July 19, 2023
July 19, 2023 (OTTAWA, Ontario) – Today, the Ontario Government Made Kids Count with a historic investment of $330 million to expand children’s health care across the province. This investment will allow children’s hospitals and community-based providers across the province […]
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March 23, 2023
TORONTO, March 23, 2023 – The Children’s Health Coalition welcomes the Ontario government’s commitments to allocate additional funding and work with frontline pediatric health partners to identify more ways to connect children and youth to the care they need. Today, […]
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May 2, 2022
Coalition wants the next government to commit to develop Ontario’s first-ever Children’s Health Strategy TORONTO – With the start of the provincial election campaign,the Children’s Health Coalition (CHC) is calling on leaders and candidates of all political parties to make […]
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March 9, 2022
TORONTO March 9, 2022 — With today’s announcement, we want to thank everyone, including students and education staff, for your commitment to and diligence with public health measures throughout the pandemic. We know that masking, daily screening, cohorting and distancing […]
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February 28, 2022
TORONTO, February 28, 2022 – As leaders in children’s health, we know that masking is an important layer of protection to prevent COVID-19 and has prevented widespread transmission in school settings. While there have been recent calls to remove this public […]
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TORONTO, February 10, 2022 – As leaders in children’s health, we are pleased that additional Rapid Access Tests (RATs) are being made available to Ontarians. In the absence of widespread PCR testing, RATs are an important tool to continue to monitor […]
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February 1, 2022
TORONTO, February 1, 2022 – As leaders in children’s health, we are pleased with the announcement that additional Rapid Access Tests (RATs) will be made available to schools and childcare settings. We urge the government to ensure that every school and childcare […]
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January 31, 2022
A new campaign aimed at providing Ontario parents with the facts about COVID-19 vaccination for children aged five to 11 flips the script on a familiar family topic. Parents, have you done your homework? Just as children are asked to […]
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January 12, 2022
TORONTO, January 12, 2022 – As leaders in children’s health, we support the decision to return Ontario children to in-person learning on January 17. We know the best place for kids is in the classroom and we all have a role to […]
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TORONTO, January 3, 2022 – As leaders in children’s health, we are saddened by today’s announcement from the provincial government. We know that in person learning is essential to the mental, physical and developmental wellbeing of children. During this next two weeks, […]
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December 30, 2021
TORONTO, December 30, 2021 – As leaders in children’s health, we agree schools must be prioritized as essential during this 5th wave and we welcome the government’s commitment to in-person learning. Parents and children have faced enormous challenges through the pandemic. Omicron is adding […]
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November 18, 2021
TORONTO, November 18, 2021 – The Children’s Health Coalition welcomes additional measures to protect the health and well-being of children and youth and to help keep schools open. Beyond the classroom, we know that the greatest indicator of safety within […]
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November 4, 2021
TORONTO, November 4, 2021 – The Children’s Health Coalition welcomes the $8 million in new investments by the Government of Ontario to provide urgent children’s hospital capacity to treat eating disorders. Children’s health providers have seen a rise in the […]
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October 15, 2021
TORONTO, October 15, 2021 – The Children’s Health Coalition urges the Government of Ontario to pursue a cautious approach to reopening and to double down on the measures that are working to keep schools open and protect the health and […]
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August 17, 2021
TORONTO, August 17, 2021 – The Children’s Health Coalition appreciates the minimum standard policy outlined today by the Chief Medical Officer of Health regarding vaccination of some healthcare workers and plans for policies for education and other children’s sectors. It’s […]
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August 3, 2021
TORONTO, August 3, 2021 – Working with the Ontario Covid Science Table, child health experts released a Science Brief last month outlining ways to achieve the crucial goal of keeping schools open all year for in-person learning. The Children’s Health […]
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July 19, 2021
TORONTO, July 19, 2021 – The Children’s Health Coalition strongly urges the Ontario government to adopt the expert advice of the report issued today by the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table supporting the safe return to in-person learning in schools […]
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November 20, 2020
TORONTO, Nov. 20, 2020 (National Child Day) – Ontario’s leading children’s health-care providers today issue a stern warning and express deep concern about the current trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic. If the pandemic continues to spin out of control, schools […]
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June 11, 2020
Markham & Toronto, ON – June 11, 2020 Virtual care has gained traction in just about every part of the health-care system in the past few weeks. When implemented correctly, virtual care can be safe, improve access to health-care providers, […]
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April 20, 2020
Kids Health Alliance (KHA) has partnered with The Provincial Council for Maternal and Child Health (PCMCH) to compile resources for healthcare providers with COVID-19 information that is specific to the pediatric population.
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March 30, 2020
Kids Health Alliance (KHA) has partnered with The Provincial Council for Maternal and Child Health (PCMCH) to create two documents for children, youth, and their families to help address some of the most commonly asked questions.
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October 24, 2019
Newmarket hospital joins eight others hospitals in coordinating approaches to caring for children
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September 13, 2019
Kids Health Alliance (KHA) announced Larissa Smit as the interim executive director while Lauren Ettin, executive director of KHA, is away on maternity leave.
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November 12, 2018
Michael Garron Hospital (MGH) has officially joined Kids Health Alliance (KHA), a not-for-profit network of partners working to create a child and family-centred approach to high-quality, consistent, coordinated paediatric health care
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September 19, 2018
As part of its mission to provide exceptional care for a healthier community, Humber River Hospital (Humber) is proud to announce it is joining Kids Health Alliance.
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April 24, 2018
As part of its commitment to deliver safe and high quality care to every person, every encounter, every day, Pembroke Regional Hospital (PRH) is proud to announce it has joined Kids Health Alliance (KHA).
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December 15, 2017
Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital (OSMH) is proud to announce today it is strengthening its Regional Women and Children’s Program by joining Kids Health Alliance (KHA).
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December 8, 2017
Following an extensive search, Lauren Ettin has been appointed Executive Director of Kids Health Alliance (KHA), effective as of December 4, 2017.
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September 6, 2017
MARKHAM – As the first community hospital to join Kids Health Alliance (KHA), Markham Stouffville Hospital (MSH) will enhance the paediatric care they provide to families in their communities.
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June 7, 2017
TORONTO – Three of Ontario’s largest paediatric health-care providers launched a new partnership called Kids Health Alliance.
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