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General Health Advice
https://health811.ontario.ca/static/guest/home
General Information
- Authorization to Release Medical Records
AUTHORIZATION TO RELEASE 2021.pdf - Health Canada recalls, healthy eating, vaccine info)
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/index-eng.php - Canada’s New Food Guide
https://food-guide.canada.ca/en/ - Halton Public Health
http://www.halton.ca/living_in_halton/public_health - CDC (Centre for Disease Control) (travellers health)
http://www.cdc.gov - COVID Hotline offered by the Ontario Pharmacists Association (OPA)
1-888-519-6069 - Public Health Agency of Canada
http://phac-aspc.gc.ca - The College of Family Physicians of Canada
http://cfpc.ca - Canadian Medical Association
http://www.cma.ca - Health Canada
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca - Family Health Portrait
http://familyhistory.hhs.gov - Medline Plus
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ - Choosing Wisely Canada
http://choosingwisely.ca/ - Service Ontario
https://www.ontario.ca/page/serviceontario - Do More Screening Tests Lead to Better Health?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAuOAPak_cs&feature=youtu.be - BioPed
http://www.bioped.com - CAN Immunize – A Digital Vaccination Record for Canadians
www.canimmunize.ca
Bone Health
- Osteoporosis Canada
http://www.osteoporosis.ca - Arthritis Society
http://www.arthritis.ca
Cancer Care
- Canadian Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.ca - Cancer Care Ontario
https://www.cancercare.on.ca - Canadian Task Force on Preventative Care
http://canadiantaskforce.ca
Cardiovascular/Respiratory Health
- Thrombosis Canada
http://thrombosiscanada.ca/ - Heart and Stroke
http://www.heartandstroke.com - The Lung Association
http://www.lung.ca - Canadian Thoracic Society
http://www.respiratoryguidelines.ca
COVID-19, Cold, or Flu Care Clinic
- Care-Clinics
https://care-clinics.ca/ - Public Health Halton
https://www.halton.ca/For-Residents/Immunizations-Preventable-Disease/Diseases-Infections/COVID-19 - COVID-19 testing and assessment centres
https://www.ontario.ca/assessment-centre-locations/
Diabetes
- Canadian Diabetes Association
https://www.diabetes.ca - Canadian Diabetes Association Patient Resources
http://guidelines.diabetes.ca/PatientResources
Insomnia
- Behaviour Therapy for Insomnia
http://sleepontario.com/login.php
Suggested Reading
- The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook
By: Edmund Bourne - Playing with Anxiety: Casey’s Guide for Teens and Kids
By: Reid Wilson & Lynn Lyons
Parkinson’s Disease
- Parkinson Canada
www.parkinson.ca - Movement Disorders Society
www.wemove.org - National Parkinson Foundation, Inc.
www.parkinson.org - Parkinson’s Disease Foundation
http://www.pdf.org
Addiction
- Ontario South Al-Anon/Alateen – Help and Hope for Families of Alcoholics
Al-anon.alateen.on.ca
Medications
- Motherisk
http://motherisk.ca - Poison control
http://www.ontariopoisoncentre.com/poisoncentre/ - Probiotic Guidebook
http://www.isapp.net/Portals/0/docs/clincial%20guide%20canada.pdf - Using Opioids Wisely
https://choosingwiselycanada.org/campaign/opioid-wisely/
Mental Health Information/Resources
- OCD Handbook For Patients And Families
http://sunnybrook.ca/uploads/1/departments/psychiatry/ocd-information-guide-2015.pdf - Reach Out Centre for Kids (ROCK)
http://www.rockonline.ca - ADAPT (youth and adult alcohol, drug, gambling addiction)
http://haltonadapt.org - COAST (Crisis age >16)
http://halton.cmha.ca/what-we-do/get-help-and-stay-safe-in-a-crisis - Mental Health Helpline
http://mentalhealthhelpline.ca - Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse
http://www.ccsa.ca - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy For Anxiety
Anxiety Handout - Ketly Mental Health
http://keltymentalhealth.ca/ - Province Wide Supports For Your Mental Health And Wellbeing
Supports for Mental Health & Wellbeing - Coping With COVID-19
https://www.anxietycanada.com/covid-19/ - Mental Health and Substance Use Support
https://www.wellnesstogether.ca/en-CA - SHIFT
- https://therapy.shiftcollab.com/refer?keyword=Lakeshore%20Medical%20Group
Children’s Health
- Oakville Pediatric Urgent Care Clinic
www.oakvillepediatrics.com - Canadian Pediatric Society
http://www.caringforkids.cps.ca - Hospital for Sick Children
http://www.aboutkidshealth.ca - Vaccines
http://www.caringforkids.cps.ca/handouts/your_childs_best_shot - ADHD
http://www.caddra.ca - http://www.caddra.ca/public-information/children/forms/
- http://www.chadd.org
http://www.caddac.ca - Feeding Your Infant
http://www3.sympatico.ca/saulped/ - Lice Treatment
http://www.happystrandz.ca/ - Immunization App
http://www.immunize.ca/en/app.aspx - Screen Time
https://www.cps.ca/uploads/about/CPS_ScreenTime-EN.pdf
Auxiliary Care
- Healthy Balance Physiotherapy & Wellness
http://www.hbtherapy.com/ - Ontario Chiropractic Association
http://www.chiropractic.on.ca/health-tips - Dieticians of Canada
http://www.dietitians.ca - List of Counsellors
List of Counsellors Mar 2016
Prevention
- Prevention in Hand
http://www.preventioninhand.com
http://www.preventionenmain.com
Bladder Control
- Guide to Bladder Training
http://www.canadiancontinence.ca/EN/index.php
http://www.canadiancontinence.ca/pdfs/TrainingYourBladder.pdf - Pelvic Floor Muscle Training for Men
http://www.pelvicfloorfirst.org.au/data/files/Pelvic_Floor_First/05_pelvic_floor_muscle_training_for_men1.pdf
Rehabilitation
- AAOS Knee Conditioning Program
http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00664 - Mississauga Halton LHIN Rehabilitative Care Portal
mississaugahalton.rehabcareontario.ca
Menopause
- Canadian Menopause Society
https://www.sigmamenopause.com/professionals/publications