Health
Promotion Hot Links
Ontario Health Promotion |
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Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care [http://www.gov.on.ca/health] The Ontario Ministry of Health's main site leads to news, TeleHealth, information, OHIP, internal services, publications, resources, links to Health Services such as Public Health, DHCs, CHCs, hospitals and more.
Centre for Health Promotion [Toronto] [http://www.utoronto.ca/chp/] Centre for Health Promotion and its funded units, affiliates and working groups, such as Cancer Prevention Interest and other projects, and events such as the summer school on health promotion.
Health Communication Unit - [http://www.thcu.ca/] This site provides information on THCU services, including upcoming workshops, special interest group meetings, and consultation services - excellent set of annotated links, well organized, and very useful resources included or linked.
Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse [http://www.opc.on.ca] Health promotion consultation, information services, all accessed here, along with on-line resources, electronic discussion venues, news, tools for the Internet and links to communities and to other organizations. Separate and highly developed French web-site with complementary resources at Centre ontarien d'information en prévention COIP http://www.opc.on.ca/fls/.
OPHA Ontario Public Health Association- [http://www.opha.on.ca] excellent site, good description of projects - see Injury Prevention, Heart Health, Alcohol Policy Network and more. Still constructing other frames - heavy on graphics and Java so viewer needs Netscape 3 or better. Will be adding Ontario Public Health page soon.
Self-Help
Resource Centre [http://www.selfhelp.on.ca/]
A charitable organization established
in 1987 to facilitate the growth and development of self-help groups, networks
and resources throughout the Province of Ontario. Website has extensive
resources, chatline, events listing, projects descriptions and links.
Help Yourself to Health Information [http://www.opc.on.ca.healthinfo/]
Consumer Health Information Services at St. Joseph's Community Health Centre in Hamilton, Ontario has developed a web site to help you locate self help groups and health newsletters.
Heart & Stroke Foundation - Ontario [http://www.hsf.on.ca/] Full of information, links, news, resources, programs and contacts. Of note is the link to the affiliated site for health care professionals. Two items are highlighted on this lively, graphic web-site - the Healthline and Events Calendar.
Ontario Physical Health Education Association OPHEA [http://www.ophea.org] Excellent lively site with a strong focus on physical activity, especially for young people. Links to events (fall conference), to projects (ACTION CD-ROM and Teams) and to publications.
Can. Heart Health Initiatives Ontario [CHHIOP] [http://www.ahs.uwaterloo.ca/~hbr/chhiop/chhiop.html] Can. Heart Health Initiatives Ontario projects, studying dissemination of heart health programs, policies and resources in Ontario, how public health units are addressing heart health promotion. Has overview, people, research activities, documents and organizations in HH
Ont. Tobacco Research Unit Home Page http://www.camh.net/otru/] based at the Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (CAMH) - lists current publications, contacts with researchers
Program Training and Consultation Centre http://www.ptcc.on.ca This centre provides training and consultation services to enhance the capacity of communities to implement effective community-based tobacco use reduction strategies.
Smoking
Health Action Foundation [http://www.nsra-adnf.ca/english/sblurb.html]
A national, non-profit health organization
formed in 1974 to conduct public policy research and education designed
to reduce tobacco-related disease and death.
Centre
for Addiction and Mental Health [http://www.camh.net/]
The largest mental health and addictions
facility in Canada, with two principal tasks: advancing understanding
of mental health and addiction, and translating this knowledge into practical
resources and tools. News, publications, resources and links to affiliates
such as the Substance Abuse Network of
Ontario.
FOCUS
Resource Centre [http://www.frcentre.net/]
The FOCUS Resource Centre (FRC), supports
the training, consultation, networking, and information/dissemination needs
of FOCUS Community Projects across Ontario. All FOCUS initiatives center
around drug and alcohol abuse prevention.
Centre for Research & Education in Human Services [http://www.crehs.on.ca] This organization, based in Kitchener-Waterloo, is an independent, non-profit organization that works collaboratively on a range of research, education and evaluation projects funded by governments and agencies, locally, provincially and nationally. See web-site for description, newsletter, contact information.
