Join us in promoting healthy eating and active lifestyles in Canadian children and youth
We promote, develop and deliver programs and advocate for policy change that supports healthy eating and active living in environments where children and youth live, learn and play. We believe the focus needs to be on lifestyle, not weight.
Changes to our food and physical activity environment have radically changed the way we live and as a result a concerning number of children and families in Canada have poor lifestyle behaviours. This places them at increased risk of chronic disease and poor mental health – both of which are significant drivers of healthcare costs.
The Childhood Healthy Living Foundation supports children, youth and families in changing their physical and emotional health by promoting programs and policies that help to improve children and youth’s physical activity, healthy eating, screen time and sleep habits and positive mental health.
Learn about the Stop Marketing to Kids Coalition. Our Coalition unifies stakeholders through evidence-based research and our policy recommendation, the Ottawa Principles. Through cross-sector collaboration and evidence-informed policy development, we encourage the government to pass federal legislation and adopt robust regulations that adequately protect children from commercial food and beverage marketing in Canada.
