Policy

The Centre for Child Nutrition & Health (CCNH) supports policy reform that encourages innovation in food nutrition, ensuring availability of healthy food options for all Canadians. Based on new evidence generated by our researchers, we make recommendations to policymakers who, in turn, introduce better informed policies shaping adequate services and practices.

Policy

Through public engagement and knowledge sharing, the Centre works to improve the food environment for Canadian children and families. We support the Ontario government in its ambitious goal of reducing the prevalence of excess weight and obesity in Ontarian children from 30 to 10 per cent within 10 years.

Reports

Read recent reports on childhood nutrition, health, and development:

Canadian

Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care
Obesity in Children: Summary of Recommendations for Clinicians and Policy Makers (2015)

Healthy Kids Panel (Ontario) Report
Report (PDF)_No Time to Wait: The Healthy Kids Strategy  (PDF / 2012)

Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Report (PDF)_Ontario's Action Plan for Health Care (PDF / 2012)

Public Health Agency of Canada
ccofw-eng.pdf (PDF)

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Position Statement: Early Childhood Development (2015)

International

The Lancet Series 
Obesity (2015)

White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity Report to the President
TaskForce_on_Childhood_Obesity_May2010_FullReport.pdf (PDF / 2010)

World Health Organization
9789241506236_eng.pdf (PDF / 2013)
strategy_english_web.pdf (PDF / 2004)

Advocacy

Disease Prevention

The CCNH addresses the scientific basis of current food, nutrition, health, and regulatory activities, which assist in the prevention of chronic disease. We understand that to make effective change, nutrition needs to become a higher priority on the political and social agenda. We support nutrition and health advocacy that promotes positive change, leading to a healthier populations worldwide.

Our researchers, including Mary L'Abbé, Harvey Anderson, Zulfiqar Bhutta, and others, lead cutting-edge research for national and international policy on child nutrition, health, and development. Learn more about our researchers.