Public Health Agency of Canada
Symbol of the Government of Canada

Canadian Best Practices Portal

Healthy child development

Definition:

Healthy child development

Healthy child development, underlying premises - New evidence on the effects of early experiences on brain development, school readiness and health in later life has sparked a growing consensus about early child development as a powerful determinant of health in its own right. At the same time, we have been learning more about how all of the other determinants of health affect the physical, social, mental, emotional and spiritual development of children and youth. For example, a young person's development is greatly affected by his or her housing and neighbourhood, family income and level of parents' education, access to nutritious foods and physical recreation, genetic makeup and access to dental and medical care.

[ View Glossary ]

Related Programs/Interventions:

Title (click to sort) Intervention Characteristics Evaluation Methodology/ Design
First Previous Page: 1 2 3 4 5 Next Last
Aggressors, Victims, and Bystanders: Thinking and Acting to Prevent Violence Preventing ViolenceElementary schoolSecondary schoolHealthy child developmentPersonal health practices and coping skillsTeenagers/Youth (age 13-17)Children (age 6-12)Individual education/skill development Quantitative
Al's Pals: Kids Making Healthy Choices Preventing ViolenceAlcohol use/abuseDaycare (ages 0-5)Elementary schoolHealthy child developmentMental HealthEarly childhood (age 3-6)Individual education/skill development Quantitative
Be Active Eat Well (BAEW) ObesityHealthy child developmentIncome and social statusPhysical ActivityHealthy EatingChildren (age 6-12)Community development and mobilization Quantitative
Born equal - Growing Healthy Canadian Intervention Tobacco useGeneral Chronic Disease PreventionHealthy child developmentIncome and social statusEducation and literacyEthnicity/CultureBiology and genetic endowmentHealth Literacy Quantitative
CHEP - Children's Nutrition Programs - Saskatchewan Canadian Intervention Elementary schoolHealthy child developmentFood SecurityHealthy EatingChildren (age 6-12)Individual education/skill developmentCommunity development and mobilizationSocial environmental support Quantitative
Qualitative
Children's Gender and Sexuality Advocacy and Education Program HomeGenderHealthy child developmentSocial environmentsChildren (age 6-12)Teenagers/Youth (age 13-17)Social environmental support Qualitative
Community Infant Program (CIP) Preventing ViolenceCommunity/neighbourhoodSocial support networksHealthy child developmentIndividual education/skill development Quantitative
Early Start Preventing ViolenceHomeHealthy child developmentMental HealthAdults (age 35-49)Early infancy (age 1-3)Individual education/skill developmentSocial environmental support Quantitative
Families and Schools Together (F&ST) Use/abuse of illegal drugsAlcohol use/abuseSocial support networksHealthy child developmentMental HealthChildren (age 6-12)Community development and mobilizationSocial environmental support Quantitative
Family Connections Preventing ViolenceHomeSocial support networksHealthy child developmentMental HealthTeenagers/Youth (age 13-17)Early childhood (age 3-6)Adults (age 35-49) Quantitative