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Children's Secretariat
The PEI Children's Secretariat is a group of community and government representatives working across sectors, communities and departments as a collective voice to improve outcomes for children to age eight.
In essence, the Secretariat is a "network of networks" that links with other existing networks and coalitions who are working on behalf of young children and their families.
Activities focus on:
* profiling healthy child development
* promoting knowledge exchange and public education
* inspiring action, and
* influencing policy
Priority areas of action for 2009-2012 include:
* developing and promoting a province-wide Early Intervention Strategy,
* developing a framework for research and data collection in the early years, and
* continuing Take 30 for the Family, a communications and social marketing program
PEI Children's Secretariat membership includes representatives from seven government departments and 12 community networks as follows:
Government Departments
Education and Early Childhood Development
Social Services and Seniors
Health Community,
Cultural Affairs and Labour
Agriculture and Rural Development
Office of the Attorney General
Environment, Energy and Forestry
Community Networks
Pregnancy, Birth and Infancy
Parent Support
Healthy Lifestyles
Children's Mental Health
Children with Exceptional Needs
Children's Environmental Health
Family Literacy
Childhood Injury Prevention
Protecting our Children
Early Childhood Education and Care
Aboriginal Culture
Francophone and Acadian Culture
Public Health Agency of Canada
UPEI Research in Early Childhood Education Team
For more information contact:
Sarah Henry
Health Child Development Coordinator
(902) 438-4843 skhenry@gov.pe.ca
This information has been taken from website "Healthy Child Development"