McMaster Children’s Hospital Launches New Campaign to Support Back to School
McMaster Children’s Hospital’s new back-to-school campaign features dozens of informative videos, stories, and tips sheets from a variety of child and youth health professionals to support families as they return to school.
Click here to find resources on the McMaster Children’s Hospital website or scroll to the bottom of the post to find the YouTube playlist.
McMaster Children’s Hospital continues to be a strong advocate for the safe return of children to the classroom.
In-person learning provides routine, daily structure, accountability, human contact and a broad range of interpersonal situations that children need to thrive. This helps young people build important life skills and coping strategies for challenging times, and supports overall development, growth, health and well-being.
Recent studies show that in most instances, COVID-19 transmission within schools is extremely low, even with the variant strains circulating.
During the transition back to school, we’ve enlisted the help of McMaster Children’s Hospital staff and doctors to share some practical information to support families. Our experts have created some informal videos for you to use as a resource. Topics include vaccinations, managing return to school anxiety, how to make friends, healthy eating habits, bullying, screen time, and more.
McMaster Children’s Hospital is open, providing both in-person and online appointments for our community during the pandemic. We are here when you need us.
We’re excited for a return to in-person learning and wish you and your youth much success in the school year ahead!
– Bruce Squires, President of McMaster Children’s Hospital
Updated on Tuesday, September 07, 2021.