The Health of Canada’s Children and Youth
The CICH Profile evaluates and summarizes data on the health and well-being of Canadian children and youth through graphs, tables and commentaries covering a broad range of health indicators. The online Profile is a living battery of information as well as an educational resource and vehicle for knowledge translation related to both child health and data collection and analysis.
Profiles are in the form of different topic modules which are developed and launched on a regular basis with information being updated as new data (e.g. Census, Community Health Survey) is released and made publicly available.
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Prose literacy – the knowledge and skills needed to understand and use information from texts including editorials, news stories, brochures and instruction manuals.
Source: CICH graphic created using data adapted from the International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey, 2003. “Building on our Competencies: Canadian Results of the International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey”
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/89-617-x/89-617-x2005001-eng.pdf – accessed July 15, 2017.
Document literacy – the knowledge and skills required to locate and use information contained in various formats, including job applications, payroll forms, transportation schedules, maps, tables and charts.
Numeracy – the knowledge and skills required to effectively manage the mathematical demands of diverse situations.
Problem solving – problem solving involves goal-directed thinking and action in situations for which no routine solutions exist. The problem solver has a more or less well defined goal, but it is not immediately obvious how to reach it. The incongruence of goals and admissible operators constitutes a problem. The understanding of the problem situation and its step-by-step transformation, based on planning and reasoning, constitute the process of problem solving.
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Who created the Profile?
The Canadian Institute of Child Health (CICH) was a national non-profit organization, founded in 1977 that promoted the health and well-being of all children and youth in Canada. CICH is known for their outstanding history of developing and implementing initiatives to enhance public awareness and understanding of issues impacting on children’s health; carrying out research, making policy recommendations, and helping communities to develop their resources and improve the health and development of their children.
The Health of Canada’s Children and Youth: A CICH Profile, is the signature publication of the Canadian Institute of Child Health.
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CICH gratefully acknowledges the Canadian Institutes of Health Research for supporting the development of the Profile web portal.