Health and Safety

Preserving Summer's Bounty
Food Safety
Fresh Preserving

Wise Buys
Canada's Food Guide

Water Sense
Safe Kids Canada

The Latest on Vitamin D
Canadian Paediatric Society

Postpartum Depression: Helpng New Moms Cope
Postpartum Depression: A New Parent’s Guide
Best Start Resource Centre
Depression After Delivery
MotherRisk
Pacific Postpartum Support Society
Postpartum Stress Center
Postpartum Support International
Peterborough Postpartum Mood Disorders Collaboration

Wellness and ADHD
Allergies: Elimination Diet and Food Challenge Test
Feingold Association

Babysitting courses:
St. John Ambulance, 1500 Lansdowne St. W., Peterborough, 745-0331
Canadian Red Cross, 565 Water St., Peterborough, 745-8222

Home alone course:
Kidproof Canada offers two-hour courses for children aged 10 to 12
that teach safety skills for time spent home alone.
Some courses also include basic first aid. Find course information at www.kidproofcanada.com/courses/overview.aspx

Road Warrior
Tips on how to survive the winter drive
Ontario Ministry of Transportation
Transport Canada
Canadian Automobile Association
Canada Safety Council

Childhood Obesity
Canada’s Food Guide
Dieticians of Canada Eat Well, Live Well Tips and Advice
Ellyn Satter, expert in the field of feeding relationships and eating competence
and resource used by many professional dieticians
HKPR Health Unit
Peterborough County-City Health Unit
Peterborough Healthy Families Centre
For more information on the BMI, see Health Canada’s website, under
Food and Nutrition.
Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health’s 2004 Chief Medical Officer of Health Report Healthy Weights Healthy Lives

Play is The Thing
Silken's Active Kids
Canada’s Physical Activity Guide to Healthy Living
Canada’s Physical Activity Guide to Healthy Living: for Children and Youth
Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board
For teachers: Workshops to train generalist teachers in phys ed
Diahne Graham, 705-742-9773 ext. 219