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Section 6

Section 6: Environmental Risks/Conditions

The following section examines environmental risks and conditions impacting Canadian children aged 0-5 and their families. Information on exposures to environmental toxins such as lead, mercury, phthalates, tobacco smoke and UV radiation are provided. Air and water issues are presented including the presence of mould, indoor and outdoor air pollution, water quality and asthma incidence. The impact of climate change, related greenhouse gas emissions and their impacts on future generations is also presented.

Section 6.1

Section 6.1: Health and Environment - An Overview

6.1.1
Right to a Healthy Environment
6.1.2
The Precautionary Principle
Section 6.2

Section 6.2: Environmental Toxins

6.2.1
Exposure to Environmental Toxins
6.2.2
50th percentile and 95th percentile blood lead concentrations in children 3 to 5 years old, Canada, 2009 to 2011
6.2.3
Mercury concentrations in blood (µg/L) in children aged 3 to 5, Canada, 2009 to 2011
6.2.4
50th percentile and 95th percentile creatinine adjusted urine Bisphenol A (BPA) acid concentrations in children 3 to 5 years old, Canada, 2009 to 2011
6.2.5
50th and 95th percentile creatinine adjusted urinary Mono benzyl phthalate concentrations (μg/g) in children 3 to 5 years of age, Canada, 2009 to 2011
6.2.6
Environmental Report Card
Section 6.3

Section 6.3: Air and Water Quality

6.3.1
Proportion of children and youth living in a house where someone smokes inside the home every day or almost every day, by age group, Canada, 2007/2009 and 2009/2011
6.3.2
Proportion of homes with mould and mildew, Canada and provinces, 2009
6.3.3
Ground-level ozone air quality indicator relative to the 2015 Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards, Canada, 2000 to 2014
6.3.4
Fine particulate matter air quality indicators relative to the 2015 Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards, Canada, 2000 to 2014
6.3.5
National freshwater quality indicator, Canada, 2010 to 2012
6.3.6
Proportion of all households with a municipal water supply who reported having to boil their water prior to drinking at least once in the previous year, Canada and the provinces, 2009
Section 6.4

Section 6.4: Climate Change

6.4.1
Climate Change - An Overview
6.4.2
Climate Change - Vulnerability of Young Children
6.4.3
Canada's Vulnerability to Climate Change: Selected Weather-Related Events and Disasters and their Consequences, Canada, 1997 to 2013
6.4.4
Historical and projected number of hot days and warm nights for selected cities in Canada
6.4.5
Number of wildfires, provinces, territories and Parks Canada, 2016 and 10-year average
6.4.6
Impact of Environmental Hazards on Human Health
6.4.7
Impacts of Climate Change in Northern Canada
6.4.8
Vulnerable populations: children of low socioeconomic status
6.4.9
Zoonoses and Vector-borne diseases
6.4.10
Greenhouse gas emissions (megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent), Canada, 1990 to 2015
6.4.11
Greenhouse gas emissions, by province and territory, Canada, 1990, 2005 and 2015
6.4.12
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions Per Country, OECD countries, 2014
6.4.13
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions Per Capita, OECD countries, 2014
Section 6.5

Section 6.5: Contact With Nature

6.5.1
Proportion of parents of 1 to 5 year olds reporting specific sun exposure activities, Canada, 2006
6.5.2
Percentage of Canadians who reported they had a park or green space close to home, Canada and by province, 2013
6.5.3
Percentage of Canadians who reported they had a park or green space close to home, by household income, 2013
6.5.4
Risky Active Outdoor Play
6.5.5
Benefits of Active Outdoor Play
6.5.6
Position Statement on Active Outdoor Play
6.5.7
OUTSIDEPLAY.ca ─ An innovative tool to help children play outside and take risks in play
Section 6.6

Section 6.6: Health Impacts

6.6.1
Asthma prevalence in children 1 to 4 years of age, Canada, 2000/2001 to 2011/2012
6.6.2
Prevalence of diagnosed asthma among children from birth to 5 years of age in rural and urban areas, Canada 1998/1999 to 2006/2007
6.6.3
Three leading causes of hospitalization, rate per 100,000 population, by age group, Canada, 2009/2010
6.6.4
Rate of Lyme Disease among children age 0 to 4, per 1,000 population, by gender, 2009 to 2013 (combined average)
6.6.5
Age-standardized cancer incidence and mortality rates (per 100,000) among children aged 0 to 4, Canada, 1992 to 2013
6.6.6
Age-specific cancer incidence rates (per million) among children age 0 to 4, by cancer group, Canada, 2006-2010
6.6.7
Proportion of children aged 2 to 5 years displaying signs of hyperactivity - inattention, Canada, 2000 to 2006
6.6.8
Proportion of learning disabilities in children 3 to 5, Canada, 2007 to 2011
6.6.9
Environmental Contaminants and Neurobehavioral Effects
6.6.10
Proportion of children under 5 years of age diagnosed with rotavirus, Canada, 2010
6.6.11
Rates of preterm birth (number of births <37 weeks per 100 live births), Canada, 2001 to 2015
6.6.12
Prevalence of congenital anomalies at birth, Canada (excluding Québec), 2001 to 2010
6.6.13
Measured child body mass index (BMI), children 2 to 5 years, Canada, 2004
Section 6.7

Consolidated Results

6.7.1
Health and Development in the Early Years: Environmental Risks/Conditions Consolidated Results

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