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To help support information sharing during the unprecedented respiratory viral surge this fall Kids Come First has collected the following helpful content for family physicians and pediatricians: Ottawa’s hospitals stand together to help the region’s children and youth from CHEO’s newsroom, posted on Friday, November 18, 2022 Helpful content for Family Physicians and Pediatricians Family […]

During colder months many people catch respiratory illnesses like colds, influenza (flu), RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), and COVID-19. Here is some helpful information for families and caregivers* Family Doctor Tips on Caring for Children with Respiratory Symptoms [from the Ontario College of Family Physicians] Supply challenges affecting children’s pain and fever medications information for families […]

This week marks one year of pediatric home and community care at CHEO and the benefits to thousands of children, youth and families are ones we can all celebrate. Last September, the Ontario Minister of Health transferred responsibility for the delivery of this care in Ottawa and the Champlain region to CHEO’s Integrated Home and Community Care […]

Ottawa — A new system capacity report from the Francophone working group of the Kids Come First Health Team assesses access to French-language health services in the Champlain region and finds a resounding need to improve, facilitate and centralize access to care, with a priority focus on service for mental health and addictions, and medically […]

Did you receive your first COVID-19 vaccine at CHEO? Here is what you can expect for your second dose: The Kids Come First Health Team will be holding vaccination clinics at CHEO for individuals who received their first dose at CHEO.  These clinics continue to be offered based on the criteria established by Provincial guidelines […]

Ottawa —  With safety top of mind, the Kids Come First Health Team has come together for some of the region’s most vulnerable children and youth — those who are, or at risk of, experiencing maltreatment, such as abuse or neglect — during the COVID-19 pandemic. Home may not always be a safe place, but it is the only place […]

Ottawa—June 7, 2021 — Children from 12 to 17 years old in the Ottawa region are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine through the provincial booking portal. Members of the Kids Come First Health Team, including Ottawa Public Health (OPH), CHEO, community pediatricians, Roger Neilson House, parent and youth partners, and family physicians are working together to […]

Ottawa, ON — Today, the RBC Foundation presented $1.5 million to CHEO for the Kids Come First Health Team to improve access to youth mental health care in our community. This donation will support 1Call1Click.ca, a new initiative that will help Kids Come First create a single point of entry to Eastern Ontario’s system of […]

The Kids Come First Health Team has created a super-useful, one-page info sheet to help camps and their counsellors recognize and support children and youth with mental health concerns. “Supporting Youth Mental Health” provides: what to watch for, helpful coping strategies, ideas about who to turn to for support, how to start conversations about mental […]