Child Friendly Communities Archives

What are Child Friendly Communities ?

Posted on February 26, 2015February 26, 2015 by Dr. Jayne Pivik

The phrase 'child friendly' has come to mean many things: restaurants who serve families, safety-proofed environments for babies, toys without lead, and community design, development and planning that promotes child wellness. Although all are important for children, the last example is the focus of this post. The child friendly cities movement is a world-wide in...

Children Using Innovative Methods for Evaluating Neighborhoods

Posted on February 26, 2015March 4, 2015 by Dr. Jayne Pivik

Interest in acquiring children's opinions about their neighborhoods has surged as researchers connect the health benefits of neighborhood activity and the built environment, understand the psychological and social influences of community cohesion and networks and attempt to fulfill the international agreements The United Nations Convention on the Right's of the ...

Equalizing Schools for All

Posted on February 26, 2015March 4, 2015 by Dr. Jayne Pivik

For children and youth, school is their ‘world’ for at least six hours a day, five days a week. Imagine then, if that world was full of obstacles that stopped you from moving around, being part of groups, having fun or learning new things. For many children with disabilities, this is a daily reality. In a study conducted in Ottawa, Canada, children with disabilities shared with...

Practical Child Friendly Strategies for Communities

Posted on February 25, 2015February 27, 2015 by Dr. Jayne Pivik

A pattern is emerging when it comes to children's health and wellbeing: 1) the world agrees on principles for promoting child health and well-being, stressing the importance of including children's voices in community planning and service delivery; 2) children and youth have a unique and valuable perspective to add to the discussions; 3) researchers are finding that how we desi...

Child Friendly Communities

Posted on February 25, 2015February 26, 2015 by Dr. Jayne Pivik

Child Friendly Communities: Background and Definitions The phrase 'child friendly' has come to mean many things: restaurants who serve families, safety-proofed environments for babies, toys without lead, and community design, development and planning that promotes child wellness. Although all are important for children, the last example is the focus of this po...

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Posted on February 21, 2015March 2, 2015 by Dr. Jayne Pivik

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Balancing Community Needs and Assets

Posted on February 17, 2015March 4, 2015 by Dr. Jayne Pivik

Qualitative and quantitative approaches are used to evaluate community impacts of the physical environment, community cohesion and programs and services. These include: Surveys Population level data analyses Community level data analyses Photo essaying/PhotoVoice Neighborhood tours (windshield and walking surveys) Asset-based Co...

Nurturant Environments

Posted on February 17, 2015February 25, 2015 by Dr. Jayne Pivik

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