Consumer Health Information Service [http://www.tpl.toronto.on.ca/TRL/centres/chis/] Provides information on wide diversity of health topics for consumers to make informed decisions on health and lifestyle, references, events and links provided in the site
Dairy Farmers of Ontario - Milk Nutrition, Education and Dairy Farming [http://www.milk.org/] Education and marketing forum for milk producers, includes articles
Healthy Environments Project [http://www.inforamp.net/~bsmall/hep.html]Technology and Health Foundation’s Healthy Environment Project focuses on research, rehabilitation and teaching regarding the effects of environmental factors on human health.
Ontario
Healthy Communities Coalition - OHCC [http://www.healthycommunities.on.ca]
The OHCC works with the diverse communities
of Ontario to strengthen their social, environmental, and economic well-being.
Excellent resources, links to community stories and 8 field staff, newsletters,
publications and much more. An invaluable source.
Children's
Mental Health Ontario [http://www.cmho.org]- Children's Mental Health
Ontario
Santé Mentale pour Enfants
Ontario, supporting children's mental health issues and actions. Site has
description, programs, resources, links to parents associations, list of
centres, and other www sites.
Ontario
Community Support Association [http://www.ocsa.on.ca/] This Site contains
lots of valuable information for seniors, people with disabilities, caregivers
and volunteers. There is a listing/description of community services and
a directory of community support agencies in Ontario.
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OPHA Ontario Public Health Association- [http://www.opha.on.ca] excellent site, good description of projects - see Injury Prevention, Heart Health, Alcohol Policy Network and more.
Assocation
of Local Health Agencies - ALPHA [http://www.alphaweb.org/]
A non-profit organization that provides
leadership to boards of health and public health units in Ontario.
Members include board of health members of health units, medical and associate
medical officers of health, and senior public health managers
Brant County Health Unit [http://www.bchu.org] mission, vision statement, contacts, resources and activities
Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound Health Unit [http://www.srhip.on.ca/bgoshu/] web-siteis full of information about the health unit, structure and location, about events, fact sheets, news, publications, statistics for the 2 counties and other links in the county including other health related groups. Very easy to see all the information they have and to reach them by email.
Chatham-Kent Health Unit [http://www.city.chatham-kent.on.ca/healthunit/] New, full of graphics, easy to navigate. One email link back to main office, health links are good.
Elgin-St. Thomas Health Unit [http://www.srhip.on.ca/Elgin-StThomas/Homepage.htm] Good descriptions of health unit and programs and email link to single person. May be under construction.
Grey-Bruce Heart Health [http://www.bmts.com/~hearthealth/] which has info, stats, active living, links and much more. Great community site, attractive and informative.
Halton
Region Health Department [http://www.region.halton.on.ca/health/]
A comprehensive web-site with links
and search engine for health resources, health news, and links plus fact
sheets on different programs (Mental, Sexual, Reproductive, Environmental
and Heart Health plus Food, Family, Communications).
Hamilton
City Social & Public Health Services [http://www.city.hamilton.on.ca/sphs/]
Web-site contains listings and descriptions
of: Programs & Services; Clinical Services; Datashare; News; Fact Sheets;
Annual Reports; and links.
Huron
County Health Unit [http://www.srhip.on.ca/hchu/]
Good coverage of services and local
news, health issues and events. Excellent resources on wide variety of
issues. Good links and contact information.
Kingston
Health Unit [http://www.khunit.com/]
Graphics, interesting web-site
with information on the health unit, programs and services, research, health
facts, quizzes, "what's new", and a guestbook for sign-in and feedback.
News releases and up-to-date stories & info are available, and good
descriptions of programs.
Lambton
Health Unit [http://www.lambtonhealth.on.ca/]
Very busy web-site, links to
programs and services, to news and upcoming events, to the mission statement
and much more. The site has a great staff directory and organizational
“tree”, great links, good calendar of events and encourages feedback.
Middlesex-
London Health Unit
[http://www.healthunit.com]
New website starts with Flash and
once you get in, has extensive coverage of programs and services. Good
use of colour and icons, good site map and links
Muskoka-Parry
Sound Health Unit [http://www.mpshu.on.ca]
The website has more than 350 webpages
of practical, up-to-date public health information. It also has an extensive
list of external links and other useful information. Colourful, easy to
follow, with interesting links and articles.
Niagara Regional Health Department http://www.regional.niagara.on.ca/departments/health/index.html] New web-site - links to descriptions of each department/division. Includes an email reminder when updated.
