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Health Information
Health Promotion: Wellness & Prevention
Clean Hands: Good Health E-Learning Program
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'Handwashing is one of the most important means of preventing the spread of
infection' according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Patient Safety Booklet - It's Your Health...Be Involved!
New Brunswick Healthcare Association
Winter Safety
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Injuries can spoil winter fun. Winter, with its cold and stormy weather,
presents additional safety challenges to all ages. This site provides
information for adults, children and teachers.
Link to the Canadian Health Network's information pages on Active Living,
Health Promotion
and Injury Prevention.
Specific Diseases & Conditions
AHSC Lung Education Program – helping
people breathe easier.
Emergency Health Services Guide to Self Care -
When injuries or illness happen at home, you should have the information
you need to deal with these situations. The same is true of caring for
yourself and your family after a visit to the emergency department, or
walk-in clinic. Atlantic Health Sciences Corporation's guide to Self-Care
offers easy-to-use health information on everything from how to treat a
sunburn or how to use crutches. There is also information for using
medications and a specific section about common childhood health issues.
Healing Hearts Program
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Cardiac Rehabilitation is designed to help those with heart disease recover
faster and live full and productive lives.
Latex Allergy: What You Need to Know
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A latex allergy is an allergy to products made from natural rubber latex.
Prenatal Screening and Prenatal Diagnosis
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A site designed to supplement but not replace discussions you will have with
your physician and other health care providers.
Stroke Prevention High Blood Pressure and Sodium (Salt) Why You Should Watch Both
Support Groups & Community Partners
Speakers' Bureau
A program of AHSC doctors and staff available to speak to community or
special
interest groups on a variety of healthcare topics and/or issues.
St.
Joseph's Community Health Centre
Outside Links to Health Information
Sites
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Information on Evaluating Websites
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Safe Surfing on the Net
Evaluating Web Sites
Disclaimer: Atlantic Health Sciences Corporation is not responsible for the kind of information or the
accuracy or quality of information that can be accessed and obtained
through the Internet. Internet sites are not monitored, and the
information may not be reliable. Anyone using this information does so at
their own risk.
The descriptions of the web sites are primarily taken from the web sites themselves. All such phrases have quotation marks around them.
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Ask your Family Doctor
The College of Family Physicians of Canada Patient Education Program
Cancer.gov
"…Provides recent and accurate cancer information from the National Cancer Institute, the (U.S.) Federal Government's principal agency for cancer research. You will find a wide range of cancer information including treatment options, clinical trials, ways to reduce cancer risk, cope with cancer, as well as resources on support groups, financial assistance, educational materials, and much more."
Healthfinder
"Gateway to reliable consumer health and human services information developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. …selected online publications, clearinghouses, databases, web sites, and support and self-help groups, as well as the government agencies and not-for-profit organizations that produce reliable information for the public."
Kids Health
"KidsHealth is one of the largest sites on the Web providing doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence. Created by The Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media… … KidsHealth has separate areas for kids, teens, and parents - each with its own design, age-appropriate content, and tone."
Medbroadcast.com for Consumers
Canadian multi-topic health resources. English only. "The information on this site has been created specifically for medbroadcast.com users by professionals with both active practices in their respective clinical areas and a love of teaching." Contains original content as well as links to authoritative health sites.
MEDLINE Plus
Up-to-date, quality health care information from the world's largest
medical library, the National Library of Medicine at the National
Institutes of Health. Its experienced staff of information experts
reviews hundreds of government and nongovernmental publications,
brochures, databases, and Web sites in order to link the public with the
most reliable and authoritative information.
The Merck Manual of Medical Information (Home Edition)
This book is known officially as The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy but is usually referred to as The Merck Manual
and is the handbook of medicine most used by professionals in the health care field around the world. The Manual contains
vital information about the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases. It contains sections on cancer, children's
health, digestive disorders, drugs, heart disease, men's health, mental health, women's health and other."
Last Updated:
January 07, 2008
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