Measure What Matters: Toward Multi-Sectoral Action to Improve Child and Youth Health and Well-being

Measure What Matters: Toward Multi-Sectoral Action to Improve Child and Youth Health and Well-being

Despite Canada’s strengths and widespread acknowledgment of the importance of children and youth, this country recently ranked 30th among 38 high-income countries on indicators of their well-being (UNICEF Innocenti 2020). While there are limited data readily available for monitoring within and acros...

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Main Authors: Victoria Wright, Christiane Roth, Janet Aucoin, Karen Thomas, Heather Boynton, Lindsay Crowshoe, Gina Dimitropoulos, Deinera Exner-Cortens, Amy Metcalfe, Shelly Russell-Mayhew, Kelly Dean Schwartz, Suzanne Tough, Brent Hagel, Jennifer Zwicker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Calgary 2024-08-01
Series:The School of Public Policy Publications
Online Access:https://www.policyschool.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/HSP121-ChildYouthHealth-Final.pdf
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Summary:Despite Canada’s strengths and widespread acknowledgment of the importance of children and youth, this country recently ranked 30th among 38 high-income countries on indicators of their well-being (UNICEF Innocenti 2020). While there are limited data readily available for monitoring within and across jurisdictions, Alberta compares worse than Canadian averages on indicators of early development vulnerability and child abuse (PHAC 2023a)
ISSN:2560-8312
2560-8320

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