Cycling refers to the process of making multiple matches to retrieve multiple pieces of information. For example the following question forces a two cycle task:

The Child Health Record is a pocket sized booklet that provides an easy way to keep track of IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT YOUR CHILD’S DEVELOPMENT, including health check ups, weight and immunization history. To request your copy, call 1 800 O Canada or go to www.healthcanada.ca/chr

Which publications contain information about keeping lungs healthy?

Did you know that today almost 80 percent of mothers are BREASTFEEDING their babies? For information about breastfeeding, including copies of 10 Great Reasons to Breastfeed and 10 Valuable Tips for Successful Breastieeding, call 1 800 O Canada or visit www.hc sc.gc.ca/childhood youth and enter “Breastfeeding” in the site browser at the bottom of the page (click on “Infant Nutrition” and then on “Infant Nutrition Resources”).

Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating offers practical guidelines you can use daily to make HEAL HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES for you and your family. For copies of the guide, call 1 800 O Canada or go to www.hc-sc.gc.ca and click on “Food and Nutrition” in the “Fast Find” menu on the left.

First productive matches for given information (blue). They point to requested information (red).

The Clean Air Guide: How to Identify and Correct Indoor Air Quality Problems in Your Home provides important information to help protect children and other family members with ASTHMA, ALLERGIES, RESPIRATORY DISEASES OR ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITIES. The guide also includes a personal action plan. To order a copy for $5.95, visit www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca and click on “Order Desk” or call 1 800 668 2642.

Canada’s Physical Activity Guide to Healthy Active Living is designed to help all Canadians, including parents and children, become more PHYSICALLY ACTIVE to improve health, prevent disease, and get the most out of life. To order your copy, call 1 888 334 9769 or visit www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hppb/paguide

Second productive match for given information (blue). It points to requested information (red)

QUIT 4 LIFE is a Web based program that gives teens the tools they need to quit smoking. For positive, supportive, realistic advice that recognizes the challenges of quitting, go to www.quit4life.com

To complete the task, two pieces of information are required. In this case. both are found using the same given information, making the cycles ‘independent’ of each other.

The CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE FOR CHILDREN’S WELL-BEING work to increase our understanding of the physical and mental health needs of children and the critical factors for healthy child development. The Centres focus on different aspects of child and youth health and provide research based information.