Health Information Links
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Our Where To Start sheets provide a list of the basic information
resources on many of the topics listed below.
Note: Inclusion of a resource on this page does not imply endorsement by The Ottawa Hospital.
| Key Sources of General Health Information |
HealthyOntario.com www.healthyontario.com/
HealthyOntario.com provides Ontarians with a world-leading web destination for trusted health information, services and advice for healthier living.
Wait Times in Ontario www.health.gov.on.ca/transformation/wait_times/wait_mn.html
This Web site has information about wait times in Ontario. The wait times data available from this Web site allows you a compare the wait list / wait times in your area with those across the province. In discussions with your doctor, you can use this information to make more informed choices about where to receive treatment.
CMA Infobase: Clinical Practice Guidelines - Canadian Medical Association mdm.ca/cpgsnew/cpgs/index.asp
These guidelines are produced or endorsed in Canada by a national, provincial/territorial or regional medical or health organization, professional society, government agency or expert panel.
MayoClinic.com www.mayoclinic.com/
MayoClinic.com offers award-winning medical and health information and tools for healthy living.
National Guideline Clearinghouse (USA) www.guideline.gov/
A public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.
MedlinePlus (USA) medlineplus.gov/
MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from national Library of Medicine (NLM), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. Access to the Medline database.
Clinical trials (USA) clinicaltrials.gov/
ClinicalTrials.gov provides regularly updated information about federally and privately supported clinical research in human volunteers. ClinicalTrials.gov gives you information about a trial's purpose, who may participate, locations, and phone numbers for more details.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
ALS Society of Canada www.als.ca
Alzheimer Disease
Alzheimer Society of Canada www.alzheimer.ca
Arthritis
The Arthritis Society: www.arthritis.ca
Asthma
Asthma Society of Canada www.asthma.ca/
Autism
Autism Society of Canada www.autismsocietycanada.ca/
Brain Injury
Ontario Brain Injury Association www.obia.on.ca/
Brain Injury Association of America www.biausa.org/
The Brain Matters www.thebrainmatters.org/
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) www.ninds.nih.gov/
Cancer
Canadian Cancer Society www.cancer.ca
Ninon Bourque Patient Resource Library www.ottawahospital.on.ca/sc/cancer/links-e.asp
Cancerview Canada www.cancerview.ca
Caregiving
Canadian Caregiver Coalition www.ccc-ccan.ca/
Caregiver Network Inc. www.caregiver.on.ca
Community Services and Resources - Ottawa
City of Ottawa www.ottawa.ca
Community Information Centre of Ottawa Database ottawa.cioc.ca/
Ottawa Community Care Access Centre www.ottawa.ccac-ont.ca/
Community Resources (TOH Social Work ) www.ottawahospital.on.ca/hp/dept/socialwork/community-e.asp
Complementary Therapies & Alternative Medicines
Natural Health Products Directorate - Health Canada www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/prodnatur/index_e.html
National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine nccam.nih.gov/
Cystic Fibrosis
Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation www.cysticfibrosis.ca/
Diabetes
Canadian Diabetes Association www.diabetes.ca
American Diabetes Association www.diabetes.org/
Disability
Resource Centre - TOH Rehabilitation Centre www.ottawahospital.on.ca/sc/rehabcentre/p-family/resources/resource-e.asp
The In Community: www.theincommunity.ca
Ontario Disability Support Program www.mcss.gov.on.ca/
Epilepsy
Epilepsy Canada www.epilepsy.ca
Heart Disease
Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada ww1.heartandstroke.ca
American Heart Association www.americanheart.org/
HIV and AIDS
Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange www.catie.ca
Canadian HIV/AIDS Information Centre www.aidssida.cpha.ca
Canadian Aids Society www.cdnaids.ca
Kidney Disease
Kidney Foundation of Canada www.kidney.ca
Liver Disease
Canadian Liver Foundation www.liver.ca
Menopause
Canadian Women's Health Network www.cwhn.ca/
Healthy Women.org www.healthywomen.org
North American Menopause Society www.menopause.org/
Women's Health Matters www.womenshealthmatters.ca/index.cfm
Mental Health
Canadian Mental Health Association www.cmha.ca/
Mental Health Crisis Line of Eastern Ontario www.crisisline.ca/
Ottawa's Online Mental Health Resource Directory & Events Calendar www.ementalhealth.ca
Multilingual and Multicultural Health Resources
Ottawa Public Health Multilingual Health Information Line www.ottawa.ca/residents/health/about/info_line_en.html
British Columbia Ministry of Health www.bchealthguide.org/healthfiles/bilingua/index.stm
Settlement Org www.settlement.org/site/CTH/languages.asp
MedlinePlus - Spanish medlineplus.gov/spanish/
EthnoMed – University of Washington ethnomed.org/
Stanford University Health Library healthlibrary.stanford.edu/resources/foreign/_intro.html
Multiple Sclerosis
MS Society of Canada www.mssociety.ca
Muscular Dystrophy
Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada www.muscle.ca
Nutrition
Dietitians of Canada www.dietitians.ca
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis Canada www.osteoporosis.ca
Pain
Canadian Pain Society www.canadianpainsociety.ca
Palliative Care
Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association www.chpca.net
Canadian Virtual Hospice www.virtualhospice.ca
Parenting
Invest in Kids (Canadian site)
Parkinson Disease
Parkinson Society of Canada www.parkinson.ca
Pregnancy
Women's Health Matters www.womenshealthmatters.ca/
Canadian Women's Health Network www.cwhn.ca/
Radiology for patients - Canadian Association of Radiologists
http://www.radiologyinfo.ca/default.aspx?page=69&lang=en-us
Sexual Assault and Partner Abuse (Domestic Violence)
Distress Centre, Ottawa and Region www.dcottawa.on.ca/
Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre www.orcc.net/
Sexual Assault and Partner Abuse Care Program (TOH) www.ottawahospital.on.ca/programs/sapacp/index-e.asp
Resources and 24-Hour Help Lines www.ottawahospital.on.ca/programs/sapacp/links-e.asp
Smoking Cessation
Heart Institute – Quitting Smoking www.ottawaheart.ca/UOHI/PPO_PHHL_Q.do
Heart Institute – Quit Smoking Program www.ottawaheart.ca/UOHI/PP_PS_QuitSmoke.do
Canadian Cancer Society Smokers Helpline Online www.smokershelpline.ca
City of Ottawa . Smoking Cessation/Quitting Smoking Programs www.ottawa.ca/residents/health/living/tobacco/index_en.html
Stroke
Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada ww1.heartandstroke.ca
The Brain Matters www.thebrainmatters.org/
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) www.ninds.nih.gov/
Thyroid
Thyroid Foundation of Canada www.thyroid.ca/
Tourette Syndrome
Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada www.tourette.ca/
Vascular Diseases and Conditions
American Heart Association www.americanheart.org/
Vascular Disease Foundation www.vdf.org/disease_info.php
Women's Health
Women's Health Matters www.womenshealthmatters.ca/
Canadian Women's Health Network www.cwhn.ca
Shirley E. Greenberg Women's Health Centre (TOH) http://www.ottawahospital.on.ca/sc/whc/index-e.asp
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