It is a moral responsibility for us to help children live healthy, happy, confi dent, secure and productive lives. By becoming a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, (4) Canada has enshrined this moral responsibility as a legal obligation of our government, for which we agree to be held accountable before the international community. The health and well-being of our children is an investment in our Province for generations to come. Table 1. Child Health Information on the following pages provides some data and fi ndings from the literature that highlights the.
