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The Division Childhood and Adolescence is a focal point for policy development, research, and strategic analysis of trends regarding broad determinants of health regarding children and youth in Canada. The Centres of Excellence for Children's Well-Being conduct research on key child health issues, develop policy advice based on solid evidence and disseminate information to a broad audience Aboriginal Head Start in Urban and Northern Communities is a Public Health Agency of Canada and Health Canada-funded early childhood development program for First Nations, Inuit and Métis children and their families. Community Action Program for Children (CAPC) provides long term funding to community coalitions to deliver programs that address the health and development of children (0-6 years) who are living in conditions of risk. It recognizes that communities have the ability to identify and respond to the needs of children and places a strong emphasis on partnerships and community capacity building. Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program, (CPNP) is a comprehensive community-based program designed to meet the needs of pregnant women facing difficult life circumstances that threaten their health and the development of their babies. The CAPC/CPNP National Projects Fund (NPF) provides financial assistance to initiatives supporting the objectives of CAPC/CPNP projects and has direct relationships with projects across Canada. The NPF is designed to support time-limited projects sponsored by voluntary, non-profit, non-governmental organizations, which will be national in scope and result in the strengthening of CAPC/CPNP projects. The
goal of the national Fetal
Alcohol Syndrome / Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAS/FAE) Initiative is
to develop a broad-based collaborative effort to prevent FAS/FAE and
improve the quality of life of all people affected by FAS/FAE.
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