North
Bay and District Health Unit [http://www.nbdhu.on.ca/]
Basic web-site with sections on
Programs, Clinics, all the mandated programs, and a Calendar, and
lots of topics. Links back to health unit only
Northwestern
Health Unit [http://www.nwhu.on.ca]
Very interesting site full of content
rich descriptions of programs, services, key issues, and Links to other
organizations & health units web-sites. Good description of Administration
and services. Every month top banner notes theme or special events.
Ottawa-Carleton
Public Health [http://www.city.ottawa.on.ca/city_services/yourhealth/28_0_en.shtml]
New site after amalgamation Jan 2001.
Basic service information. Good sets of links to health information.
Oxford
County Board of Health [http://www.srhip.on.ca/Oxford_Board/Index.htm]
Good basic information on Community
Dental Services; Environmental Health Division; Nursing; Nutrition; Related
Links; Communicable Diseases. The Nursing section has extensive descriptions
of programs and phone contacts.
Peel Region Health Promotion & Disease Control[http://www.region.peel.on.ca/health/] Very interesting use of graphics, chat rooms, feedback and interaction areas, particularly in the health promotion and disease control area. Comprehensive, connected to community issues. Good links.
Perth
District Health Unit [http://www.pdhu.on.ca/]
Attractive, easy to read, with useful
information clearly displayed. The web-site has information about the Health
Unit, its clinics and services, and health information, public alerts,
"What's New" (latest events, newsletters, and links. Only one email address
for contacting them.
Peterborough
County-City Health Unit [http://pcchu.peterborough.on.ca/]
Nice looking site, with three main
choices to Healthy People, Healthy Places and Healthy Choices. Topics Index,
Porgrams Listing, Search box and feedback form are all helpful. Local links
to services and government.
Porcupine
Health Unit [http://www.porcupinehu.on.ca]
In northeastern Ontario, the unit
serves the entire Cochrane District. This web-site offers extensive general
information about the health unit, board of health, calendar of events,
map, advisories; and detail on health promotion services, including articles.
Thunder
Bay & District Health Unit
[http://www.tbdhu.on.ca]
Information on all programs and services
including: Hot Health Topics; At Work Protecting Your Health;
Specialty Services. Constantly improving site - colour, photos, graphics,
new sections like job postings - check it often!
Timiskaming
Health Unit [http://www.timiskaminghu.com/]
Lively, full of information about services,
resources - but very limited number of links (Ministry of Health, Can.
Health Network, Health Canada) and no email contact with health unit.
Toronto
Public Health [http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/health/index.htm]
Starts with news and issues, grants and
quick index to more than 60 linked pages on services, reports, activities,
highlights and more. Good source.
Waterloo
Region Community Health Department [http://chd.region.waterloo.on.ca]
This web site highlights some
health issues for the Waterloo Region and provides links to some other
public health information sites. A creative web-site with great graphics,
links to extensive descriptions and contacts in programs and services.
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HIPs Health Intelligence Partnerships & Regional Health Planning Centres
Central East HIP [http://www.cehip.org/] Very new and comprehensive site, based in Newmarket, working with DHCs, Health Units and Academic Centres. Offers info on Data Holdings, on the HIP, on partners projects, upcoming workshop and 2 email discussion groups among partners on issues.
Central West HIP [http://www.cehip.org/talk/indext.htm] CWHPIN is a partnership made up of seven public health units and seven district health councils, located in the districts of Brant, Haldimand-Norfolk, Halton, Hamilton-Wentworth, Niagara, Waterloo and Wellington-Dufferin as well as McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences. Good data, links, also Population Health Information Resources
Eastern Ontario HIP [http://www.hip.on.ca/] Brief descriptions of DHCs and Health Units in area but no links to their web-sites. Not updated. Most detail is in the "other Health Web" links. Publications and documents are not available, only a directory of research associates.
SRHIP
[http://www.srhip.on.ca/Index.html] The Southwest Region Health Information
Partnership (SRHIP, sir'-hip) is one of the province's five newly established
regional Health Intelligence Units (HIUs) which are funded by the Ontario
Ministry of Health. Has links to DHCs and Health Units, plus good collection
of health information reports
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Durham, Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine-Ridge DHC [http://www.dhc-dhkpr.org] New web-site of the amalgamated DHC - basic information, and adding regularly. Good list of links to other DHCs and their web-sites.
