Projects | Family and Child Health Initiative

Projects

Constantly evolving, our work has three main pillars:

Engaging and building partnerships with our community;
Deepening our understanding of the interconnected factors at the individual, family, institutional and systems levels that influence child and family health; and
Co-designing, implementing, and evaluating interventions to support child and family health and well-being with diverse communities

Below are some of the current and prior projects that highlight our ongoing work.

Current Projects

We are all accountable: collective action through data to co-design a more equitable and integrated health system in Peel

Health inequities have been amplified by the COVID-19 Pandemic across Peel. Individuals from racialized and marginalized communities are suffering, receiving delayed care and dying prematurely. The Anti-Black Racism & Systemic...

Peer Support Interventions for Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes and their Caregivers

Despite major pharmaceutical and technological innovations since the discovery of insulin 100 years ago, diabetes self-management and achieving a high-quality of life remains a challenge for adolescents with type 1...

Nothing About Me without Me: Co-Designing Mental Healthcare Improvements

Mental health services are usually designed by service providers, without energy of action (EA) and family input. This initiative centres in co-creating a photovoice and digital story collection communicating their...

Peel Family Support Network Needs Assessment

Devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have required collective action to support the health of children, youth, and families. The Peel Family Support Network (PFSN) mobilized in response to the...

Collective Action for COVID-19 Recovery: Co-Designing Physical Activity Interventions with you and Caregivers in Peel

The Peel Family Support Network (PFSN) is a cross-sectoral collaborative comprised of 26 community organizations that came together in response to the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on families....

Addressing Weight Bias & Stigma in Healthcare

To help address weight bias, stigma, and discrimination among healthcare providers, we are co-designing a continuing professional development curriculum with a team of individuals who have, themselves, experienced weight-based stigma...

Cultural Values, Health Behaviours, and Type 2 Diabetes

The Region of Peel has one of the highest rates of Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) in Canada, particularly in the South Asian population. Peel is home to a high number...

Evaluating the Peel Community Health Ambassador Program: Building trusting, equitable, and responsive healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic

Peel has seen the highest positivity rates of COVID-19 across the province and country. While many people who identify from Peel’s diverse communities have experienced negative impacts to their overall...

FCHI Community Engagement and Networking Event (2019)

In 2018-2019 the FCHI team conducted a number of community engagement activities throughout Peel. These were the initial steps in FCHI's longer-term commitment to collaborative, community-based approaches to both research...

Best You!

The City of Brampton (COB) Recreation Division delivers the BEST You! (Build, Explore, Support, Talk) to promote and support the health and well-being of school-age children in Peel. The BEST You! Program includes...

Understanding Social Networks of KidFit Families

The KidFit Health and Wellness Clinic (KidFit) is a pediatric weight management clinic at Trillium Health Partners (THP) that provides family-based, inter-professional services including medical, mental health, dietetics, and activity therapy. To...

Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship (ICE) Training: Mental Health Stigma

Through community engagement activities the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) invited FCHI to become a sector partner for ICE trainings with Specialist High Skills Major (SHMS) students from the...

A Collaborative Response to addressing Family Violence with Racialized and Diverse Communities during Pandemic Recovery in Peel Region

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the health and well-being of communities globally. Public health interventions such as social distancing and “lockdowns” have led to wider consequences such as increased...