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Inspiring Healthy Futures

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A Vision for Children, Youth, and Families in Canada

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#WeCANforKids

Shaping the future

Canadians want a future where every child, youth, and family thrives.

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Participants in the Inspiring Healthy Futures network imagine an equitable ecosystem that fosters health and well-being, resilience, and opportunity for all. Youth, parents, researchers, educators, advocates, policymakers, service providers, and community and business leaders continue to inspire and be inspired by this vision.

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Their commitment forms the foundation for leaders, organizations, and governments to make kids a priority and create a healthier, stronger future for children, youth, and families in Canada.

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This work is driven by the power of collaboration, advocacy, and innovative research to create lasting, positive change.

Why now

Because every day in the life of a child matters.

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Year after year, decade after decade, reporting by UNICEF on child well-being has demonstrated that Canada rarely outperforms other rich countries, either leaving us stuck in the middle or falling well behind peer countries. In 2021, we co-created an action framework centred around mobilized communities and spanning youth initiatives, research collaborations, grassroots parent groups, advocacy initiatives, and community and industry partnerships.

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▶︎ Read more about the framework that underpins the network (PDF).

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In 2023, the federal government took a significant step toward improving the health and well-being of children and youth when it re-negotiated the Canada Health Transfer and announced a new investment of $2 billion to improve child and youth health outcomes. With Inspiring Healthy Futures 2.0, let’s capitalize on that momentum to co-create A Future Fit For Kids.

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▶︎ Take a look at our updated Acceleration Agenda.

Founding partners

In 2020, four co-sponsors led an effort to galvanize champions working in all aspects of child well-being and articulate a shared approach. The result was Inspiring Healthy Futures, a pan-Canadian, cross-sectoral network of champions for children's health and well-being.

 

In its development, over 1,500 individuals and organizations from health, social services, education, research, and policy, together with youth/families convened with a common vision: Collectively, we imagined a better future for children, youth, and families in Canada.

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▶︎ Learn more about the people behind Inspiring Healthy Futures.

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Network champions

Diverse champions are the cornerstone of the Inspiring Healthy Futures network. Progress for children, youth, and families relies on our commitment to research, advocacy, and collaboration.

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▶︎ Get involved in the Inspiring Healthy Futures network.

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