Health committee  They have certainly been part of the discussions around the follow-up to that. They've also been instrumental in the development of Common Vision. I can follow up with the specifics.

Health committee  Absolutely.

Health committee  FitSpirit is a funded project that targets teenage girls to support them in school environments, and outside in the community, through a peer-based model, and to essentially figure out what works to get them moving in a way that does not necessarily limit them to playing volleyba

Health committee  We do know that it changes over time. Although younger girls under five tend to be less active than boys, it's as they get older that we see a decline in physical activity. There's still a lot more to be done, but we do know that at a certain point, some girls may choose to not b

Health committee  Sure. I'm happy to do that. I did speak a bit earlier about Trottibus, which had some really interesting results. The other one I'll talk about is Sharing Dance. The recipient in this project is Canada's National Ballet School. This project uses dance for a range of age groups

Health committee  I can start with this, and again Common Vision outlines this quite nicely. There are quite a few different real and/or perceived barriers to physical activity for Canadian youth. It can be time; it can be money; it can be safety; it can be social norms; it can be bullying. A numb

Health committee  Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for the opportunity to be here. It's a real pleasure. I'll be giving remarks on behalf of Andrew and myself, but we'll both be available for questions afterwards. We're pleased to be here to address the committee regarding the Public Health A

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  I'll first turn to Andrew to talk about what we do know about the Canadian context for that, and then perhaps I can add comments.

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  That is the advantage of doing research based on public opinion. As I said, we carried out a study a year and a half ago. It focused on the general public, parents, coaches, educators, as well as health professionals. It was a matter of measuring knowledge, generally speaking, o

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  I will turn to my colleague Andrew to answer that.

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  My comment would relate to the harmonization of guidance and the products that we're referring to. Our role is not to fund national sporting organizations. That lever is with Sport Canada, so I will decline on that. I will mention as well that the Canadian guidance was adapted f

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  Thanks for that, Andrew. Just to add to that in regard to the notion of putting all the information in one place, that was not the case a number of years ago. This is information to go onto the concussion page on Canada.ca in terms of what is a concussion, understanding the new

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  First, I will say that the training is now accredited by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Other accreditation is in progress with other professional organizations, so it's good for CME credits. Second, with respect to the tracking, that is something we're workin

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  Similar to my colleague at Sport Canada, we do see the value of awareness-types of events like this as a way to galvanize people and bring attention to the new tools and the suite of resources available, both for the parents of the children and youth, but also for what we call th

Subcommittee on Sports-Related Concussions in Canada committee  Mr. Chair and honourable members, thank you for the opportunity to address this committee regarding the role of the Public Health Agency of Canada on sport-related concussions. As mentioned, I'm pleased to be joined by my colleague, Andrew MacKenzie, who is the Director of the Be