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p22 weekender saturday june 14 1997 more children die yearly from preventable injuries than all other causes combined many children in canada are at risk because they are not receiving proper care said the college of fami ly physicians of canada which announced a range of important initiatives to fmarkham vstouffville hospital the annual meeting of markham stouffville hospital will be held on tuesday june 24 1997 at 700 pm in the auditorium of markham stouffviile hospital 381 church street markham ontario amendments to bylaws for ratification will be presented james r maclean secretary permanent tooth replacement with dental implants if you are missing one tooth or more dental implants could restore your smile and all that goes with it talk laugh and smile with condidence eat all types of food comfortably live without gum irritation or mouth pain regain full function without damaging the surrounding healthy teeth improve your appearance with a more youthful natural look all treatment 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renovated and we have returned to our permanent location at 254 main street north markham we would like to thank everyone for their support and assistance during this transition 4716422 also made spe cific recommen dations which will be imple mented some key findings include more chil dren die every year from pre ventable injuries than all other causes com bined the leading causes of child hood injury are vehicle bicycle and household accidents drowning and fires although national statis tics are unavailable it is clear that many canadi an children suffer terrible indignities resulting from family vio lence abuse and neglect low birth weight is a seri ous issue since it accounts for about three- quarters of neonatal mor tality deaths under 28 days mothers liv ing in poverty are at a higher risk of bearing small babies in just the are 10 times first two years of more likely to life each low be admitted to birth weight hospital yet 90 infant requires health care ser vices costing an average of 200000 aboriginal children die at twice the rate of other children and are four times more like ly to die from preventable injuries the leading cause of death among aborigi nal children are babies fed formula rather thciri breastmilk are 10 times more per cent of hos pitals with obstetrical ser vices have exclusive con tracts with for mula companies family physi cians are in a unique position to play a leading role in child health care because they care for people throughout their lives know their patients family histories and are typi cally the first con tact when problems arise to hospital yet 90 per cent of hospitals with obstetrical services have exclusive contracts with formula companies birth defects and sudden infant death syn drome 72 per cent of canadi ans younger than 19 suffer some form of disability babies fed formula rather than breastmilk specific initiatives to be undertaken include distribut ing guide lines to assist family physi cians in such areas as identi fying and appropriately dealing with child abuse properly equip ping their offices for pae- diatric emergen cies and ensur ing their prac tices are child- friendly promoting family physician outreach pro grams into schools day care centres and youth camps fitness till 998 with why do over 100 million north americans work out regularly why do millions of chinese start their day with an exercise program why do hundreds of thousands of europeans belong to fitness studios because it makes them feel better it makes them look better it makes them healthier it makes them live longer the us surgeon general has determined that lack of physical activity is the same as smoking a pack of cigarettes a day so join millions of people worldwide join and use any of our 35 clubs in ontario with one membership exercise and make fitness part of your life do it for you join canadas best and biggest clubs now and pay no dues till 1998 call now 9054759288 3500 steeles ave e markham f t n e s s c l u b s pint lime members only some tmriaiow may apply limited lime oltcr working other groups and association which share common goals undertaking public informa tion programs and expanding on the current patient educa tion program of the cfpc enhancing undergraduate residency and continuing edu cation programs on child health encourag ing family physi cians to provide some coun selling to patients on such subjects that could have a significant impact on the health of their children