Unstructured outdoor play and risky play
Benefits to your child engaging in unstructured outdoor play and risky play.
Your ERS leadership team
A variety of stakeholders must be involved to make your Elementary Road Safety (ERS) project a success. The lead stakeholder is typically a school committee driving the idea of change, together with local government, planners and enforcement representatives who have the power to implement change. Ideally, each ERS leadership team should leverage an existing committee […]
Summer sports and recreation
Safety tips for baseball, boating and sailing, camping and hiking, diving, football, horseback riding, in-line skating, skateboarding, soccer and swimming.
Winter sports and recreation
Learn about how to enjoy winter by participating safely in ice hockey, ice skating, skiing and snowboarding, sledding and tobogganing, and snowmobiling.
Playgrounds and play spaces
Safety features and hazards to look out for in playgrounds, safety concerns about trampolines and benefits of unstructured outdoor play and risky play.
Play parks and water features
How to help prevent drowning and other injuries from occurring on splash pads, wading pools, ponds, fountains and other water features.
Concussion information for parents and caregivers of young children
The causes of concussion are different for young children (under 6 years of age) than for older children and adults. Young children also communicate their symptoms differently. Concussions can happen at any age As children grow older, the main causes of concussion change Falls are the most common cause of concussions in young children under […]
Play time
Safety tips for toys, baby walkers and stationary activity centres
Skiing, snowboarding and sledding: Hospitalizations from alpine sports injuries in Canada (2015)
This January 2015 edition of the Canada Injury Compass highlights alpine sport injuries in Canada for the period of 2010-2011 in Canada. This report discusses the risks associated with alpines sport, the nature and circumstances of injuries and preventative strategies can reduce and prevent injuries while on the slopes.
Skiing, snowboarding and sledding: Alpine sports injuries in Ontario (2015)
Based on Ontario emergency department (ED) data, this September 2015 issue of the Ontario Injury Compass explores the causes and risk factors for injuries, as well as the most common types of injuries seen in EDs, in relation to skiing, snowboarding and sledding in Ontario.