Too many children and youth experience concussions during sports and recreation activities, sometimes with tragic outcomes. To address this important public health issue, the Government is continuing to invest in concussion prevention, detection and management.
Today, the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, announced almost $250,000 to Parachute Leaders in Injury Prevention (Parachute). This funding supports updates to the Canadian Guideline on Concussion in Sport and other key concussion resources. These updates will consider new recommendations for concussion in sport recently published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Parachute is a key stakeholder for concussion prevention and management in Canada. This national not-for-profit injury organization previously developed the Canadian Guideline on Concussion in Sport and other concussion knowledge and awareness products for stakeholders such as health professionals and sports organizations.
The Public Health Agency of Canada is funding this project through the Healthy Canadians and Communities Fund (HCCF). The HCCF's program activities include raising awareness of how to prevent chronic diseases and common behavioural risk factors.
Through this investment, the Government of Canada is supporting the health and wellbeing of people in Canada by continuing to advance the prevention, detection and management of concussions.
