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Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

HomeAbout UsEquity, Diversity, and Inclusion

What Equity, Diversity and Inclusion means to Children’s Healthcare Canada 

Children’s Healthcare Canada is a national association serving healthcare delivery organizations who care for children, youth and families. Together with our members, we strive to accelerate excellence and innovation in health systems caring for children and youth. Our collective efforts aim to contribute to a Canada in which all children and families thrive.

Racism, colonization, white supremacy, trans/homophobia, ableism, and other forms of discrimination are present throughout healthcare systems in Canada, including those that serve children and families. Children from equity-deserving communities, including those who identify as Black, Indigenous and people of colour, who have disabilities or neurodiversity; who live in rural, remote, or northern communities; who experience poverty; or are navigating their gender identity, experience worse health outcomes than the average.

We believe that no child should be held back by systemic disadvantages or barriers, which is why we are committed to implementing the principles and practices of equity, diversity, and inclusion into all aspects of our work, prioritizing the needs, perspectives, and experiences of equity-deserving populations and communities.

This includes being intentional in engaging a diverse network of researchers, knowledge keepers, healthcare providers, and family partners, allowing us to co-develop resources tailored to children from equity-deserving communities, co-host learning events and develop related learning materials, as well as ensure our networks reflect the diversity of our members and the families and children they serve. We are also shifting our internal practices to embed equity into operational and strategic decisions and activities and are committed to building a diverse team equipped to steward child health equity.

Our commitment extends beyond our own journey; we are dedicated to sharing our experiences with others, embracing collaboration, and fostering an environment of collective learning. We understand the value in drawing inspiration from the work of others, and we wholeheartedly embrace the idea that progress is accelerated through shared knowledge. By being open about our EDI journey, we hope to encourage equity-based initiatives within our own membership.

  

Click on the sections below to see our past and upcoming activities.

Children's Healthcare Canada SPARK Program Activities

  • Pop Up Event | Child Health Equity: A system-focused learning series (Recordings to come in April 2024) 
  • Podcast/ Conference Session | Creating Equitable and Inclusive Healthcare Systems for Children and Families (Live Recording) (Jan 29, 2024)
  • Podcast | Navigating the Child and Youth Mental Health Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities (Nov 27, 2023)
  • Podcast | Children’s pain management: A new standard to improve care - Standard development involved diverse working group, a strong equity-oriented approach to standard development and children's pain care, involve numerous EDI-DI experts (Oct 2, 2023)
  • Webinar | Collaborative Pathways to Engage Healthcare Professionals in Addressing Refugee Child & Youth MH (June 29, 2023)
  • Webinar | Collaborative School Board Based Pediatric Medicine in the North: A Strengths Based Approach Up to 4 (May 12, 2023)
  • Webinar | Informing Equitable Child and Youth Mental Health: Tailoring to Support Diverse Groups (May 11, 2023)
  • Webinar | Creating Community Partnerships for Greater Equity and Access to Children’s Health (Oct 27, 2022)
  • Pop Up Event | UNICEF Report Card 17 Launch (May 26, 2022)
  • Webinar | Informing Equitable Child and Youth Mental Health: Tailoring to Support Diverse Groups (May 12, 2022)
  • Conference Session | Health Equity Poster Tour (Nov 29, 2021)
  • Conference Session | What did COVID19 Reveal? Lessons Learned in Newcomer Navigation from Paediatric Hospitals across CAN (Nov 29, 2021)
  • Pop Up Event | UNICEF REPORT CARD 16 CANADIAN LAUNCH: What Kind of Childhood Will Canada Choose? (Sept 9, 2020)
  • Podcast | COVID, Equity, and Child Health: Vaccines, Passports, and Impacts (Nov 4, 2021)
  • Podcast | Inspiring Healthy Futures: #WeCANforKids (Jan 18, 2021)
  • Webinar | A Path to Equity: Care Coordination for Children with Medical Complexity and Social Challenges (Dec 4, 2020)
  • Webinar | Mental health of immigrant and refugee children: pathways to care and health system utilization (April 25, 2019)

Indigenous Child Health Activities

  • Webinar | Indigenous Children: Stories, Strengths, and Strategies for Wellness (Jan 30, 2023)

  • Podcast | Spirit Bears Guide to Reconciliation: Utilizing Jordan’s Principle and the Spirit Bear Plan to achieve culturally based equity for First Nations Children (Jan 30, 2023)

  • Webinar | ACHWM Resources for Indigenous Children and Youth (Sept 14, 2021)

  • Webinar | Advancing Trauma- and Violence-informed Care in Early Child Development (June 23, 2021)

Future Activities
  • Child Health Equity: A system-focused learning series
    • March 7, 2024 | Delivering Equity in all Child Healthcare Services (Register Here)
    • March 21, 2024 | Inclusive Child Health Research for Equitable Outcomes (Register Here)
    • March 28, 2024 | Evidence-informed Policy: Advancing health equity for all children (Register Here)
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