Month: May 2010

  • Fourth on Our List of Alerts to Health Hazards of Children

    photo credit: lanier67 Fourth Alert 4. Baby’s blood pressure control and heart rate control are damaged by smoke exposure during pregnancy, due to smoking by pregnant mother, father and/or anyone else nearby. This may explain why such babies’ risk of cot death or sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is higher. Health experts consider maternal smoking…

  • Health and Physical Education Webinar

    Join People for Education on Wednesday, May 19th at 7:30pm for a webinar about health and physical education for Canadian children in schools of Ontario, Canada. “Canada’s children need to be more active to live healthy lives. Soon schools will have a new physical education curriculum and guidelines for healthy food.” The presenters will show you real…

  • Asian/South Asian Heritage Month

    Council of Agencies Serving South Asians (CASSA) is pleased to invite you to attend the following series of events celebrating the Asian/South Asian Heritage Month in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  • Third on Our List of Online Alerts to Health Hazards of Children

    photo credit: candiche Third Alert 3. Insufficient sleep wreaks havoc on health, well-being and safety alertness.  Researchers from the National Public Health Institute study in Helsinki, Finland and other health experts discovered these problems due to poor sleep as outlined below:

  • Hunger Awareness Day in Canada

    York Region Food Network in Ontario, Canada, announces that it will be hosting a Lunch and Learn Event to mark National Hunger Awareness Day in Canada, June 1, 2010.  The Event will happen from 11:30 am – 1:30 pm on Tuesday, June 1st, at 510 Penrose Street in Newmarket, Ontario.

  • Second on Our List of Online Alerts to Health Hazards of Children

    photo credit: Spigoo Second Alert 2. Babies who gained weight quickly by six months had a greater risk of obesity at age three than smaller babies. Based on this new finding from a Harvard Medical School study, mothers are given the following advice from health experts:

  • First on Our List of Online Alerts to Health Hazards of Children

    photo credit: Pink Sherbet Photography Now that we have just finished celebrating Mother’s Day, we would like to shift our spotlight to the primary concern of a lot of moms: the health hazards of children. Here is the first alert on our list of online alerts to health hazards of children. Childhood obesity in the…