers of Health met for their first face-to-face meeting since 2018 to discuss priorities in healthcare, children’s hospitals and community partners across the country experienced a critical surge in admissions of children and demand. The convergence of healthcare workforce shortages, a particularly difficult respiratory virus season, COVID-19, increased mental health admissions and...