On-going

Way Forward Commitment:

Our Government will begin implementation of a health risk assessment tool for school-aged children, beginning in kindergarten, to monitor healthy child development. We will immediately begin comprehensive research to inform the development of a child health risk assessment tool. The assessment tool will complement the Healthy School Planner as healthy living plans are developed for school-aged children. By September 2019, our Government will have implemented a health assessment tool to measure health and well-being for school aged children.

What We’ve Accomplished:

• The Provincial Government has completed jurisdictional scans of approaches taken in other provinces, nationally and internationally. Research has been conducted on recommendations and best practices for screening and assessing health of school-aged children. As a result of this research, the province will implement a health risk assessment to monitor the health and well-being of children. The provincial government conducted an evaluation of the province’s childhood screening and pre-school health check programs. The final evaluation report has been received and is currently under review by the Department of Health and Community Services and its stakeholders.