Essex-Kent-Lambton District Health Council [http://www.srhip.on.ca/ekl_dhc/index.html] Very basic information - a placeholder for future web-site. The Essex Kent Lambton DHC (EKL DHC) was established in April 1998 following the amalgamation of the individual councils of Essex, Kent and Lambton. A good set of links to provincial health resources and to local/county web-sites.
Grand River District Health Council [http://www.grdhc.on.ca/] Very new and good, clear table format with many good links to newsletter, description, contacts, Grand River area groups and other DHCs. This is the amalgamated Brant, Haldimand-Norfolk DHCs.
Grey-Bruce,
Huron Perth DHC [http://www.gbhpdhc.on.ca/]
Like the other DHCs, has general info
on DHC mandate, role and list of council members, staff; plus local demographic
data and profile, events, news and links.
Halton-Peel
District Health Council [http://www.hpdhc.com/]
Easy to use, welcoming site with mandate,
activities, newsletters, links, contacts, and a quiz as well asTelehealth
sessions.
Hamilton-Wentworth District Health Council[http://www.hdhc.ca/] Bilingual information on the HWDHC, mission/vision/staff, plus news, events, projects & initiatives, press releases and how to contact them.
Niagara
District Health Council [http://www.niagaradhc.on.ca/]
Comprehensive information about the
DHC, the region, news, events, reports, contacts and links. Invites feedback.
Northwestern
Ontario DHC [http://www.nwodhc.com/]
Still under construction - will be
bilingual.
Simcoe-York District Health Council [http://www.dhc.simcoe-york.on.ca/] Impressive site with info on Simcoe York, the DHC's goals, its activities, reports and a map of Simcoe York. Also included are links to public service organizations within Simcoe York and external health information links.
South-Eastern Ontario District Health Council [http://www.seo-dhc.org/] replaces the three former DHCs - the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington (KFLA), Hastings/Prince Edward (H/PE), and Rideau Valley. Site includes up-to-date reports on the progress of various health planning initiatives, news, events, meetings, and more.
Thames
Valley District Health Council [http://www.tvdhc.on.ca]
Good comprehensive website of roles and
function of this bilingual DHC, links and resources. Host for 2001
HP summer school.
Toronto DHC - [http://www.dhc.toronto.on.ca/] Toronto District Health Council with a description of DHCs, of their Integrated Health Systems report, Mental Health report, Needs Impact study and more publications. In English and French.
Waterloo
Region, Wellington-Dufferin DHC [http://www.wrwddhc.on.ca/] Basic information
and area profile.
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CHEPA - [http://hiru.mcmaster.ca/chepa] Centre for Health Economics & Policy Analysis, a centre disseminating research evidence to decision makers in the health sector. You can search their literature, read news, see projects.
Cochrane Collaboration [http://hiru.hirunet.mcmaster.ca/cochrane/default.htm] Preparing, maintaining and disseminating systematic reviews of the effects of health care. Very detailed web-site to search.
Community
Health Research Unit; [http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/med/epid/chru.html]
Bilingual web-site is full of useful
information, publications, monographs, links to public health resources.
Note the Program Evaluation Tool Kit and Perspectives journal, a
summary of developments in the field of Community Health.
ICES Institute for Clinical Evaluative Studies [http://www.ices.on.ca] ICES isa non-profit research organization dedicated to conducting research that contributes to the effectiveness, quality and efficiency of health care in the province of Ontario. Site is full of research info, news, documents, data.
Centre
for Rural and Northern Health Research [http://www.laurentian.ca/www/cranhr/index.html]
The Centre for Rural and Northern
Health Research (CRaNHR) is a conjoint research centre based at Laurentian
University in Sudbury and Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
CRaNHR's mandate is to conduct interdisciplinary research on the health
workforce and rural and northern health care, with a view to improving
access to health services, particularly in rural and northern communities.
Institute
for Work and Health [http://www.iwh.on.ca/] Responsible for research
on workplace health and disability, evaluate designated Ontario rehabilitation
facilities, and provide information on workplace health to stakeholders.
Site has events, publications, news, links, research and more.
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Developed by Alison Stirling E:mail
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Updated June 15, 2002