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Health Information for Parents
We have gathered these web links to help health professionals find information for parents on common topics in multiple languages. These links are not intended as medical guidance. We cannot vouch for the quality of information or translations on these sites. General health resources AboutKidsHealth: From the Hospital for Sick…
Helicobacter pylori
Introduction Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is one of the most common bacterial infections in humans, with an estimated 4.4 billion people infected worldwide.1 H. pylori is a small, motile, microaerophilic gram-negative curved bacillus that colonizes the mucin layer of the gastric mucosal epithelium. Urease production enables the bacteria to adapt…
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
Terminology Terms used in the medical literature include female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), female genital cutting, female genital mutilation and female genital circumcision. UNICEF, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) use female genital mutilation.[1][2][3] Women who have been cut, or mothers discussing the issue for their daughters,…
Oral Health Screening
Oral health is a basic component of children’s health and a particular concern in young newcomers to Canada. Newcomer status is itself a risk factor for early childhood caries (ECC), and young newcomers may not have received dental care before their arrival or learned about oral hygiene in their country…
Onchocerciasis
Introduction Onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, is a filiarial disease caused by the nematode (worm) Onchocerca volvulus. It is transmitted by infected blackflies of the Simulium species that live along fast-flowing water.1 Adult female worms can live under the skin in a human host for up to 15 years,…
Substance Use and Immigrant Youth
Epidemiology Data on substance use among young newcomers to Canada are limited. Substance use in first-generation youth new to Canada has been reported to be significantly lower than second-generation youth, who report less use than third and later generations.1 A U.S. study also found that substance use disorders are less…
Dengue
Epidemiology Dengue is the most common viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes worldwide.1 It is caused by one of four Flavivirus serotypes (DEN-1, 2, 3 and 4), which are transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, a day biting mosquito more often present in urban than in rural areas (Figure 1).1 These mosquitos bite…