Healthy Child Development
Research on early experiences on brain development, school readiness and health in later life has sparked a growing consensus about early child development as a powerful determinant of health. Simultaneously, we have been learning more about how all of the other determinants of health affect the physical, social, mental, emotional and spiritual development of children and youth. One example, includes a young person's development who is greatly affected by his or her housing and neighbourhood, family income and level of parents' education, access to nutritious foods and physical recreation, genetic makeup and access to dental and medical care.
Resources
Ladysmith Community Health Centre
Cowichan Tribes Child & Family Services
Ladysmith Family and Friends Resource Program
Canadian Mental Health Association -- U Fix It Bike Works, Youth Craft Shop, Rainbows Program
VIHA Public Health - Margaret Moss Health Centre
Cowichan Tribes Ts'ewultun Health Centre