National Child Day 2011 – November 20th

The Right to the Enjoyment of the Highest Attainable Standard of Health

The Canadian Child Care Federation has selected Article 24, the Right to the Enjoyment of the Highest Attainable Standard of Health, as the theme for National Child Day this year.

Article 24 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child states:

"States Parties recognize the right of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health and to facilities for the treatment of illness and rehabilitation of health. States Parties shall strive to ensure that no child is deprived of his or her right of access to such health care services."

Please contact Robin McMillan, Senior Project Consultant, about your National Child Day activities so that they can be shared with others. rmcmillan@cccf-fcsge.ca.

Here are some links to a few of our resource sheets that you could use that align with article 24 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. They are free to distribute for educational purposes.

http://www.cccf-fcsge.ca/docs/cccf/RS_37-e.pdf

http://www.cccf-fcsge.ca/docs/cccf/RS_71-e.pdf

http://www.cccf-fcsge.ca/docs/cccf/RS_99-e.pdf

http://www.cccf-fcsge.ca/healthyspaces/index.html

http://www.cccf-fcsge.ca/docs/cccf/RS_67-e.pdf

http://www.cccf-fcsge.ca/pdf/CPCHEMenu-e.pdf

http://www.cccf-fcsge.ca/pdf/CPCHE_Skin-en.pdf

http://www.cccf-fcsge.ca/pdf/CPCHEPurchasfact-bilingual.pdf

http://www.healthyenvironmentforkids.ca/collections/resources-child-care-sector