Each chapter in Well Beings is packed with additional resources—books, websites and more. Below is a selection of some of the web-based resources.

General information for child care providers
Nutrition and healthy activities
Dental health
Food safety and allergies
Safety and injury prevention
Children with special needs
Provincial/territorial public health information

General information for child care providers

• Aboriginal Children’s Circle of Early Learning
• Canadian Child Care Federation
• Canadian Partnership for Children’s Health and Environment
• Centre for Excellence in Early Childhood Development
• Centre of Knowledge on Healthy Child Development, Offord Centre for Child Studies
  Child Care Human Resources Sector Council
• Region of Peel (Ont.) Public Health. 2004. Keep on track: A health and resource guide
  for child care providers in Peel
  

Nutrition and healthy activities

• Active Healthy Kids Canada
• Alberta Government, Healthy U
• Best Start Resource Centre, Physical Health Resource Centre and the Nutrition Resource Centre. 2005. Have a ball! A toolkit for physical activity and the early years
• Best Start Resource Centre. 2004. The ABC’s of feeding preschoolers
• Calgary Health Region, Alberta Cancer Board, Three Cheers for the Early Years. 2006. Snacktivity box: Activities for promoting healthy eating and active living habits for young children
• Dietitians of Canada. 2007. Healthy Start for Life: Promoting Physical Activity and Healthy Eating During the Toddler and Preschool Years
• Evergreen Learning Grounds Program
• Health Canada. 2007. Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide: A Resource for Educators and Communicators
• Nutrition Resource Centre, Ontario Public Health Association. 2007. Eat right be active: A guide for parents and caregivers of preschoolers ages 3–5
• Ontario Public Health Association (Nutrition Resource Centre). 2007. Busy bodies: Creative food and play ideas for your preschooler (ages 3 to 5)
• Public Health Agency of Canada. 2002. Canada’s physical activity guide for children

Dental health

• Canadian Association of Public Health Dentistry
• Canadian Dental Association
• Health Canada. Caring for Your Teeth and Mouth
• Ontario Association for Public Health Dentistry

Food safety and allergies

• Allergy/Asthma Information Association
• Anaphylaxis Canada
• Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2007. Anaphylaxis in schools and
  other child care settings

Safety and injury prevention

• Canadian Playground Safety Institute
• Child Safety Link
• Consumer Product Safety Commission (U.S.)
• Health Canada. Consumer product safety, Children’s products
• National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education (U.S.)
• Ontario Injury Prevention Resource Centre
• Ontario Poison Centre
• Plan-it-Safe, Child and Youth Injury Prevention Centre
• Safe Start (B.C.’s Children’s Hospital)
• Smart Risk
• Safe Kids Canada

Children with special needs

• Bloorview Kids Rehab
• Canadian Association of Community Living
• CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research
• Centres of Excellence for Children’s Well-Being: Children and Adolescents with Special Needs
• Child Care Plus: The Center on Inclusion in Early Childhood.
• Learning Disabilities Association of Canada.
• Learning Disabilities Association of Quebec.
• SpeciaLink: The National Centre for Child Care Inclusion.
• Supported Child Development Program (B.C.)

Provincial/territorial public health information

• Aboriginal Canada Portal
• Alberta Health and Wellness
• British Columbia Centre for Disease Control
• Manitoba Health, Communicable Disease Control
• New Brunswick Department of Health, Public Health Services
• Newfoundland and Labrador, Health and Community Services.
• Northwest Territories Department of Health and Social Services
• Nova Scotia Department of Health, Health promotion and protection
• Nunavut Health and Social Services
• Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion
• Prince Edward Island Department of Health
• Quebec Health and Social Services
• Saskatchewan Health
• Yukon Health and Social Services

Posted: October 2008