Community Care Resources

Health Matters provides links to information about health and social information.

Healthy Lifestyles
General Links

• Aboriginal Healing and Wellness Strategy
• Health Canada
• Healthy Canadians
• Healthy Ontario
• Toronto Star Healthzone

• Aetna Intelihealth
• American Geriatric Society - Health in Aging
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (USA)
• Familydoctor.org
• HeartHealthy Women
• Mayo Clinic - Healthy Living
• MedicineNet - Health and Living
• Medlineplus
• Merck Manual of Health & Aging
• Merck Manual of Medical Information
• Net Wellness - Consumer Health Information
• NIH Senior Health (USA)
• Public Health Agency of Canada, Health Promotion
• WebMD - Healthy Living

• Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
• 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
• 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

LifeLine

• Philips LifeLine information available in English, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish
• Falls Survey
• Medical Alarm Survey

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

Diabetes

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

Dysphagia

• Patient/Family Dysphagia Information - Available in 12 Languages

Heart and Stroke

• American Heart Association
• American Heart Association, Healthy Lifestyle
• 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

Kidney/Renal

• Kidney Disease
• 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
• Community Resource Connections of Toronto

Health Information (Statistics, Reporting, Wait Times)

• Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
• Wait Time Information

Information on Senior Resources

General Links

• Help's Here - A FREE BOOK full of essential senior resources
• Injury Prevention
• National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly (NICE)
• The Careguide Source for Seniors
• Senioropolis Website and Senioropolis Retirement Home Finder

Information on Rehabilitation

General Links

• Quick Reference Guide to Inpatient Rehab, Complex Continuing Care and Palliative Care Programs in the GTA
• Rehab Finder

Health Information for Newcomers

General Links (For more information please visit the Resources section)

• St. Joseph's Health Centre: Helping Newcomers Access Primary Care - Family Physicians Accepting New Patients in the Bloor West/High Park area 
• Community Resource Connections of Toronto - Navigating Mental Health Services in Toronto: A Guide for Newcomer Communities