Growing up in B.C

To all children have the resources and opportunities to learn and achieve this report’s goal of providing a meaningful picture of thrive, and that all adolescents are supported and guided to make children in this province, hundreds of indicators used in many healthy decisions and life choices. [...] The complementary goal of the Office of the Provincial Health Officer is to report on the health and well-being of More than 200 youth participated in 27 consultations across B. C. the population. [...] IN B. C. possible we have differentiated data for children and youth in the care of the government and Aboriginal children and youth, in order to highlight differences in circumstances or outcomes for these more vulnerable sub-populations of children and youth. [...] Indicators the importance of examining the social, economic and are seen to be most useful when they are readily available, environmental determinants of health and well-being for non-identifying, and can be aggregated to provide an children25 to ensure that child and family policy is based overview of the complex issues common to the reporters.28 upon a foundation of evidence. [...] The impact of geographic location legislation, policy and practice that includes safety of the is also evident with significant disparity among regions child, the development and well-being of the child, and in the province.