Playing It Safe
Building Capacity to Reduce Environmental Risks to Child Health
February 28

Because your organization is an important partner in protecting Children's Environmental Health in Manitoba, we invite you to an innovative capacity-building workshop. The Children's Health & Environment Partnership of Manitoba in collaboration with Health Canada's Safe Environments are pleased to offer a one-day workshop designed to increase your knowledge and provide your organization with strategies to reduce environmental risks to children's health.

The Training

Children are uniquely vulnerable to chemical exposures. They are exposed every day in their home, their schools, outdoors, and through the food they eat, the air that they breathe, and the products that we use. The Canadian Partnership for Children's Health and Environment (CPCHE) has developed and delivered this interactive training across Canada. The training is designed to maximize on a multi-sector approach to capacity building by including networking and strategy sessions. We encourage you to bring your business cards and/or organizational material to share with other participants.

FEBRUARY 28
Learn important information about environmental risks to child health, and equip yourself with child proofing tips and strategies to reduce risk.

Learning Outcomes

In this training you will gain knowledge and tools that will enable you to:

- Identify the environmental risks of highest concern within your sector;
- Integrate children's environmental health literacy into your organization and/or sector's work;
- Develop initiatives that will support or enhance existing programming; and,
- Participate in a diverse Manitoba-wide network supported by the Children's Health & Environment Partnership.

The Participants

Participants will include early learning practitioners, child care providers, health care professionals, educators, public servants, community development workers, and service providers who work in the area of preconception, prenatal and/or child health.

Our Facilitator

Myriam Beaulne is the Health Promotion Coordinator for the Canadian Partnership for Children's Health and Environment (CPCHE) based in Toronto. She has many years of experience in environmental toxicology, ecology, scientific studies, and environmental law and a strong commitment towards the protection of our environment and our health. Myriam has worked for government agencies, educational institutions, labs and non-profit organizations in Canada and the United States. She aims to bridge science and policy and raise public awareness of the dangers of chemical exposures.

Registration

Please register early as space is limited. To register for the training, please email the completed registration form to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by Monday, February 16, 2009. Once registered, you will receive an email confirmation along with details on the training, location and schedule. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Children's Health & Environment Partnership at (204) 480-1505. To learn more about us, please visit www.childrensenvironment.ca

Travel Subsidies

A modest travel subsidy is available to support those who wish to attend from municipalities outside of Winnipeg. Please contact Kristle Calisto-Tavares, Secretariat Director at (204) 480-1505 for information.