Community Care Info

Senior Resources

• Ontario Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (ONPEA) 
• National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly (NICE)
• The Careguide Source for Seniors
• Senioropolis Website and Senioropolis Retirement Home FinderHealthy Lifestyles

 

General Links

• Aboriginal Healing and Wellness Strategy
• Health Canada
• Healthy Canadians
• Healthy Ontario
• Ministry of Health Promotion, Ontario
• Public Health Agency of Canada
• Toronto Star Healthzone

 

• American Geriatric Society - Health in Aging
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (USA)
• Familydoctor.org
• Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit
• HeartHealthy Women
• KFL&A Public Health
• Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit
• Mayo Clinic - Healthy Living
• Medlineplus
• Merck Manual of Health & Aging
• Merck Manual of Medical Information
• NIH Senior Health (USA)
• Public Health Agency of Canada, Health Promotion

 

• Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
• Council on Drug Abuse
• Drug and Alcohol Registry of Treatment (DART)
• Mental Health Service Information Ontario
• Parent Action on Drugs

 

• Healthy Canadians, Be Active
• Healthy Ontario - Toolkit for making Healthy Lifestyle Changes, Getting Active
• ParticipACTION
• Public Health Agency of Canada, Healthy Living Program

 

• 5 to 10 a day for better health, My fruits and veggies
• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Healthy Lifestyles
• American Dietetic Association
• Anorexia/Bulemia/Eating Disorders
• Health Canada, Food and Nutrition
• Healthy Canadians, Healthy Eating
• Healthy Ontario - Toolkit for making Healthy Lifestyle Changes, Healthy Eating
• Eat Right Ontario 

 

• Canadian Council for Tobacco Control
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (USA)
• Health Canada - Healthy Living, Tobacco
• Healthy Canadians, Go Smoke-free
• Healthy Ontario - Toolkit for making Healthy Lifestyle Changes, Smoking Cessation
• Heart and Stroke Foundation - Healthy Living
• Leave the Pack Behind
• Smokers Helpline
• Smoking - Ontario Tobacco Strategy
• Smoking Cessation Programs and Services
• The Lung Association, Smoking and Tobacco
• The Stop Smoking Center

 

Dysphagia

• Patient/Family Dysphagia Information - Available in 12 Languages 

Chronic Disease Management
General Links

• Health Canada, Diseases
• Public Health Agency of Canada, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control (CCDPC)
• Public Health Agency of Canada, Chronic disease

 

Arthritis

• Arthritis Society, Tips for Living Well
• Osteoporosis Canada, Living Well with Osteoporosis
• Public Health Agency of Canada, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control (CCDPC), Arthritis

Cancer

• Canadian Cancer Society, Prevention
• Cancer Care Ontario
• National Cancer Institute (NCI)(USA)
• Public Health Agency of Canada, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control (CCDPC), Cancer

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

• American Lung Association
• Lung & Respiratory Conditions
• Public Health Agency of Canada, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control (CCDPC), Chronic Respiratory Diseases

Cardiovascular Disease/Stroke/High Blood Pressure

• American Heart Association
• Health Lifestyle, American Heart Association
• Heart and Stroke Foundation, Healthy Living
• National Stroke Association (USA)
• Public Health Agency of Canada, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control (CCDPC), Cardiovascular Disease
• The Healthy Heart Kit

Diabetes

• American Diabetes Association (ADA)
• Canadian Diabetes Association
• Public Health Agency of Canada, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control (CCDPC), Diabetes

Kidney/Renal

• Kidney Disease - Am I at risk?
• Kidney Health Centre
• National Kidney Foundation (US) - Chronic Kidney Disease)

Mood Disorders/Mental Health

• Canadian Mental Health Association
• Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
• Mental Health Service Information Ontario
• Public Health Agency of Canada, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control (CCDPC), Mental Illness

Health Information (Statistics, Reporting, Wait Times)

• Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
• Cancer Care Ontario
• Wait Time Information