Associated programs
AboutKidsHealth
AboutKidsHealth.ca is a dynamic website that offers advice on many diseases and conditions. More than 1.2 million visitors seek information from the site in a year; in a typical month the site has visitors from 180 countries on six continents and 500 Canadian cities. AboutKidsHealth provides families with reliable, current information about all areas influencing child health and family quality of life in a format that is easy to understand. The site houses an extensive collection of information on child development, common health problems, and health care, as well as regular expert columns, news, and features on the latest in child health research. There are guides to pregnancy and babies, and Just for Kids offers animations for kids on many different health topics and a guided tour of an operating room. Articles on AboutKidsHealth are based on current medical evidence, developed by the writers, editors, illustrators, and designers working in close collaboration with expert health care professionals from SickKids, the University of Toronto and other academic centres.
Infant Mental Health Promotion Project
Infant Mental Health Promotion (IMP) is a coalition of individuals and professional representatives from agencies concerned with infants and their families. Through education, training, dissemination of information, networking and advocacy, IMP is dedicated to promoting optimal mental health outcomes for infants.
Sparrow Lake Alliance
Sparrow Lake Alliance is a provincial coalition of members of 12 professions and seven different service sectors that provide services for children, along with representatives of parents and youth organizations. The goals, structure, and activities of the Alliance are intended to achieve the conditions necessary to get all Ontario children off to a good start in life. The Alliance has invested in the belief that promoting healthy development for all children will improve outcomes for children and youth while diminishing for many the need for specialized children's mental health, child welfare, and remedial educational services. The interdisciplinary nature of the Alliance has allowed it to bridge many of the gaps that have long existed among the various service sectors.