P.E.I.'s first children's report finds increased health risks for children from low-income families

The report highlights health inequities among Island children, with those from families with low income, higher rates of unemployment and fewer supports having more risk factors and poorer health outcomes than children living in more privileged families. But it found risk factors essentially follow the same pattern as the general population. It also showed disparities in gender, as male children are found to be at a higher nutrition risk (lower rates of fruit and vegetable consumption) and higher rates of tobacco smoking, heavy drinking and cannabis use. They were also found to have higher than average rates of asthma, mental illness and injury-related hospitalizations, while female children have lower rates of physical activity.
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