REACHING FOR THE TOP A Report by the Advisor on Healthy Children & Youth Dr. K. Kellie Leitch The views expressed in this Report are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the Government of Canada. Published by authority of the Minister of Health. Reaching for the Top: A Report by the Advisor on Healthy Children & Youth is available on Internet at the following address: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca Également disponible en français sous le titre : Vers de nouveaux sommets : rapport de la conseillère en santé des enfants et des jeunes For further information or to obtain additional copies, please contact: Publications Health Canada Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9 Tel.: 613-954-5995 Fax: 613-941-5366 E-Mail:
[email protected] © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, represented by the Minister of Health Canada, 2007 HC Pub.: 4552 Print Cat.: H21-296/2007E ISBN: 978-0-662-46455-6 PDF Cat.: H21-296/2007E-PDF ISBN: 978-0-662-46456-3 REACHING FOR THE TOP A Report by the Advisor on Healthy Children & Youth Dr. K. Kellie Leitch K. Kellie Leitch MD, MBA, FRCS (C) Chair/Chief, Division of Paediatric Surgery Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon Email:
[email protected] Tel: 519.685.8500 ext 52132 Fax: 519.685.8038 Room E2-620D Minister: As Canadians, we are very fortunate in so many ways. We have tremendous opportunities to reach our full potential in a free, welcoming, and ambitious country. For those of us who were born in this country, it has often been said that we are among the luckiest people in the world.