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Saskatoon UEY: 2005 Fact Sheet on Mother's Mental Health

Submitted by Fleur Macqueen Smith on Sun, 2009-11-08 13:33

This fact sheet describes findings from the Saskatoon Understanding the Early Years study (2000-07) on the mental health of mothers of young children in Saskatoon. It is part of a series of four fact sheets.

The Saskatoon Understanding the Early Years study examined how families and communities support their young children. It was part of a national initiative funded by Human Resources and Social Development Canada. It was part of a national initiative funded by Human Resources and Social Development Canada. Read more...

Saskatoon UEY: 2007 Overall Fact Sheet

Submitted by Fleur Macqueen Smith on Sun, 2009-11-08 13:24

This fact sheet summarize the findings of the Saskatoon Understanding the Early Years study (2000-07), and its impact, as reported at a wrap-up forum in May 2007. It is part of a series of four fact sheets; ones on literacy, children's behaviour, and mothers' mental health are also posted on this site.

Saskatoon UEY: 2003 Community Mapping Report

Submitted by Fleur Macqueen Smith on Sun, 2009-11-08 13:09

This first Community Mapping Report reports on early development outcomes for children using the Early Development Instrument, and compare these outcomes to resources available in Saskatoon, and characteristics of Saskatoon neighbourhoods.

The Saskatoon Understanding the Early Years study (2000-2007) examined how families and communities support their young children. It was part of a national initiative funded by Human Resources and Social Development Canada. Read more...

Child Health Outcomes Policy Report (2004)

Submitted by Fleur Macqueen Smith on Mon, 2009-11-09 12:28

The purpose of this report, Understanding the Policy Landscape of Early Childhood Development in Saskatchewan, is twofold: to survey the policy landscape of early childhood development provincially and nationally, and to report on our knowledge transfer efforts to bring our research results to policy-makers and improve its uptake. This policy work is part of the Child Health Outcomes project, which examined how children’s health outcomes, from birth to age eight, are critically influenced by a combination of family circumstances and neighbourhood conditions. The technical report on this research is located here.

Child Health Outcomes Technical Report (2004)

Submitted by Fleur Macqueen Smith on Mon, 2009-11-09 12:23

This report describes research conducted to understand how children’s health outcomes, from birth to age eight, are critically influenced by a combination of family circumstances and neighbourhood conditions. While it has been known intuitively for many generations that family circumstances and neighbourhood conditions play a critical role in shaping healthy childhood development, there is much to learn about how specific family or neighbourhood characteristics, either alone or in combination, work to affect specific childhood outcomes. This research project attempts to understand the seemingly intuitive but complex question of how families and neighbourhoods help or hinder children in the earliest years of their lives. Read more...

Northeast Saskatchewan UEY: overall fact sheet (2008)

Submitted by Fleur Macqueen Smith on Mon, 2009-11-09 11:44

This fact sheet summarizes the findings from the Northeast Saskatchewan Understanding the Early Years study, funded by Human Resources and Social Development Canada from 2005-08.

More detailed findings were published in the Community Mapping Report, which covers early development outcomes for children using the Early Development Instrument, and compares these outcomes to resources available in the community and characteristics of these communities. There are seven fact sheets: one on the overall project, and one each for the six study areas the project was divided into for analysis. Download the other six fact sheets from the Northeast UEY site at: http://earlyyears.nesd.ca/

Using theory to plan and evaluate KidsFirst - a brief summary (2008)

Submitted by Fleur Macqueen Smith on Mon, 2009-11-09 10:30

SPHERU and the Saskatchewan government have partnered to evaluate KidsFirst, the government's early childhood development program targetted to very vulnerable young children and their families.

Theories explain relating by shedding light on how and why activities bring about change. The KidsFirst evaulation research team has identified three theories can help us better understand the KidsFirst program: Self-Efficacy Theory, Attachment Theory, and Human Ecology Theory. You can download the full academic paper on these theories here, as well as 11-page summary here and a one-page brief summary here. Read more...

Using theory to plan and evaluate KidsFirst (2008)

Submitted by Fleur Macqueen Smith on Mon, 2009-11-09 10:28

SPHERU and the Saskatchewan government have partnered to evaluate KidsFirst, the government's early childhood development program targetted to very vulnerable young children and their families.

Theories explain relating by shedding light on how and why activities bring about change. The KidsFirst evaulation research team has identified three theories can help us better understand the KidsFirst program: Self-Efficacy Theory, Attachment Theory, and Human Ecology Theory. You can download this full academic paper on these theories, as well as an 11-page summary here and a one-page brief summary here. Read more...

KidsFirst Community Profiles (2008)

Submitted by Fleur Macqueen Smith on Mon, 2009-11-09 10:18

SPHERU and the Saskatchewan government have partnered to evaluate KidsFirst, the government's early childhood development program targetted to very vulnerable young children and their families. The Community Profiles describe each of the nine KidsFirst sites.

This evaluation is funded by the Canadian Population Health Initiative and the Saskatchewan government, and is being conducted by a group of researchers and decision-makers, led by Nazeem Muhajarine at the University of Saskatchewan.

Introducing the Smart Cities, Healthy Kids project (2008)

Submitted by Fleur Macqueen Smith on Sun, 2009-11-08 20:10

This fact sheet introduces the Smart Cities, Healthy Kids study that examines the impact neighbourhood design in Saskatoon has on children's physical activity levels. It is a partnership between researchers at the University of Saskatchewan, and decision-makers in health care services, city planning and local politics. This study is funded for three years (2009-2012) by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, and the Health Research Foundation. Findings are expected to inform neighbourhood planning and design locally and beyond.