Nurturing the Next Generation

Current research demonstrates that health during preconception, pregnancy, infancy and in the early years of life are critically important for laying the foundation for a lifetime of wellbeing.

In 2009, Peel Public Health identified key issues requiring special attention in relation to the health of the community with the release of “Staying Ahead of the Curve: Peel Public Health’s 10-year Strategic Plan”. One of these key priorities addressed optimizing early child development. This strategic priority has been given the fitting name, Nurturing the Next Generation.

Through Nurturing the Next Generation, Peel Public Health is embarking on a 10-year strategic priority aimed at finding population-based, evidence-informed ways to give children the best start.

As part of this priority, Peel Public Health has partnered with researchers to conduct a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)-funded knowledge synthesis. Research is currently underway to answer the question:

What are the population health interventions that public health can realistically implement to support optimal child wellbeing (social, emotional, and cognitive) from the prenatal period through infancy to the end of the first year of life?

Peel Public Health is exploring population health interventions that will have the most significant impact on early child development.

Nurturing the Next Generation