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Fuchs, Don; Burnside, Linda; Marchenski, Sheila; Mudry, Andria – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2010
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a serious social and health problem for the child welfare, health and education systems in North America and other parts of the world. This article describes the population of children in care of the child welfare system in Manitoba. Also this article will highlight the relevance of these research findings…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Foreign Countries, Welfare Services, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
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Muckle, Gina; Ayotte, Pierre; Dewailly, Eric; Jacobson, Sandra W.; Jacobson, Joseph L. – Environmental Health Perspectives, 2001
Through their marine-based diet, the Inuit of Nunavik (Quebec) are exposed to neurotoxic environmental contaminants that impact cognitive development. Mercury levels in Nunavik Inuit mothers and newborns were higher than in U.S. and Canadian populations but lower than in previous Arctic samples. Lead, polychlorinated biphenyls, chorinated…
Descriptors: Canada Natives, Child Health, Environmental Influences, Eskimos
Lowe, Elaine, Ed. – 2002
This report compiles the proceedings from the third national forum of the Canadian Child Care Federation, held in November 2001, which provided an opportunity for early childhood educators, practitioners, and researchers to share knowledge, learn from each other, and network with colleagues. The agenda included 4 keynote speeches, 30 workshops on…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Development, Child Health, Children