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Biography: His current work focuses on early child development as a lifelong determinant of health and the policy translations needed to fulfill Canada’s National Children's Agenda. To this end, he is carrying out province-wide research mapping children's development at kindergarten age.Dr Hertzman’s research includes investigations into the determinants of health in Central and Eastern Europe and the Philippines, a historical cohort study of health, development and community change among 26,000 sawmill workers and their children, and the development of the BC Linked Health Database. |
The language and culture of my heritage is passed on to me orally. it's a different way off learning than how I am taught at school. How do I keep my traditional culture alive while learning to read and being immersed in the majority culture?
Reading is the core of learning and staying in school . improving reading skills with young Aboriginal children can open up the doors to future prospects.