Million Messages

What is the Million Messages Program?

The Million Messages program is the development of a comprehensive plan to standardize messages given to parents about injury by public and/or community health nurses. Each of these messages is simple, consistent, routine, and targets an issue that affects children at specific stages in their growth and development. The messages are developed for visits during the prenatal, newborn, two months, four months, six months, twelve months, eighteen months, and preschool periods. This program was developed by Capital Health in Alberta. An evaluation was conducted and it was found that the information received from the nurses led to a change in behaviour in 46% of the parents/caregivers.

Information Sheets

For more information on Million Messages or to download our information sheets, please refer to our on-line Resource Catalogue. The following information sheets are available:

• Key Messages Table
• Prenatal
• Birth to 6 Months
• 6 to 12 Months
• 12 to 18 Months
• 18 Months to 4 Years
• Preschool
• Program