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Canada’s Health System
A document available in both html and PDF (Adobe Acrobat) formats on Canada’s health care system. It includes information on the system including principles, how the system works, historical advancements in universal health care in Canada, funding, spending, and benefits. It also contains several statistical charts.
Canada’s Physical Activity Guide Web Site
This site is provided by Health Canada. It provides an online version of Canada’s Physical Activity Guide, a guide for older adults, and information on healthy living at work.
Canadian Healthcare Association
“The Canadian Healthcare Association (CHA) is the federation of provincial and territorial hospital and health organizations across Canada.” Information provided on the official CHA website is a number of papers and reports on policy development, CHA communications, a distance education program for healthcare practitioners, conference information, budget information, and political party positions on healthcare issues.
Community Health Services
A list of community health centers in Windsor with contact information.
Fitness Center
The American Heart Association provides this site. It provides a fitness diary, personalized fitness information, and recent fitness news.
Fitness.com – The Global Fitness Community
This site provides a very large volume of information and tools on both fitness and nutrition. Highly recommended.
Health Insurance (OHIP)
“Canada’s best consumer health watchdog.” The HealthWatcher web site contains many recent news articles about consumer health products including warnings about fraudulent and quack remedies. It also contains many links to other consumer health web sites.
HealthCentral on Sympatico
HealthCentral on Sympatico provides consumer health information from a Canadian perspective. This site offers an online discussion group called “Health Talk” for consumers.
Ontario Hospital Association
“The Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) is a voluntary association representing the hospitals in Ontario.” The OHA site provides information on the organization, news relating to hospitals and health care, relevant seminars and conventions, information on Ontario hospitals, human resource management information, a number of publications, and links to other healthcare websites.
The Fitness Jumpsite
This site provides general information on getting and staying active, weight management, developing a healthy lifestyle and nutrition and book reviews. It also provides information on the various types of exercise equipment and how to select it appropriately. The site offers a “Fitness Library” and a “Fitness Forum” message board. The “Fitness Forum” message board includes a fitness partner support program.
Understanding Canada’s Health Care Costs: Final Report
This is a PDF (Adobe Acrobat) document of a government report on the economic history, status, and expectations of health care in Canada.
Windsor-Essex County Health Unit
This is the official website of the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit. It contains information on the latest news stories in local health as well as a large selection of topics in areas of public health.
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